Follicular Phase
Follicular Phase:
Days 3-11
Gradually start adding back in more resistance based training as cramping decreases and energy increases. With estrogen rising, it’s a great time to gradually start intensifying your workouts and maybe a good time to try something new.
Level: Please reference each video individually for its respective level.
Props: Please reference each video individually for its specific prop requirements.
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Abs And Glutes
Spicy abs and glutes focused core series using the Pilates ball.
Props Needed: Pilates ball
Level: Advanced
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Triceps and Sliding Planks
A perfect series to strengthen the entire body, specifically the triceps and posture muscles of the back and core.
Props Needed: A pair of gliders (substitute with a kitchen towel)
Level: 2 Advanced
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Full Body Flow Using Body Weight
The hardest part of this full body workout is making it look easy.
Props Needed: None
Level: 2 Advanced
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Full Body Using A Chair
Train your core, glutes, upper body, and finish with some delicious side planks.
Props Needed: Chair or Bench
Level: Advanced
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Full Body Planks
20 minutes of full body planks targeting the core, posture muscles, glutes, and inner thighs.
Props Needed: Optional Pilates Ball
Level: 2 Advanced
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Pilates Ring Dream
Work the muscles of the trunk evenly through spinal flexion, extension and rotation.
Props Needed: Pilates Ring
Level: 2 Advanced
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Sliding Planks
Fire up the entire body with this efficient full body plank series
Props Needed: A set of gliders
Level: 2 Advanced
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Inner And Outer Thighs
Enjoy this full lower body workout with a focus on the inner and outer thighs.
Props Needed: Light and heavy weighted resistance bands (can be substituted without bands)
Level: Advanced
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Full Body With Foam Roller
Train the entire body while also experiencing the myofascial release that comes with foam rolling.
Props Needed: Foam roller
Level: Advanced
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Around The World Planks
Front planks, side planks, and reverse planks to target your entire body from head to toe.
Props Needed: None
Level: 2 Advanced
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Standing Leg Series
Mobilize the hips and work all angles of the glutes and inner/outer thighs.
Props Needed: Light or medium resistance band and 1 glider (substitute with a paper plate or kitchen towel)
Level: Advanced
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Quick Cardio
Adding 10 minutes of anaerobic intervals into your routine can be just the right amount of cardio without the "interference effect" of adding too much stress to your system where it does more harm than good. Try adding this short series into your regimen 1-2 times a week and see how you feel.
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Core Focused Full Body
A full body workout designed to help you connect deeper to your body's powerhouse with every movement.
Props Needed: A Pilates ball and pair of gliders
Level: 1 Intermediate
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Standing Inner & Outer Thighs
A spicy lower body series that focuses on the inner and outer thighs.
Props Needed: A glider and a light resistance band
Level: Intermediate/ Advanced
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Twisting Core
A core series focused on maximizing rotation to detox the organs, improve digestion, and improve thoracic spine mobility.
Props Needed: None
Level: Advanced
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Inner Thighs For Deep Core
Practice using inner thigh engagement to kinect deeper to the pelvic floor and deep core system.
Props Needed: Pilates ring
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Abs & Glutes
A series to work the front, sides, and back of the trunk while also mobilizing the hips and strengthening the glutes.
Props Needed: A Pilates ball
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Long Band Flow
A flowy and slightly faster paced full body workout to fire up every muscle in the body using a long resistance band.
Props Needed: A long (medium weighted) resistance band
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Standing Hips & Glutes
Strengthen your hips and glutes while challenging your balance and stability using lots of single leg standing work.
Props Needed: An extra light, light, and medium resistance band
Level: Intermediate/ Advanced
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Gliding Inner & Outer Thighs
Target the inner and outer thighs in this half standing, half kneeling series that is "neutral spine" safe for those with sensitive lower backs.
Props Needed: 1 light resistance band and 1 slider disk
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Full Body Tone
Think beginner classes are easy? Think again. Enjoy this full body workout designed to get your muscles shaking in a safe, but very effective way.
Props Needed: A Pilates ring
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
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Center Core & Hips
Practice increasing hip mobility during core work to help you better connect to your lower abs and pelvic floor.
Props Needed: A Pilates ball
Level: Intermediate/ Advanced
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Target & Tone
Use the Pilates ball to target and tone your full body in a very specific, strategic way.
Props Needed: A Pilates ball
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Saturday - Maximum Glutes
Train and tone the glute maximus by optimizing hip extension in this (wrist friendly) lower body series.
Props Needed: 2 yoga blocks (substitute with coffee table books) and an (optional) pair of 1-3 lb ankle weights
Level: Intermediate