This is a great option for anyone who wants to avoid forward bending for medical or other reasons. We will keep the spine long for the entire mat, but don’t confuse that with easy. its a great challenging workout that will work your upper back and abs!
Finished with your Back to Basics/ Foundational mat class? This is the perfect next step mat class. We review the foundational exercises and add a few more moving us forward in our practice.
Join us for a challenging workout that’s worth every drop of sweat, IMO, of course! Weight training/ resistance exercises has been found to be a terrific form of exercise that helps all aspects of sleep. In a recent study, it’s been found to be superior to cardio exercise alone OR and combination of cardio and resistance training. So grab your mat for body weight AND light weight training with me!
I mix up rhythm here in the Intermediate mat progression that’s all about Control. Join us!
Here’ a great easy paced class that focuses on the stable pelvis. We do some foundational exercises and keep that pelvis in position whether we are on our back, side, front, seated and standing. Enjoy!
Mobility v. Flexibility. Which is more important? I’d argue that being able to actively move your muscles in a good range of motion is more important than how passively (with help) you can move those muscles. This mat class integrates even more mobility exercises into our Intermediate classical progression. Enjoy!
This wall workout starts lying on the floor and ends standing on the wall and all positions provide good feedback on alignment. I love using the wall because its like your teacher without having to say a word!! Enjoy!
Transitions are exercise themselves! This video focuses on the transitions between each individual exercise in the Pilates mat progression, so that once you start your workout you don’t stop until the very end!
Taking the towel to the next step! We add some more advanced exercises here and use the towel to engage our backs and enhance our twists and side bends.
The whole reason we do Pilates is so we can do what we love in the world! And much of that is upright! So let’s start and end of the wall and apply the wall to a strong intermediate mat class.
Need some extension in your life? Try this strong intermediate medium paced mat to open up your front body. Its a great choice before or after a day working on your computer!
Need some extension in your life? Try this strong intermediate medium paced mat to open up your front body. Its a great choice before or after a day working on your computer!
The whole reason we do Pilates is so we can do what we love in the world! And much of that is upright! So let’s start and end of the wall and apply the wall to a strong intermediate mat class.
It all starts with a stable pelvis! so let’s get Back to the Basics. We’ll add some challenges to that Pelvis with some fun variations on a theme, too! You’ll be thankful the class is (mostly) beginner!
Join a steady paced Intermediate level magic circle mat class with the right balance of stretch, strength and control. Ends with standing magic circle exercises. Do only what works for you and your body please!
Steady tempo Intermediate Mat adds some more challenging options: single leg tick tock, corkscrew, double leg stretch back and teaser variations.
Hang on for the mat progression Joe Pilates outlined in his book “Return to Life Through Contrology.” With some modifications.
Do all the variations or stick with the one that suits you best today!
Foundational arm weights but they’re not that easy!! Work your entire body with these little 2 lb weights! You’ll ask for more, I’m sure,!
