Challenging class working to mobilise and strengthen throughout the body

This is a mat based class working to mobilise and strengthen throughout the body. The class begins includes a range of exercises working in standing, four-point kneeling, our sides, backs and into sitting. There are some more challenging exercise sequences included in the class so please remember to work at a level that you feel safe and comfortable to do. 

This class includes:

• Standing toy soldier
• Standing combined scissors and side reach 
• Scooter
• Side lunge with side bend
• Roll downs 
• Four-point kneeling cat stretch 
• Tricep press
• Leg pull in prone with leg fold and kick 
• Thread the needle
• Side lying toe taps 
• Side kick 
• Bridging
• Scissors with abdominal prep 
• Double leg stretch 
• Criss-cross
• Sitting roll backs 
• Cool down opposite arm and leg stretch, rotation stretch
• Glute and hamstring stretches
• Sitting bow and arrow stretch 
• ‘Y’stretch

The class begins with a toy soldier movement to warm up through our arms and legs. We then begin to challenge our leg control with a standing combined scissors and leg reach. We then work on strengthening into our legs further with a scooter movement. Then stretch into our sides with a side lunge and side bend. We then roll down in to four-point kneeling and continue to stretch into the spine with a cat stretch. We then begin to challenge our upper body with some triceps dips and our core and abdominal muscles with a leg pull in prone movement. Moving onto our sides we work our glute muscle strength and control with some toe taps and a side kick movement.  

Changing onto our backs we engage and strengthen our core and abdominal muscles further with a bridge, scissors, double leg stretch and criss-cross exercises. Moving up into sitting we then further work this muscles with some roll backs and modified teasers. We then cool down onto our backs with a opposite arm and leg stretch, rotation stretch and some glute and hamstring stretches. Finishing the class in sitting with some gentle upper body stretches.