Pilates class working on movements and strength throughout the body.

The class starts with a standing warm-up, then continues on the mat on our fronts, sides and onto our backs. Please always work to a level that you feel comfortable and safe to do.

This class includes:

• Standing – upper body rotation
• Balance series
• Squats
• Standing clam
• Standing mermaid
• Roll downs
• Swimming
• Swan dive
• Cobra
• Child pose
• Side lying  – side kick
• Side lying fold and stretch
• Scissors
• Double leg stretch
• Bridging
• Rotation stretch
• Glute and hamstring stretches
• Sitting chest opening, upper body reaches

The class starts with a standing warm and begins with some upper body rotations then continues to work on balance with a balance series and standing clam. We also work our leg strength and control with some squats. We then continue down onto our fronts onto the mat with a swimming movement and work our upper body with a swan dive. We then stretch our spines into extension with a cobra stretch.

Moving onto our sides we work our glutes and core control with a side kick movement and then bring in some oblique muscle work with a fold and stretch movement. Continuing onto our backs on the mat we challenge our core further with a scissors, double leg stretch and bridging movements. We then cool down with a gentle rotation stretch and glute and hamstring muscles stretches. Finishing the class in sitting with a chest openers and upper body reaches.