Calming Pilates class | Pilates Live

Gently stretch and mobilise through the body with this simple Pilates class

Difficulty: Easier
Length: 21 minutes

This is a short mat-based class designed to gently stretch and mobilise, great to help relieve any tension or if you feel like a gentler paced class. The class begins with some stretches in sitting then continues onto the mat on our backs and onto our sides. The class is suitable for most levels but please always work to a level that you feel safe and comfortable to do.

The class includes:

Sitting spine twist
Chest opening and cleopatra
Shoulder rolls and neck stretch
One leg stretch and scissors
Hip twist
Bridging with arm raises
Rotation stretch
Side lying side kick
Arm opening
Sitting glute stretch, ‘Y’ stretch, side bend and tree hug

The class begins in sitting with a spine twist and chest opening to stretch though our upper body. We then stretch and length through our necks. Moving onto our backs on the mat we combine a one leg stretch and scissor movement sequence and work on our core control with a hip twist. We continue on out backs and mobilise through our spines with a bridge with arm raises and then a rotation stretch.

We then move onto our sides and engage our core and glute muscles with a side kick movement. Continuing onto our sides we stretch and mobilise through our upper back further with an arm opening stretch. Then finish the class in sitting with a glute stretch and a ‘y’ stretch, side bend and tress hug sequence.

[SusanPrevost]

That was a great class for my 74 year old body!🤗