Glow Pilates Studio

✨ʟɪᴢᴀʀᴅ ᴘᴏsᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜ 🦎 ✨

If you suffer from tight Glutes, Piriformis syndrome or have just spent hours sitting then this stretch might just become your best friend!

Pick the variation that works for you and give it a try🦎

⏰ try to hold each pose for about a full minute to feel a true release deep in the hips

👉🏻don’t be shy to roll over your ankle as you open your front knee, it feels weird at first but it’s a bonus stretch!

👍🏻 try to keep most of your weight leaning towards the front knee to feel the deepest hip opener

😌 remind yourself to breathe..

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✨ɢᴏᴏᴅ ǫᴜᴀᴅʀᴜᴘᴇᴅ ᴘᴏsᴛᴜʀᴇ✨

The most challenging part of any movement on hands and knees is keeping good form while your isolated limbs are moving! The more you can coach yourself to stick to good posture the more you get out of each exercise 🔥🔥🔥

🔥💪🏻 sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴍ sᴘʀɪɴɢs 💪🏻🔥

Check out this short (but very effective) series of Standing Arm Springs 💪🏻💪🏻This is a group of TRX-inspired movements that work your entire body, not just the arms!

👍🏻this series is a great warmup🔥🔥🔥

👉🏻make sure your sitting the hips behind the heels

👉🏻 anchor the shoulders down and back, especially when bending the elbows

👉🏻 don’t forget to engage the core to stabilize your body while working with straight legs

💡 I am using yellow springs on a Cadillac

🔥ᴄᴀʀᴅɪᴏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜ ᴏɴ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ʙᴏx🔥

Amongst the many amazing benefits of Pilates it can sometimes be challenging to incorporate cardio into a Pilates session. I’ve been working this sequence into some of my clients’ reformer sessions using the reformer box to achieve a well-rounded workout!

👉🏻 start with about 3 reps of each variation and build it up 🔥

👉🏻 any weight bearing on the wrists can be modified to the elbows/forearms 💪🏻

👉🏻any hops can be modified to walks 🤸‍♀️

👍🏻using the box helps those folks with tighter hamstrings achieve a better stretch ✨

👍🏻 you can absolutely do this at home using a stable prop if you don’t have a reformer box handy!

One of my personal rituals every January is to write down my intentions and goals for the year ahead - not so much resolutions but more of a mood board painted with words 😌 I find it super helpful and motivating to refer back to every few weeks to make sure I’m constantly making choices that bring me closer to my personal goals✨

👉🏻Do you have a similar ritual?
👉🏻What is your way to remind yourself to stay on the path to your goals?

Is one of you flexibility goals this year to be able to do the splits?

💡 Try these daily stretches!

👉🏻begin by holding each stretch for 30 seconds and build up to at least a minute ⏰

👉🏻work up to keeping your knees fully straight unless you are purposely bending them 😜

👍🏻these are daily stretches so try to to revisit them as often as you can to achieve the best results! ☀️

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🔥🔥ᴘɪʟᴀᴛᴇs ʙᴀʟʟ ʙᴏᴏᴛʏ ʙᴜʀɴᴇʀ🔥🔥

Add some extra challenge to your hamstring and glute series with a ball/yoga block/cushion 🔥✨

Happy New Year everybody 🥳✨

As we are all making new self-care resolutions and routines, I encourage you to try new combinations for your personal workouts to keep things interesting and challenging!

Try this glute and hamstring series with a Slo- Mo ball 🔥🔥🔥 Don’t have a ball? You can substitute with a yoga block or a small cushion!