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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Wunda Balance - 20 min
Wunda balance
Level 2/3 - pace: Moderate
Join me in this express workout that will go deep into footwork, pelvis stabilization and balance! -
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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Monday-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 ... -
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... -
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! -
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.
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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... -
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! -
The Standing Mat - 22 min
Level 3 - Pace: moderate
In this mat we’ll hit the floor only a couple of times to roll on the spine! In every other exercise we’ll be standing or against a wall. It’s interesting how the exercises will change very much, and the challenge will shift from what we are used to! Perfect postural work... -
The Pilates Snake & ELDOA - 41 min
The Pilates Snake & ELDOA
Level 2-3 – Pace: Moderate
In this video we’ll explore spinal articulation and movement in more advanced exercises, like the sequence of the side bending and snake and twist on the mat. These movements are in relationship with the block T6-L1 and that’s where we’ll focus... -
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 ... -
Pilates + Falciform & Neck ELDOA - 41 min
Pilates + Falciform & Neck ELDOA
Level 3 - Pace: Moderate
In this class we’ll prepare the shoulder girdle and the neck with some powerful GPS. The mat work will feel light and easy on the upper body because of the great release.
We’ll finish with some cervical ELDOA at the end! You will feel like... -
Push Up handles #3 - 3 min
Push Up handles #3
Level: 3 - Pace: Moderate
This is a more advanced move to practice after Push up handles #1 and #2. -
Push Up handles #2 - 5 min
Push Up handles #2
Level 3 - Pace: Moderate
In this second workout we take advantage of the raise that the push up handles give to challenge the body to more advanced moves. -
Push Up handles #1 - 5 min
Push Up handles #1
Level: 2 - Pace: Moderate
The push up handles allow your body to work towards getting stronger in an inclined plane. This makes it easier for whoever has a hard time executing the push up. The grip is more gentle for the wrists and that's another reason that makes the handles a... -
Pilates & feet - 25 min
Level 2 - Pace: fast
We love the feet, and we love to combine the footwork to a nicely paced Pilates Mat! Lots of flex and point combined with different leg movements so that we can connect the work with the pelvis and the body above! The essence of FEET-NESS