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Energising Pilates class. Perfect to kick start your day.

Difficulty: Moderate
Length: 32 minutes

Engage, strengthen and stretch key muscles throughout the body with this energisng Pilates class.

The class begins in standing then continues into four-point kneeling onto our sides and onto our backs. Please remember to always work to a level that you feel safe and comfortable to do, especially with more challenging exercises.

This class includes:

Standing toe walking with front raise pull back
Squats with heel raises
Standing ab curl
Scooter
Step back to single leg stand
Roll downs
Four-point kneeling cat stretch
Tuck and kick with arm press
Plank
Child pose with side bend stretch
Thread the needles
Onto out elbow – ab fold and stretch
Leg lift and lower
Bridge with marching legs
Double leg stretch
Dynamic hamstring stretch
Rotation stretch
Sitting glute stretch, ‘Y’ stretch, spine twist and tree hug

The class starts in standing warming up through our arms and legs with some toe walking with front raise pull backs. We then warm up into our legs with squats and heels raises then engage our abdominal muscles with a standing ab curl. We then work our arms and legs together with a scooter movement before challenging our balance with a step back to single leg stand. We then mobilise our spines with a roll down then with a cat stretch into four-point kneeling.

We continue in four-point kneeling working our upper body and abdominal muscles with a tuck and kick with arm press and plank movements. We then stretch our spines with a child pose with side bend and thread the needle movements. Moving onto our sides, we have the option of coming onto our elbow to engage our upper body, with an ab fold and stretch and a leg lift and lower.

We then move onto our backs and start here with a bridge with marching legs and a double leg stretch movements. We then begin to cool down with a dynamic hamstring stretch and rotation stretch. Finishing into sitting with a glute stretch, ‘y’ stretch and spine twist movements.

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