Express Pilates Workouts
These Mat Pilates classes are perfect when you are short on time or need a little extra something. You can expect to pack a lot in a little amount of time, workout lengths vary from 18 minutes to 36 minutes.
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QB Strength (Quick Upper Body and Core)
A short, effective strength workout focused on the upper body and core. You can repeat a third set of the arm exercises if you have time!
Equipment: Medium weights (I'm using 5 lbs here, but I have used 8 lbs for this workout before. It might be nice to have two sets to swap out once you know ho...
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QB Strength (Upper Body Endurance)
This is a great workout if you have lighter weights but want to make them count! Expect to hit your shoulders, biceps and triceps with some lower-body action to wrap it up.
Equipment: A pair of Dumbbells 3-10 lbs. If possible it's nice to have two options to swap out as your biceps and triceps c...
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Restorative Mat Pilates (Posture and Rotation)
This workout focuses on gentle exercises to improve your posture, some glute work and lots of twists. This workout is Pre-Natal friendly if you have a babe on the way!
Equipment: Light Hand Weights (1-5lbs, I used 3lbs here) and an optional pair of yoga blocks for stretching.
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QB Mat Pilates (Quick Full Body Flow)
Get a full-body workout with this three-part routine that targets your core, glutes, and shoulders.
Equipment: 2-5 lb weights or a resistance band. You can add spice by wearing ankle weights, too.
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20 Minute Lower Body Fix
This lower body-focused workout can be done alone or with another short workout.
Equipment: Optional Ankle Weights
Tunes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BCmWEyZpjWDuBEgcQ4XNH?si=de7975b90b8f42cd
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Fifteen Minute Flow (Lower Body Fusion)
A contemporary Pilates fusion style class that can be done once, or up to three times for extra challenge. Serious glute love alert ❤️
Equipment: I use none but you can easily add in ankle weights or elastics to spice things up.
Tunes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4KtbOGm5tF2HPPoiIZWSnQ?s...
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Reformer on the Mat (360 Lunges, weights and core!)
A full-body flow that has a decent amount of standing work with some juicy core work to finish.
Equipment:
Squish Ball (foam roller, bolster, rolled-up mat etc)
Light Hand Weights (1-3lbs)Tunes:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5riU7OtjmHGNgx7cPOQlVE?si=498ec1937a964ba6
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Reformer on the Mat (We love arms!)
A quick upper body workout using light hand weights. These are awesome exercises to do after any of your mat Pilates workouts if you crave a little more upper body, but of course, if you're in a pinch for time this workout is great by itself!
Equipment:
Light Hand Weights (2-3lbs)
Tunes:
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QB Mat Pilates (Ride the Heatwave)
Is this workout equally delicious as it is sweaty or is it just me? (or the heatwave) Expect to move your spine and challenge your strength using the ball in this workout.
Equipment:
Mini Squish Ball
Tunes:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6lo303YmMOGhpGVqWzh5ZW?si=f2aa3aaa880c41c9
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Beginner Pilates Series (Bonus Workout)
This workout will introduce the simplest classical Mat Pilates exercises that we practice in Level 2.
Equipment: Anything you have used to support yourself in the previous workouts.
Tunes:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ffXZE3Fr5O3ygEK8DC5ey?si=c3509f21a2464da9
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Pre-Run/Hike Warm Up and Activation
A 15-minute warm-up for you to do before your favourite outdoor activity. I have the runner/hiker/jogger in mind, but I think no matter what, you'll love this flow. Might I suggest pairing it with "Shoulder Love"?
https://quietbodiespilates.vhx.tv/5-15-minutes/videos/04-02-21-qb-express
Equipm...
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QB Mat Pilates (Classical with a Twist!)
Let's have some fun with the Classical Intermediate Mat Series. We are going to explore some fun variations and I hope this one makes you smile.
Equipment:
Yourself!
Tunes:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Z48xLAJv0uAwA8SR11Ue5?si=d0fb22c9a5364e1b
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Express Pilates (Shoulder Love)
My fave shoulder sequence to tack onto a workout, run/walk or cycle.
Equipment:
A pair of light hand weights (1-3lbs)
Tunes:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sOcCVP1dVrHXBnVFeX6id?si=586459fac0dc4d28
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Reformer on the Mat (Short & Sweat)
A short yet effective version of our favourite class. I might add this workout is excellent to get your body strong for Joe's Contrology work we have been obsessing over all month!
Equipment:
Yourself!
Tunes:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RHnYHIOAV9T7ocfE5aiHh?si=e6307e8ad1ca4498
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March Matness Workout #2
Workout #2 in our March Matness Series. We will move from The Hundred to Double Leg Kick.
Don't forget to check out all these tutorials to understand how to get the most out of these exercises:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW1srscheQk42M-Z5qEQ863rO9_WmKgqK
Equipment:
Optional foam rol...
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March Matness Workout #1
The first 8 foundational Pilates exercises, a great place to learn!
If you are a beginner, omit the Roll Over until you feel strong enough to take your legs over your head.
Don't forget to check out all these tutorials to understand how to get the most out of these exercises:
https://youtube...
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Express Pilates (Stretch and Strength)
A stretch-focused Mat Pilates Class.
Equipment:
A towel and/or yoga strap.
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Express Pilates (Fusion Style Glutes)
This workout fuses Barre, Contemporary and Classical Pilates together to challenge the glutes.
Equipment:
One Glider/towel/sock or a surface where your foot can slide.
Optional Ankle Weights
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Express Pilates (Desert Island Essentials)
What exercises would you take to a deserted island? These are mine!
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Express Pilates (Standing Arms)
A short and sweet standing arm series. Add this on to another workout or use it on a day you are short on time and feel like standing up tall.
Equipment:
A pair of 1-3lbs dumbbells/Pilates balls.
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Express Pilates (Foundational Mat: Intermediate)
This express class is a foundational Mat Class and includes all of the Intermediate level Classical Pilates exercises. I would love to plant the intention that you can come back to this class time and time again and still learn something. It's a class you can count on.
Equipment:
Yourself!
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Express Pilates (Authentic Mat)
A quick and efficient version of our Authentic Mat Class, great if you are short on time or want to pair Pilates with something else!
Equipment:
Yourself!
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Return To Life Through Contrology
In this class, we will go through the original 34 Contrology Exercises from Joseph Pilates, "Return to Life."
These exercises are challenging and something I am working at both as a teacher and as a student. I hope you'll join me. If an exercise is new, please sit and watch first. The beauty of...