
Gentle Pilates wake up routine
Stretch and mobilise the body to get ready for the day.
- Difficulty: Easier
- Length: 19 minutes
The class begins in sitting then moves into four-point kneeling, our fronts and then onto our backs. The class is suitable for most levels but please always work to a level that feels safe and comfortable to do.
This class includes:
- Sitting – corkscrew and spine twist
- Four-point kneeling tail swish
- Leg stretch lift and lower
- Press ups
- Swan dive
- Cobra stretch
- One leg stretch
- Bridging
- Rotation stretch and glute stretch
- Sitting mermaid
We start the class in sitting and warm up our upper backs with a gentle cork screw and spine twist stretch. We then move into four-point kneeling where we gently mobilise our lower back with a tail swish and then strengthen our glutes with a leg lift and lower. In this position we also work our upper body and abdominals with a press up. Moving down onto our fronts we work on a swan dive and cobra stretch.
Coming around onto our backs we work on our control with a one leg stretch and bridge movements. We then cool down with a rotation stretch and glute stretch on our backs and a mermaid stretch in sitting.
2 COMMENTS
Thanks for this easy wake up session. . Have been struggling with energy levels for weeks, but managing this beautifully.
Thank you so much for this 🙏 xx
You are most welcome 🙂