Pilates, January 09– Pilates: Reassess, Rehydrate, Reconnect – Pilates in the New Year | Sarah | 60 mins
For this first Pilates class of 2023, we will focus on both micro-movements and traditional, full-body Pilates exercises to find our balance, strengthen our core and bring some much needed hydration to the joints.
Pilates, September 05– Pilates: Pilates and Everyday Habits | Sarah | 60 mins
In this Pilates Mat class, we will focus on the 6 principles of Pilates while moving through all planes of movement and working all the major muscle groups. These principles are: Breath, control, flow, concentration, centering, and precision. Using Pilates exercises, we’ll focus on learning how to put these principles into action during our daily lives, thus minimizing bad movement habits, and instilling new ones.
Pilates, July 04– Pilates: Practice in the Park | Monika | 60 mins
Out for a walk? How about using that park bench or log for some push-ups or balance beam? Walking by a playground? Why not stop in? Tap into your inner child and your core with a fun filled adventure out and about in Nature.
Pilates 48– Double The Fun! | Sarah | 60 mins
In this beginner Pilates mat class, we will do two variations of many of the exercises, so you can feel different muscles, and double your fun! :-)
Pilates 47– Magic Circle | Sarah | 60 mins
In this class, we’ll use the famous Pilates prop, the Magic Circle, to help tone, strengthen, and stretch! In place of a magic circle, you may use a pillow or ball.
Pilates 46– Props to you! | Sarah | 60 mins
In this beginner Pilates mat class, we’ll work the whole body using bands, a small ball, and light weights (or if you don’t have these props, use a towel, a pillow, and soup cans).
Pilates 45– Neck & Lower Back Relief | Sarah | 60 mins
We’ll add a few nice neck and lower back stretches to our beginner Pilates mat work out.
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Pilates 44– Stretchy Loop! | Sarah | 60 mins
We’ll add to our regular exercises some fun and challenging resistance moves using a stretchy loop! You may feel it tomorrow!
Pilates 43– Animal Moves | Sarah | 60 mins
We’ll have fun in this class doing a regular mat class, while incorporating as many exercises named after animals as we can!
Pilates 42– Hip Openers| Sarah | 60 mins
In this Pilates class, we will focus on strengthening and opening the hips, to try to find balance and freedom of movement in the body!
Pilates 41– Arms!| Sarah | 60 mins
Work your arms with light weights (or cans of soup), while also strengthening your core in this beginner mat Pilates class!
Pilates 40– Planks all day!| Sarah | 60 mins
One of the best ways to tone and strengthen your core is with planks! We’ll pepper in some different plank exercises throughout this beginner mat class.
Pilates 39– Stretchy Band Fun| Sarah | 60 mins
While doing some basic Pilates exercises, we’ll mix it up by exploring some exercises using the stretch band!
Pilates 38– Wall Moves| Sarah | 60 mins
In this beginner Pilates mat class, we will use the wall for several exercises in order to engage the core and stretch everything out!
Pilates 37– Precision in Movement | Sarah | 60 mins
We’ll focus on clean, precise movements (one of the principles of Pilates) in this beginning Pilates mat class.
Pilates 36– Opposition | Sarah | 60 mins
This class will emphasize the principle of opposition in exercise. The core is activated and length is found by moving and stretching in opposite directions.
Light dumbbells (or 1 lb cans of food) will be used in this class.
Pilates 35– Breathe, Breathe, Breathe! | Sarah | 60 mins
In this pretty straight-forward beginner Pilates class, we will be focusing on incorporating specific breathing patterns with certain exercises.
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Pilates 34– Shoulder Openings | Sarah | 60 mins
In this class, we’ll incorporate movements that open up the shoulders and relieve tension in the upper back. If you have a foam roller, great! If not, you’ll still be able to perform these exercises without one.
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Pilates 33– Small Prop Fun | Sarah | 60 mins
We’ll use a towel and small ball (if you have one, but not necessary) to help us engage the core and open up the joints.
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Pilates 32– On Your Feet | Sarah | 60 mins
We’ll be doing about half the class standing, focusing on balance, strengthening, and stretching while on our feet! The second half of class will be more traditional Pilates mat work on the floor.
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Pilates 31– Fun with the Small Ball | Sarah | 60 mins
This class will focus on a whole body workout but with the added benefit of a small ball. If you don’t have a ball, you can use a pillow or a rolled up towel. If you don’t have any of these things, you can still do all the exercises in class without them.
Props/Equipment: (optional) small ball and a pillow or towel
Pilates 30– Lengthen Your Spine | Sarah | 60 mins
In today’s class, we will explore different exercises that address spinal mobility, so get ready to work your core and liberate your spine!
Pilates 29– Foot & Ankle Freedom | Sarah | 60 mins
In this beginning Pilates mat class, we will do all the great full-body exercises but throughout class, we will focus on ways to open up the feet and ankles.
Pilates 28– Exploring the 6 Principles of Pilates | Sarah | 60 mins
In this beginning Pilates mat class, we will strengthen and stretch simultaneously while practicing the 6 principles of Pilates: concentration, centering, control, balance, flow, and precision.
Pilates 27– Hips and More Hips | Monika | 60 mins
Join me for a fun, hip-focused Pilates session.
Props/Equipment: a Yoga block, bath towel or blanket, two light weights or small cans from the pantry.
