Renew your upper body love with Bolster

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Welcome, I am so excited that you stopped by. I love The Classical Pilates Method, and I want to share everything I have learned to inspire your practice. 

Renew your upper body love with Bolster

Renew your upper body love with Bolster- Increase your strength 

Hey, there, welcome. I am so excited that you stopped by. I love The Classical Pilates Method and want to share everything I have learned so far and inspire your practice. Every week I share an article and a free video. Sign up and receive free Level 2 Mat Pilates Sequence

 

 

Welcome to our new edition of mini gif tutorials designed to help you progress in your practice. I believe that getting the best out of your classes is key to furthering your practice, feeling strong, and alive, and maintaining better posture.

This month, alongside our regular weekly Mat exercises, we’re introducing quick, easy-to-digest mini-tutorial exercises. These mini-tutorials are aimed at addressing specific challenges that students often encounter in class. I want to hear from you about the exercises you find difficult or want to improve upon.

How to participate

1. Share Your Struggles:

Use the provided link to let me know which exercises you find challenging or would like to see covered in the mini tutorials. Your feedback will help me tailor the content to your needs. Share your exercises in the comment box below.   

 

When you release muscles tensions from your spine more muscles in your upper body are more available. @jeaniquepilates 

 

2. Accessing Mini Tutorials: That’s the best part. If you are a visual person, these gifs are the best way to absorb and learn. But if you want more or can’t see the gif well, come on over to today’s post for extra notes to help you. Make sure to check our post every Saturday for new exercises.

 

 

Equipment: The Reformer

Pilates Exercise: The Up Stretch

Tips and techniques: The key of this exercise is to maintain the hundreds upper body curl as you open and closed the carriage 

Alignment: Ankle align with little toe 

 

Equipment: Tower/Cadillac

Pilates Exercise: Teaser with arm variation

Tips and techniques: As you inhale keep the upper body – chest and upper back up like a big inflated ballon to bend and stretch the arms. 

 

Alignment: Feet high level 

 

 

Equipment: Center Line Low Chair

Pilates Exercise: Head Press Kneeling on floor 

Tips and techniques: As you exhale slowing straighten your arms while you maintain your upper body curled, without your head remain still on the paddle bar.

Alignment: Hips stay over knees, elbows over wrist.

 

 

As we focus on upper body strength this month, take some time to reflect on your current strengths and areas for improvement. Whether it’s building arm strength, improving shoulder stability, or mastering specific exercises like push-ups or arm balances, these mini-tutorials will provide targeted guidance to help you progress.

 

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