This 15 session course caters to more advanced beginner and intermediate students. Offering a complete body workout the course includes many classical exercises as well as some new exercises to challenge you further. You will find some repetition in these workouts. This is deliberate as it helps reinforce the quality of the exercise. Relaxation Position, […]
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This 3 session course is the second in a series of courses designed specifically for horse riders and is ideal for anyone who wishes to improve their position, awareness and effectiveness in the saddle. Around 1.5 hours of video instruction. £12 If you’ve already already purchased this course, or have an active subscription you can
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This 3 session course is the first of a series of courses designed specifically for horse riders and is ideal for anyone who wishes to improve their position, awareness and effectiveness in the saddle. By working on your core stability, balance, flexibility and strength you are able to solve postural faults in the saddle and
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This three session beginners course builds on the previous two courses with three half hour mat workouts. As well as revisiting some of the basic exercises, there are some new exercises to further challenge your core and balance. Around 1.5 hours of video instruction. £12 If you’ve already already purchased this course or have an
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In this five session course we take a further look at the fundamentals of Pilates before working on our ability to engage our core and stabilise our spine and pelvis. Around 2 hours of video instruction. £15 If you’ve already already purchased this course or have an active subscription you can access your course here
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In order to practice Pilates effectively you need to understand the fundamentals that form the base-work of all the subsequent exercises. In this seven session series we take a look at finding Alignment and the neutral zones of the spine and pelvis. One of the main focuses of this series is to teach you to
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This three session Intermediate course helps you sculpt, strengthen and streamline your body. Around 1.5 hours of video instruction. £12 If you’ve already already purchased this course or have an active subscription you can access your course here
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In Classical Pilates – Part A we look at the first 5 movements in the sequence: The HundredsThe Roll UpThe Roll OverSingle Leg CirclesRoll like a Ball Around 1 hour of video instruction. £7 If you’ve already already purchased this course or have an active subscription you can access your course here
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This challenging one hour work out offers a full body workout, with particular emphasis on the abdominals, obliques, lower back and glutes. It is ideal for those working at an Intermediate level in Pilates or for Riders looking to develop their flexibility and fitness. Around 1 hour of video instruction. £10 If you’ve already already
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Pilates is for EVERYBODY. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, athletic or stiff as a board, total beginner, or an old hand at Pilates. Pilates is a gentle (yet powerful) form of exercise that allows you to improve your suppleness and fitness regardless of your starting point. In this 5 session course
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The Core, or ‘Powerhouse’ as it is frequently referred to in Pilates as our entire central unit between our lower ribs and the bottom of our pelvis. So it includes all of the muscles responsible for the stabilisation of our spine and pelvis. If our Core is weak, or our pelvis unstable we can suffer
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Pilates is known for helping people develop both strength and flexibility. The following set of Pilates stretches includes exercises that increase the flexibility of the back, shoulders, neck, front- of body, side of body, hamstrings, and hips The strength part of the stretch and strength equation is very important—it’s what helps maintain physical integrity and
Although the Psoas is a really important muscle, it is also relatively unknown. You cannot see the Psoas and as it does not appear on surface muscles of the body charts, many people have only a vague idea of where it is located. If you have low back pain, hip pain, or various other tightness
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The Psoas (pronounced so-ass) is an incredibly important muscle that many people don’t think about, but stretching and strengthening the Psoas can make all the difference to our well-being. If you have low back pain, hip pain, or various other tightness and stress in your body, stretching and/or strengthening the Psoas can potentially completely fix
A great one hour mat workout designed to focus on the main problem areas for horse riders, the hips, the core and the hamstrings, as well as drawing attention to the importance of correct alignment. Short of time, break the class into 3 separate sessions – otherwise start with the one hour workout and revisit
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In this one hour Beginners Workout we start to up the ante, in preparation for progressing towards the Intermediate classes and courses. We look at developing the flow of the exercises and increasing core control and precision. Around 1 hour of video instruction. £10 If you’ve already already purchased this course or have an active
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Having a neutral pelvis and a neutral spine is something that is talked about frequently; whether in an article about how to ride, or in an article about our health. But what are they and why are they really so important? As horse riders, I suppose the main reason they are so important is because
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This three session course continues to develop your Pilates techniques. We take a further look at correct alignment in the various starting positions and introduce some new exercises. Around 1 hour of video instruction. £10 If you’ve already already purchased this course or have an active subscription you can access your course here
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As both a Rider Biomechanics coach and a Pilates Instructor I hear a lot of people complain about having tight hamstrings. But what causes tight hamstrings? Quite simply, most of us spend far too long sitting down and not enough time up and about stretching and lengthening our hamstrings. You’re particularly prone to tight hamstrings
In this three session mat course we concentrate on opening and freeing the hips, strengthening the core as well as stretching the hamstrings and improving our posture and alignment. Around 1 hour of video instruction. £10 If you’ve already already purchased this course or have an active subscription you can access your course here
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