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Pilates Essentials
Learn and put into practice the core elements and the essential principles of Pilates. Each class will focus on preparing your body, mind and breath for movements that are smooth, flowing and controlled. Benefits of consistent practice include improvements in posture, joint mobility and flexibility, physical and mental strength. To better appreciate the practice of Pilates it is advised to take the essential training prior to participating in the continuing classes.
Pilates Continuing
This progressive intermediate class continues your practice of posture and alligment while coordinating your breathe with movement. Breathing, concentration, centering and control create ryhthmic movements that flow. Intermediate exercises are added to your essential practice involving increased strength, coordination and endurance.
Mat Pilates with Props
Take your practice to a new level. Challenge your body by using the stability ball, small weighted ball, tubing, foam roller or the fitness circle. Your power house will definetly be on. This class will leave you feeling stronger, longer and energized.
Pilates with Iron
Fat burning low impact cardio and standing pilates with sculpting light weight training exercises start this class out. The last half is spent on the mat practicing continuing intermediate Mat work. Body bars, hand weights are incorporated but are optional.
Long and Lean - This fusion class starts with a warm up followed by effective muscle sculpting standing pilates with weights. The last half focuses on the lengthening work of pilates infused yoga. A great combination sure to make you feel long and lean.
Pilates for Weight loss - We go outside for this one. A full 45 minutes of power walking then back to the studio for 25 minutes of steady flow continuing mat practice. Reformer, Chair, Barrels - Round out your practice in a small group training enviorment. The resistance from the chair and reformer will improve your body awarness and increase your strength. The barrel exercises add another element of variety that is the system of Pilates. We will explore familiar mat exercises using the chair, barrel and the reformer. Maximum 4 particpants per class. Cardio Party - Let loose and join this fun low impact cardio class sure to make you sweat. Pilates Infused Yoga - A combination of flowing pilates and yoga fused together.
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