Full body Pilates workout including strengthening and mobility exercises.

The class begins with a warm-up in standing then continues onto the mat in four-point kneeling, on our fronts, sides and onto our backs. The class includes a range of exercise, with some challenge movement sequences, so please always work to a level that you feel safe and comfortable with.

This class includes:

• Standing book opener
• Arm opening
• Balance series
• Standing scissors
• Squats with heel raises
• Side plie
• Roll downs
• Four-point kneeling swimming
• Donkey kicks
• Tricep fold kicks
• Child pose stretch
• Swan dive
• Cobra stretch
• Side bend with clam
• Bridging with arm reaches
• One leg stretch
• Scissors
• Criss-cross with scissor legs
• Hip twist with opposite arm opening
• Glute and hamstring stretches
• Sitting offering stretch and mermaid stretch

The class starts in standing stretching and mobilising through the upper back with a book opener and arm opening stretch. We begin to challenge our balance with a balance series sequence and scissor leg movement in standing. Bringing in some leg strengthening in standing with some squats and added heels raises.

We then roll down into four-point kneeling and lengthen through the body with a swimming exercise and strengthen out upper body with some tricep fold kicks. Finishing in this position with a child pose stretch. We then move down onto our fronts on the mat and strengthen the upper body further with a swan dive exercise and mobilise the spine into a cobra stretch.

Moving onto our sides we bring in both upper body strength and our obliques with a side bend, adding a clam movement in this position for an extra challenge. Down onto our backs we continue to strengthening our core and abdominals with a bridge, one leg stretch, scissors and criss-cross movements.

Cooling down with some gentle leg and lower back stretches and finishing with some upper body stretches in sitting.