One Week. Five Workouts.
Change the way you move.
Change the way you live.
“Build Your Own Practice” 5 Day Pilates Challenge.
A single workout absolutely can change the way you feel. But returning to that workout and moving your body again and again? That can change the way you live - especially when we’re talking about Pilates.
I created this challenge to be the launchpad for a consistent movement practice that works for YOU. This “Build Your Own Practice” series of bite-sized on-demand workouts is programmed as a “split” - each day will highlight a specific area of the body or concept so you can safely build a well-rounded practice without overdoing it.
⏰ Each class is ~15 mins (or less!)
💰 It’s free! Save your pennies for a nice iced coffee. :)
😍 All workouts are low impact and beginner-friendly, and modifications are provided for prenatal and postpartum.
✈️ Travel-approved! All you need is a mat or long towel.
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Day 1: 14 Min Total Body - Core and Breath
This all l levels workout focuses on the foundation of an effective, sustainable movement practice: core and breath support. We begin by exploring how to use the breath to awaken the core through simple, controlled movements. The class progresses through common Pilates mat exercises to learn flexion and rotation of the spine and to light up the back body (it's part of the core too!).
(2 min intro)
Equipment: Mat
Safe for all levels and abilities; modifications provided for prenatal/postpartum.
Day 2: 14 Min Total Body - Spinal Mobility
This class builds on Day 1 with a workout that aims to lubricate and hydrate the spine.
After a big stretch to create some space, we practice spinal articulation on our backs, bellies, and seated. If any of these positions doesn't work for you or if any exercise feels out of reach today, take another option provided or repeat something from earlier in class. I promise that Pilates isn't going anywhere.
(2 min intro)
Equipment: Mat
Safe for all levels and abilities; modifications provided for prenatal/postpartum. If you have a history of disc issues, I recommend repeating the class from Day 1.
Day 3: 13 Min Total Body - The Backside!
This quickie workout gives all of the powerful posterior muscles a moment to shine. It’s great on its own or as a warm up for a lower body strength set, run, or ride.
We quickly warm up the back and activate the core, and then flip it to hands and knees to target the back and sides of the hips. We'll then spend a few minutes on the belly to work the upper back and hamstrings and close it all out with a spicy little bridge finisher.
(2 min intro)
Equipment: Mat
Safe for all levels and abilities; modifications provided for prenatal/postpartum.
Day 4: 14 Min Total Body - Rotation
When we walk, run, reach into a cabinet, water the plants, unload the groceries, get in the car, or even lie down in bed, something is turning in our bodies! So when we stop being able to do that easily, things can go off the rails pretty quickly.
This all levels workout explores different types of rotation in a gentle, feel-amazing-when-you’re-done kind of way. It’s fairly gentle while still building heat through the core.
(2 min intro)
Equipment: Mat
Safe for all levels and abilities; modifications provided for prenatal/postpartum. If you can’t go into a deep twist right now, no worries. Work in a limited range of motion or omit the twist entirely and focus on anti-rotation instead.
Day 5: 15 Min Total Body - Side Body!
The final class of the 5-Day Pilates Challenge highlights a real unsung hero: the side body. The muscles that line the sides of the body, from the place where the arm meets the back to the obliques to the outer hips, work nonstop. They keep us upright, provide stability, and help us bend, twist, and turn. They tie it all together - learning to tap into this power source will change the way you move, both on and off the mat.
(3 min intro)
Equipment: Mat, Small Hand Towel (optional)
Safe for all levels and abilities; modifications provided for prenatal/postpartum. The intro provides options if you can’t lie on your back. Please take any of the mods provided or go back to any exercise that felt great to you from earlier in the series.