Pilates 26– Find Your Wings! | Jean | 60 mins
This class will focus on scapula placement and stabilization. Our shoulder blades move in six different directions which allows us to have a full range of motion at the shoulder joint. Learning how to stabilize your shoulder blades will improve your mobility and decrease stress on your neck!
Props/Equipment: Flexband or yoga strap or hand weights.
Pilates 25– Back Mobility | Monika | 60 mins
60 fun-filled minutes of refreshing our spine through a full set of movements.
Props/Equipment: small towel, blanket, block (or use the towel)
Pilates 24– Pillow Talk | Jean | 60 mins
Mat Pilates with a pillow for support and challenge!
Props/Equipment: A bolster or firm pillow.
Pilates 23– Balance and Hips | Monika | 60 mins
Join a one-hour session focusing on strengthening your hips and enhancing your balance.
Props/Equipment: yoga block or thick book
Pilates 22– All the Props! | Jean | 60 mins
Beginning mat Pilates using a variety of props from flex bands to soup cans!
Props/Equipment: Flexbands or yoga strap. Hand weights or soup cans. A pillow or pad to support your head in side lying positions.
Pilates 21– Hip Work | Monika | 60 mins
Welcome to this 60-Minute Exploration hip awareness, strength and release work.
Props/Equipment: block or thick book, blanket
Pilates 20– Arms and Shoulders | Monika | 60 mins
Join in for 60 Minutes of simple Mat Pilates exercises with focus on shoulder and arm functional awareness.
Props/Equipment: strap or towel, block or ball, 2 light weights or canned food
Pilates 19– Back Body | Monika | 60 mins
This session focuses on body awareness of the body’s superficial back line, which is the connective tissue connection running continuously from the bottoms of or feet to our eyebrows.
Props/Equipment: small towel
Pilates 18– Pilates Essentials 4 | Mandee | 60 mins
Practice the essential Pilates exercises including the ab series, side leg series and other traditional exercises from the Mat sequence. Focus on form and posture with detailed cues.
Props/Equipment: none
Pilates 17– Pilates Essentials 3 | Mandee | 60 mins
Review the basic principles and essential exercises. You will do exercises in neutral, flexion, extension, rotation and lateral bending. Cool down with stretching.
Props/Equipment: block, blanket, or chair
Pilates 16– Pilates Essentials 2 | Mandee | 60 mins
Learn the basic principles of Pilates and apply them to the essential exercises. Find neutral pelvis and spine in many different exercises and learn to keep your head lifted without gripping in your neck. Perfect for new students or great technique review for seasoned students!
Props/Equipment: none
Pilates 15– Pilates Essentials 1 | Mandee | 60 mins
Review the principles of Pilates and the essential exercises. Focus on alignment, breath, ab work and glute work.
Props/Equipment: none
Pilates 14– Integration | Briley | 60 mins
This week’s class focuses on integration and coordination by layering on to essential exercises to create challenge the mind and body.
Props/Equipment: none
Pilates 13– Building blocks to Double Leg Stretch | Briley | 60 mins
This week’s class focuses on core work with a series of progressions to build up to Double Leg Stretch, a high endurance exercise that requires full body integration and coordination!
Props/Equipment: none
Pilates 12– Glutes, Glutes and More Glutes | Briley | 60 mins
This weeks class focuses on the glutes utilizing the entire class to center in on how to access the glutes, how to work them at a low, medium, and high levels, and how the glutes play a role in pelvic stability.
Props/Equipment: none
Pilates 11– Upper Body Challenge | Briley | 60 mins
This weeks class adds hand-weights to aid in increasing the challenge of familiar exercises, provide feedback and strengthen the shoulders.
Props/Equipment: hand weights
Pilates 10– Increasing Proprioception | Briley | 60 mins
This week’s class focuses on increasing our proprioception by focusing on Pilates exercises that are specifically designed to help you become more aware of where your body is in space. This continues to assist in aiding in better posture and body alignment which can reduce overall pain.
Pilates 09– Spinal Articulation | Briley | 60 mins
This week’s class focuses on spinal articulation and mobility which can aid in reducing shoulder pain, lower back pain and improve your posture.
Pilates 08– Ab Challenge | Briley | 60 mins
This week’s class focuses on strengthening all layers of the abdominals in a variety of ways to challenge your endurance.
Pilates 07– Full Body Workout | Briley | 60 mins
Building off of previous classes, this class provides a full body workout continuing to focus on building abdominal strength and spinal mobility.
Pilates 06– Building on the Basics – Part 2 | Briley | 60 mins
This class builds on Week 5 continuing to build on the basics working on all aspects of the body providing a gentle full body workout.
Pilates 05– Building on the Basics – Part 1 | Briley | 60 mins
This class breaks exercises down and builds on the basics working on all aspects of the body providing a gentle full body workout.
Pilates 04– Core Stabilization | Briley | 60 mins
This week focuses on stabilizing the core more efficiently and effectively to aid in reducing low back pain helping to achieve better posture and body awareness.
Pilates 03– Pilates Principles cont. | Briley | 60 mins
This class continues to focus and build on the Pilates basics increasing abdominal stability, proper glute engagement and spinal mobility.
Pilates 02– Pilates Principles cont. | Briley | 60 mins
This class continues to focus and build on the Pilates basics increasing abdominal stability, proper glute engagement as well as spinal and shoulder mobility and strength.
Pilates 01– Pilates Principles | Briley | 60 mins
This class focuses on the Pilates basics learning how to access and properly control the deepest layers of your core as well as mobilizing the spine, shoulders, and hips.