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Pilates for posture

Class focusing on posture. Ideal for those who sit for long periods at a desk.
Difficulty: Easier
Length: 32 minutes

This is a mat-based class designed to help mobilise and strengthen key areas related to our posture. The class begins in standing then continues onto our fronts, four-point kneeling and onto our backs. Although the class is suitable for most levels, as always please remember to work to a level that you feel safe and comfortable to do.

This class includes:

Standing arm opening
Arm raises, side bend and tree hug
squats with heel raises
side lunge with spine twist
ab fold and stretch
hip flexor stretch
roll downs
on our fronts – swimming legs
swan dive
cobra stretch
child pose stretch
four-point kneeling
hip kick and tuck across
thread the needle
double leg stretch
bridge with criss-cross
dead bug
rotation stretch
glute and hamstring stretch
sitting upper body reaches
mermaid stretch

The class begins in standing mobilising our upper back with an arm opening stretch, then continuing our upper body movement with a combined arm raise, side bend and tree hug movements. We then warm up into our legs with some squats and side lunge with some more upper body rotation. We then engage our abdominals and lengthen the body with an ab fold and stretch, holding the leg extended to stretch our hip flexors. We then roll down onto our fronts onto the mat to continue the class.

Onto our fronts we engage our glutes with some swimming legs and work our upper body with a swan dive. Staying on out fronts we then stretch our spines into extension with a cobra stretch before flexing with a child pose stretch.

Moving into four-point kneeling we mobilise around our hips with a kick and tuck across then our upper body with a thread the needle movement. Then coming down onto our backs on the mat with combine our arm and leg movements together with a double leg stretch, bridge and criss-cross and dead bug movements. We then cool down with a rotation stretch, glute and hamstring stretches. Finishing the class in sitting with some upper body reaches and mermaid stretch.

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