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Themed mat: Reformer mat ... part two
Not everyone has a Reformer at home, so Nicholas Psarros takes you through a version of the major exercises on your mat. There are many ways to re-configure the Reformer to the Mat, so enjoy this option and feel the workout.
Best to be thoroughly warmed up before you start this video
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Specific goal: push up and plank integration
There's more than one way to get strong, but the best way, is with body weight and integrating other movements that challenge your mind and body.
Join Nicholas for this plank and push up integration series as we look to the whole body as a source of self-resistance.
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Specific goal: Plank discovery
Join Nicholas in this plank discovery session. We will look to different versions of imitating a piece of wood so that you can get stronger without injury and involve some fun and weight-bearing into your daily routine. The Plank (all versions thereof) is a versatile exercise which targets most o...
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Specific goal: Pelvic Curl Palooza
Join Nicholas for a festival of power starring the bog-standard exercise, the Pelvic Curl. It's a basic exercise that can offer so much when you add in some one legged options or explore asymmetry including lateral and rotational elements. It's a great way to build up sports-specific strength and...
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Specific goal: building stronger adductors
Nicholas offers a variety of exercises for the adductor and deeper hip structure. Mainly side-lying, there is a lot that can be done on the humble mat. Add ankle weights for more fire when the time is right.
Props include Foam Roller, head cushion and ankle weights or similar.
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Specific goal: building abdominal endurance
Want a rock-solid centre? Do heaps of crunches, right? WRONG! Work these steps for core success with Nicholas.
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Specific goal: build your glute arsenal
We all need strength on our lower lower back ... the glutes! While we know that there is more to optimal movement and health than strong glutes, this series will keep you aware of how you can develop your hip extensors (glutes) and how integrating them in various positions can make you feel more ...
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Themed Mat: Classical mat shoulder focus
The Classical Mat ... it's a beast. In this session with Chris, you'll use a towel to connect your arms into your centre as if the started in your belly, instead of above your heart. The idea is that by bringing your awareness to when and how you move your arms, you'll feel the deep burn of the m...
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Themed mat: concise core-y sequence
Join Nicholas for a short sequence of core work suitable for beginners and intermediate clients looking to work their core before heading onto other bigger and better tasks. No props required.
Knowing how to effectively work your powerhouse and when to involve your pelvic movements is all part o... -
Themed mat: Listening to asymmetry in the mat - for experienced clients
Join Chris Kelly on an enquiry into your natural asymmetry. Often, we are focussed on the negative aspect of being asymmetrical in the body... but in this session we go deeper and ask what's going on... and how do we support it. Some single-sided exercises will bring this home for you on the mat,...
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Themed mat: original series - three reps only
Join Chris Kelly and have a go at the traditional mat sequence. If you don't have enough in the tank to do the full shebang, Chris has trimmed the reps down so you only need to do three of anything! If you don't like something, it will be over soon. This technique allows you to bathe in the full ...
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Themed mat: Pelvic exploration within the classical mat
Join Chris Kelly as he explores how the Pelvis 'works' and plays within the classical mat. Usually when we 'do' the mat we are focussing on the stretch and reach of the method, but in this session, Chris takes the time to look at how the Pelvis can impact our traditional work.
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Themed mat: Pelvic mobility
Chris Kelly takes you through a session designed to loosen up and understand how transformative the intricate movements and weight shifting within the pelvis are.
Get ready to dial in and feel how your legs and core talk to each other via your pelvis. Buddy this up with another video on the plat... -
Themed mat: Reformer mat part one
Not everyone has a Reformer at home, so Nicholas Psarros takes you through a version of the major exercises on your mat. There are many ways to re-configure the Reformer to the Mat, so enjoy this option and feel the workout. Bring in props to help you dig in ... hand weights, a Magic Circle, ankl...
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Themed mat: Shoulder placement
Join Nicholas Psarros and get into the shoulder groove by connecting the arm and shoulder to each other and to your general movements. We will look at basic spinal patterns and then progress to weight-bearing with consciousness.
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Themed mat: Thoracic-inspired classical mat
Join Chris Kelly and unlock the potential of your thoracic spine as he takes you through the original repertoire with a twist! Suited to experienced clients.
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Themed mat: Thrust and lift off!
This twenty minute sequence is here to help you build control of your pelvis, hip and back with Nicholas Psarros. You'll go through the pelvic actions of pushing and reaching in most directions in order to help you get your body ready to lift off the mat, useful for athletic types and those who n...
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Workout: Classical-ish mat
Nicholas takes you through a selection of OG work and adds some modern bits and pieces to get you on your way, feeling fiiiiine.
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Workout: Experienced client mat
Chris is ready to rock with a strong mat flow for experienced clients who know their stuff and want to move! Join him on the mat and feel the famed internal shower Joseph described in his writings. This is when you sufficiently move the body in multiple directions and jiggle it around creating a ...
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Themed mat: Abdominal flip flop play
Join Nicholas for some fun and abdominal work that requires your mind and body to come together when you move your body weight and flip flop around the mat. Add any challenges you like - ankle weights, magic circle, hand weights ... have a blast!
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Classical Pilates Explained: Double leg pull
Nicholas pulls apart double leg pull to help you find efficiency and a smirk during this killer.
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Classical Pilates Explained: Double Leg Stretch
Join Nicholas and digest the Double leg stretch a key exercise of the method which appears in so many other Pilates moments: The hundred, teaser, Jack knife etc.
These digestions will help you know exactly what you're looking to achieve and feel during the exercise.
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Classical Pilates Explained: Low-key classical mat
Come on a low-key adventure using the classical mat as your treasure map to body confidence and comfort.
Nicholas leads you through the exercises slowly so you can get more out of the experience and deepen your understanding of the true work.
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Classical Pilates explained: Neck Pull
Nicholas is no stranger to JHP's exercise Neck Pull. It's an important beast as it links into much of the Reformer and bigger exercises on the Cadillac too.
Go through these digestible moments and reduce the eye-bulging moments of the mat exercise we all like to forget about.
If you have a st...