Category: Pilates Instructor Education
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Getting Home Pilates workout inspiration from the Pilates Reformer
2 great workouts on the Pilates Reformer and Pilates Mat to challenge your core, strength and mobility! Reformer workout If you have the basics down on the Reformer, this is a fun, beginner to secondary level mini-workout that takes you from lying for legs to kneeling for arms, standing and into a full body position…
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Training on the Cadillac: breaking down 2 classical exercises for accessibility and functionality
Inspired by the possibilities of movement found in the Ballet Stretches, we’re adding different pulls of resistance, some Gyrotonic-inspired movement and a focus on mobilizing the hips through extension, rotation and abduction. Try all three movements, then take your clients to a sequence that demands standing, transfer of weight, balance and proprioception.
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Challenging Balance & Proprioception on the Stability Chair
The Forward Step Up on the Chair is no easy task; the stability of the front leg while moving the body forward and up then backward and down while controlling the pedal demands focus, strength, balance and proprioception: all things Pilates. But just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s inaccessible.