PILATES
Pilates is a total body workout that focuses on initiating every movement from the center of your body and then spreads it to the limbs. This discipline originally called Contrology from its founder and our mentor Joseph Pilates (1880-1967), has been helping dancers, boxers, sports people, celebrities and countless others who have experienced this method correctly taught.
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Pilates Mat with a Soma Twist
Level 2
In this foundational workout, Ilaria blends classical Pilates mat exercises with Soma Training principles to deepen your understanding of movement mechanics. The session explores alternative warm-ups, targeted abdominal activation, and myofascial stretching to prepare your body from the i... -
Magic Circle & Rescue LOOP Mat
Level 2-3 - Pace: Moderate
This is a one of a kind Pilates Mat workout! See if you can juggle not just one tool but two! The Magic Circle will help us go deep in the core and the Rescue LOOP will help us stabilize the hip and connect the ankle/foot complex to the body above! Enjoy! -
Beginner Mat with Towel - 19 min
Level 1 - Pace: Moderate
Enjoy this quick beginner Mat with Towel. It’s a fun workout even for intermediate and advanced students! The towel helps us get better spinal articulation and also helps us connect the arms to the power house! Let’s find the core and deepen our work thanks to the help of... -
"Assisted" Mat
Level 2 - Pace: Moderate
Embark on an empowering journey with Brooke and me as we navigate an Intermediate Assisted Mat session.
Through strategic support and stability enhancements, we aim to elevate the challenge while ensuring accessibility.
Join us as we blend strength, flexibility, and sta... -
Foot to Posture (Balance)
Level 2 - Pace: moderate
Join me as I guide you through a series of targeted exercises designed to strengthen the muscles of the feet, ankles, and lower legs, ultimately improving your overall alignment and stability.
Through a combination of gentle stretches, balance challenges, and strengthenin... -
A Closer Look: Spine Stretch Forward
Open level
The Spine Stretch Forward is a beginner exercise but also very difficult to execute correctly,
According to the body type you might have different challenges. We want to elongate the whole posterior chain as the anterior musculature (mostly the abs) support the movement and the positi... -
Double leg bent
The "double leg bent stretch" is the second exercise of the abdominal series in Pilates. It's such a complete exercise and although it's in the beginner sequence, it's not easy when properly executed! In it you can find the strength, length and control!
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A closer look - Single bent leg
Single Leg Bent - The first exercise of the Pilates abdominal series.
As usual in "a Closer LOOK" we’ll go over a few important points for each exercise, a few factors of progressions or things to pay attention to and then we’ll go for it!
Great for teachers and for clients who wants to double ch... -
Butt Lift - 31 min
Level 2
This intermediate Mat workout will get you burning!
Gluteus max deep, superficial and Gluteus medius will be the targeted areas of this full body workout.
We’ll use a magic circle to add more fire!!! -
Intermediate Mat - 19 min
INT MAT SIDE BODY
level 2 - Pace: Moderate
Enjoy this intermediate Mat where we’ll focus on the side body: glue medius, side kicks, side planks and mermaids! The challenge will increase progressively so that it will be easy to build! -
Tease the TEASER - 21 min
In this class we'll work different aspects of the teaser: spinal articulation, lower abs, coordination of the proper movement.
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Stretchy Mat - 44 min
Level: 2-3 Pace: Moving
This advanced Mat is perfect after a weekend of... doing nothing, doing cardio, doing a lot of running around, doing a lot of driving.. every time we do change what we do our body might stiffen up a little bit!
This Mat will allow you to find your space and length and get ... -
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... -
Magic Circle 2.0 - 12 min
Level 3. Pace: Fast
This quick but intense workout with the Magic Circle will deepen the work of the midline and of the CORE! This workout will make you sweat, it will challenge your stamina and it will prepare you for the STAR! 🌟 -
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! -
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 - Saturday (Stretchy Mat)
Level 2-3 - Pace: Moderate
Time to breathe, slow down the pace and stretch. Stretching is restorative and nice to cool down after a busy week. Big extensions are demonstrated in the video, but they are not encouraged if out of reach. The splits and the high bridge should be executed only if you u... -
Pilates Weekly - Friday (Ref Mat)
Level 3 - Pace: Moderate
15 minutes for an intense full body workout. Sometimes no springs means way more work and challenge. Be ready with a small towel to replicate the movement of the carriage. -
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 - Wednesday (Weights)
Level 3 - Pace: Moderate
Fast paced mat with a few creative variations, perfect for the middle of the week workout! If you are unsure about any exercise, slow down the pace or execute without the weights! -
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...