The Ultimate Pilates Stretching Programme

Stretch to ease muscular stiffness and tightness, release stress, and become more flexible and supple.

What you'll learn

Become more flexible throughout your body with a progressive stretching programme.

Experience stretches to help relax and calm the mind, release stress and tension

Identify areas of tension and tightness in your body.

Learn a range of different Pilates stretches that you can do on a daily basis.

Use stretching as a way to help improve suppleness and movement around a joint.

Requirements

Previous Pilates experience may be useful but not essential.

Description

Whether you're looking for post-workout stretches, or a stand alone stretch routine, this programme takes you through progressive sessions, showing you stretches to enhance flexibility throughout your body, helping you to feel more supple and have greater movement on a day to day basis.There are 12 sessions to complete in unlocking your stretch potential, and really get the most out the programme.Each one build on the previous session, introducing more stretches, and gradually taking each stretch to the next level.There are a selection of warm up routines to ensure that you are warm enough to stretch effectively, and at the end of the programme, there are some additional routines, to help you maintain the flexibility you have already gained.At the beginning and the end of the programme take the Mindful Flexibility Quiz, so you can see how far you have come in reaching your flexibility goals.Stretching should be done consistently on a regular basis to help maintain, or further improve your flexibility goals. This programme encourages you to maintain your flexibility with regular practice, and may also help reduce stiffness, tightness, aches and pains in your body, along with aiding in relaxation and calmness in your body and mind.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the programme

Lecture 2 Test your Flexibility

Section 2: Module One

Lecture 3 Warm up 1

Lecture 4 Warm up 2

Lecture 5 Warm up 3

Lecture 6 Warm up 4

Section 3: Module Two

Lecture 7 Session 1 - Upper Body in Sitting

Lecture 8 Session 2 - Shoulders and Upper Body

Lecture 9 Session 3 - Hips and Lower Body

Lecture 10 Session 4 - Legs in Standing

Lecture 11 Session 5 - Spine and Legs

Lecture 12 Session 6 - Spinal Mobility

Lecture 13 Session 7 - Legs in Sitting

Lecture 14 Session 8 - Shoulders and Spine

Lecture 15 Session 9 - Hips

Lecture 16 Session 10 - Flowing Stretch in Sitting

Lecture 17 Session 11 - Legs in Kneeling

Lecture 18 Session 12 - Full Body Stretch

Section 4: Module Three

Lecture 19 Re-Test your Flexibility

Lecture 20 What's the next step?

Section 5: Module Four

Lecture 21 Flowing Stretch in Standing

Lecture 22 Lengthen and Extend the Body

Lecture 23 Thoracic Extension and Chest Opener

Lecture 24 Super Stretch

This course is suitable if you have tight, tense muscles, and would like to become more supple and flexible so that you can move your body easily with reduced stiffness.,It is suitable if you have a good level of fitness and are already reasonable active, but want to improve your flexibility.,Ideal if you are looking for ways to calm your mind, help you relax, and switch off from the busyness of the day.,Suitable even if you are not currently exercising regularly, but are looking for ways to improve your overall wellbeing.