Morning Pilates flow
Short mat based class designed to help gently stretch and energise the body
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Length: 18 minutes
This class includes:
- Cat stretch
- Modified swimming movement
- Threading needle
- Cobra stretch
- One leg kick
- Double leg stretch
- Arm circles with abdo prep
- Lumbar rotation
- Glute and hamstring stretches
- Sitting chest openings and ‘Y’ stretch
We start the class in four-point kneeling on the mat and begin by gently mobilising the spine with a cat stretch. We then begin to work our core and stretch further with a modified swimming movement bringing in some neck movement. In this position we also stretch into rotation with a thread the needle stretch. Lowering down on the mat on our fronts we wake up our legs with a one leg kick and stretch our spines a little further into extension with a cobra stretch.
Moving around onto our backs we challenge our core with a double leg stretch and work our abdominals with some arm circles. We then gently stretch out our backs on the mat with a rotation stretch as well as some glute and hamstring stretches. We then finish the class in sitting with some upper body stretches.
5 COMMENTS
A nice short class when time is limited. I am loving your classes. And because each one is different they have held my interest and I have been doing them regularly. I am sure they are helping to improve my strength and mobility
Excellent class as usual. Thank you
Great short class, good stretches to set you up for the day
Thanks for your comment Tom. So glad you enjoyed the class!
Lovely class for an early morning stretch, thank you!