Pilates for good posture

This is a mat based class working on areas of the body to support good posture. The class focuses on stretching the spine and strengthening around the upper back and core muscles.

This class includes:
cleopatra in sitting
mermaid stretch in sitting
cat stretch
thread the needle
leg pull in prone
swan dive
cobra
Bridging
double leg stretch
sitting glute stretch
neck stretches

We start the class by warming up with some gentle upper body stretches in sitting. Moving around into four point kneeling we continue to stretch out our spines with a cat stretch and rotation stretches. Challenging our core and upper body with a leg pull in prone before stretching out again with a child pose stretch. Moving down onto our front we work on strengthening our upper backs with swan dive and breaststroke prep exercises. Moving onto our backs we strengthen our core with Bridging and double leg stretch exercises. Finishing the class in sitting with some gentle neck and upper body stretches.

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