Level 2

Level 2

Intermediate: as you progress from the beginner phase be ready for more advanced workouts. This phase is the one that can really build your body strong and healthy. This is the stage where you also get more tuned in with the wellness aspect and awareness of the different movement patterns.

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Level 2
  • Squat Journey #4 - 34 min

    Levle 2. Pace: Moderate
    In this 4th class we’ll get to a more advanced level of coordination: we’ll always maintain 3 components (retroversion, axial extension and glutes) and we’ll add everything else 😉
    The SQUAT is an amazing tool! It’s a full body workout that focuses on alignment and improves...

  • Abs Library #4 - 19 min

    Abs Library #3: Rotation & Side-bending
    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    The abs are important for both stability and movement! It’s important to know how to work them out in all ranges of motion to allow our backs to articulate and also protect our internal organs.

  • Creative Int Mat with the Ball - 23 min

    Level 2-3. Pace: Fast
    This Mat will teach that a prop (like the ball) can be used in many different ways: to lift the hips, lift the feet, challenge your teaser... we'll also roll the ball on the floor and pretend we are on the reformer. Leave out exercises if they are too advanced, move safely a...

  • Squat Journey #3 - 31 min

    Squat Journey #3
    Levle 2. Pace: Moderate
    The SQUAT is an amazing tool! It’s a full body workout that focuses on alignment and improves our posture and gravity line!
    Oftentimes we are a little scared by the complexity of it or we hear stories of people hurting themselves by executing it poorly and...

  • Abs Library #3 - 14 min

    Abs Library #3: The Internal Oblique
    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    The abs are important for both stability and movement! It’s important to know how to work them out in all ranges of motion to allow our backs to articulate and also protect our internal organs.

  • Psoas Reinforcement - 23 min

    Level 2. Pace: Moderate
    We always think that the Ilio-Psoas muscle doesn’t require reinforcement because it’s usually tight. NOT TRUE!
    First of all, tight doesn’t mean strong!
    Also it’s important to be able to reinforce the different parts of the psoas independently so that the tissue in between...

  • Scapula Protocol - 42 min

    Level 2, Pace: Moderate
    This workout will blow your mind because it’s powerful and incredibly effective for anything scapulae/neck and ribcage related. You’ll learn new ways to create/maintain movement at the joints and strengthen the many muscles around it!
    You will love it! I promise. Let me kn...

  • Squat Journey #2 - 27 min

    Levle 2. Pace: Moderate
    The SQUAT is an amazing tool! It’s a full body workout that focuses on alignment and improves our posture and gravity line!
    Oftentimes we are a little scared by the complexity of it or we hear stories of people hurting themselves by executing it poorly and incorrectly!
    Lea...

  • Abs Library #2 - 19 min

    Abs Library #2: The External Oblique
    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    The abs are important for both stability and movement! It’s important to know how to work them out in all ranges of motion to allow our backs to articulate and also protect our internal organs.
    In this second class we’ll work with the...

  • Pelvis and FEET - 22 min

    Level 2. Pace: Moderate
    In this workout we’ll work with the Pilates FOOT CORRECTOR and with RESCUE LOOP! We’ll use these apparatuses to focus on the connection between the feet and the pelvis. Small movements, apparently easy exercises that will make you sweat! 😜
    I suggest having a pole or a wall...

  • 5 Top Pilates Exercises

    The 100, the double leg stretch, swimming, push ups and teaser! The 5 Pilates exercises that represent the core values of the method.
    6 minutes and a full body workout!

  • Wunda 1 Spring - 18 min

    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    This a quick but fun workout on the Wunda Chair! We’ll maximize efficiency by working only with 1 spring!
    It’s a full body workout that focuses on the posterior chain.
    have fun!

  • SQUAT journey #1 - 21 min

    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    The SQUAT is an amazing tool! It’s a full body workout that focuses on alignment and improves our posture and gravity line!
    Oftentimes we are a little scared by the complexity of it or we hear stories of people hurting themselves by executing it poorly and incorrectly!
    Le...

  • Abs library #1 - 26 min

    Level 1/2 - Pace: Moderate
    The abs are important for both stability and movement! It’s important to know how to work them out in all ranges of motion to allow our backs to articulate and also protect our internal organs.
    In this class we’ll start working with the rectus abdomini which is the mus...

  • Hardcore Mat - 28 min

    Level 2 - Pace: Fast
    If you want to focus and challenge your abs this is a great flowing intermediate Pilates Mat for you! If you have the option, add a weight when Ilaria uses the wheel!
    Always play it safe and modify the range of motion when/if necessary!

  • Pilates Weekly - Thursday (Magic Circle)

    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    We start by using the Magic Circle to fix our neck. We use the Circle to deepen the powerhouse but also to find more opening in the chest and extension of the spine. At the end we stand and connect the whole body from the heels all the way up to the top of the head to ach...

  • Pilates Weekly - Tuesday (Rescue LOOP)

    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    From shake foot to a rejuvenating roll over and lots of Rescue LOOP, footwork, hip and shoulder connection... The combination of the double straight leg, the obliques and the side-kicks is worth the whole workout!

  • Pilates Weekly - Monday (Breathing)

    Level 1-2 - Pace: Slow
    Super quick workout to fight the Monday mood often characterized by the anxiety of the week that just started. In about 15 minutes you’ll work your abs, posterior chain, legs and most importantly our most important muscle: the diaphragm. We don’t see it but it keeps us aliv...

  • The 5 Most important ELDOA - 13 min

    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    In this quick workout you'll find the MOST IMPORTANT ELDOA for the spine!
    This is a great class for back pain prevention and for wellness!
    I personally do this at the end of most of my workouts 😉

  • Pump it up #3 - 30 min

    Pump it Up #3
    Level 2 – Pace: Moderate
    Execute this class after “Pump it Up #1 and #2”. In this class we’ll work with the external rotators, internal rotators, the glute medius, glute max, psoas and abs. Now you know the entire sequence of the circulatory gymnastics and your next step is to execu...

  • Pump it up #2 - 29 min

    Pump it Up #2
    Level 2 – Pace: Moderate
    Execute this class after “Pump it Up #1”. In this class we’ll work with the hamstrings the quads and the adductors group. Stay tuned for #3 to learn the whole program and complete the circulatory gymnastics!

  • Pump it Up #1 - 27 min

    Pump it Up #1
    Level 2 – Pace: Moderate
    This is the first video of the Circulatory Gymnastics. Stimulating the blood return is very important for varicose veins, post-delivery and it’s also a GREAT lower body workout!
    In this first class we’ll work on the feet and legs. Stay tuned for #2 and #3 to...

  • Legs up! - 23 min

    Legs up!
    Level 2 - Pace: Slow
    In this class we get ready for L5-S1. We’ll warm up, stretch, and get our lumbar spine ready to execute L5-S1! It’s a great workout when you have tension at the lumbar spine and need some extra help! Relatively easy, quick and efficient to bring you back to life when...

  • Hip flexors and lumbar spine - 39 min

    Pilates & ELDOA: Hip flexors and lumbar spine
    Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
    We'll follow the sequence of an intermediate Pilates Mat and we'll add exercises like the detorsion of the fascia iliaca, some GPS, some ELDOA and some myofascial stretches to fully release the tension at the lumbar spine and ...