ON DEMAND PILATES MAT classes!! available to view at Community Fitness
*all classes start with a dynamic standing warm up before beginning a more classical Pilates mat sequence. The length of ‘warm up’ varies depending on the class, but may include cat/cows, squats, lunges, some balance work, and plank variations.
Below shows the DATE & the FOCUS of each class:
3/24 – “Balancing Mat”
Warm up is 20 minutes. Mat sequence is intermediate including side leg series, teaser, mermaid. The class concludes with a 2 minute standing arm weight sequence.
3/31 -“Boomerang Mat”
Warm up is 20 minutes. Mat sequence is a strong intermediate including the roll-over, fun variations on side leg series, kneeling side kick, side bend, and my personal favorite, boomerang!
4/7 – “Toning Mat with small weights”
Warm up is 5 minutes. Arm standing weight sequence is 10 minutes. Mat sequence is shown with small light weights(optional). Some highlights include some reformer exercises such as rowing, pull straps, arm swatqutee, chest expansion and thigh stretch. I also highlight leg scissors and bicycle(option to use block for support). A nice variation of teaser is also shown.
4/14 – “Dynamic and Fluid Mat”
Warm up is 5 minutes. Continued warm up including arm weights is 8 minutes. Mat sequence is shown with some exercises using a thera band(optional); such as roll down, single leg stretch and a lying prone stretch. Some highlights include an overall fluid sequence with a focus on opening our front spine integrating movements to stretch open our hips and shoulders/chest. Some new exercises I will highlight in todays class are leg pull back and the ⭐️ star. The computer crashes before I can show star on the second side…you’ll figure it out though!
4/21 – “Planking Mat”
Warm up is 25 minutes with several plank variations. The mat sequence is a fluid flow that keeps the body moving! I highlight a new way to stabilize hips in single leg circles and revisit the exercise, star.
4/28 – “Sideways Mat”
Warm up is 13 minutes focusing on opening up the side of the body! The mat sequence includes several classical moves, but is more modified and does not show the “series of 5,” rolling exercises, and lying prone for swan and single/double leg stretch. The highlights include fresh variations on side planks, lying on your side etc. The class concludes with an 8 minute standing arm weight series.
5/5/ – “Creative balancing Mat”
Total warm up is approximately 30 minutes including 5 minutes standing no weights, 20 minutes standing with weights incorporating some balance work, and another 5 minutes on the mat working with plank variations. The mat sequence is about 20 minutes and starts with some pelvic mobility exercises. The sequence also incorporates weights in several exercises including a quadruped sequence that enhances our lower body integration.
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