Intermediate
The Intermediate level is the foundation for building a strong, well balanced body with good biomechanics. Most of the exercises consist mainly of small, precise movements to wake up specific muscles that are often hard to reach because of muscle imbalance. By the end of this level, you should learn how to find your neutral spine, breathe well using your diaphragms, and start understanding how to stabilize your trunk while moving your limbs. Even if you are more advanced, I guarantee you will learn new ways to turn on muscles you didn't even know existed.
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Monday - 8/18 - NEW! - Posture Training
A quickie upper body "posture reset" series to target both the big movers and the small stabilizers.
Pregnancy safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 9 months pregnant).
Props Needed: An extra light or light resistance band
Level: All levels
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Monday - 8/4 - NEW! - Around The World Glutes
A classic Kourtney glute series to tone the tush and improve posture and spinal alignment.
Pregnancy safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 9 months pregnant).
Props Needed: A 5lb dumbbell and (an optional) yoga block
Level: All levels
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Tuesday - 8/26 - Upper Body Hypertrophy
An upper body focused series to strengthen and mobilize the big and small muscles of the shoulder girdle to induce muscle hypertrophy.
Pregnancy safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 30 weeks pregnant).
Props Needed: A set of light-medium dumbbells and a wall
Level: All levels
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Lower Body, Pelvic Floor, & Hips
A supportive standing series to strengthen the lower body and mobilize the hips.
Pregnancy safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 30 weeks pregnant).
Props Needed: A Pilates ball and a wall
Level: All levels
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Thursday - 8/28 - Shoulder Stability & Spinal Spirals
An upper body and core workout to both stabilize the shoulder girdle as well as mobilize the thoracic spine, learning to connect the arms to the trunk via the spiral line.
Props Needed: A Pilates ball and pair of light free weights (3-5lb)
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Havin' A Ball (Full Body)
A gentle but effective deep core focused series to strengthen and stretch the entire body.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 27 weeks pregnant).
Needed: A Pilates ball
Level: All levels
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Walls Weights & Balls
A full length, full body series to improve both strength and stability.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout in her second trimester).
Props Needed: A Pilates ball and a set of light-medium dumbells
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Tuesday - 8/19 - Block Party
A "block" party for the entire body including glutes, deep core, and triceps.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout in her second trimester).
Props Needed: 2 yoga blocks (substitute with a few coffee table books)
Level: All levels
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Hips & Glutes For Low Back Pain
Strengthen the muscles around the hips to mitigate lower back pain from anterior pelvic tilt.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 20 weeks pregnant).
Props Needed: 1 light dumbbell (Kourtney is using 5lb) and optional 1-3lb ankle weights
Level: All levels
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Wednesday - 8/27 - Full Body Free Weights
A full body strength workout to improve hip mobility, challenge core stability, and strengthen the upper body.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 18 weeks pregnant).
Props Needed: A set of light and medium dumbbells
Level: All levels
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Tuesday - 8/5 - Core Stability & Strength
A series to create core stability, spinal mobility, and 360 degree strength in the torso.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 19 weeks pregnant).
Props Needed: A Pilates ball and a light resistance band
Level: All levels
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Wednesday - 8/13 - Banded Full Body
A full body workout focusing on unilateral movements to target stabilizer muscles and improve balance.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 16 weeks pregnant).
Props Needed: An (optional) light weighted resistance band
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Wall Supported Lower Body
Keep the hips strong and mobile in this quick and efficient lower body series.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 15 weeks pregnant).
Props Needed: A Pilates ball and a wall
Level: Intermediate
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Full Body Strong
A strength training focused full body series using optional free weights to build type 2 muscle fibers.
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 15 weeks pregnant).
Props Needed: Optional 5-8 lb free weights (can also be done with bodyweight)
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Core Connections
A bodyweight series to train all muscles in the core as well as prioritze connecting the limbs to the trunk through the hip and shoulder girdle.
Props Needed: None
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Friday - 8/8 - Upper Body Burn
Strengthen the biceps, triceps, shoulders, and posture muscles of the mid back.
Props Needed: A pair of light (and optional extra light) free weights (Kourtney is using 2lb and 5lb)
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout in her first trimester)
Level: All levels
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Wednesday - 8/20 - Quickie Inner Outer Thigh Series
Kourtney's current favorite series to train the adductors and abductors as well as the deep core.
Props Needed: A bench (or chair) and optional ankle weights
Level: All levels
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Saturday - 8/9 - Inner Thighs For Deep Core 2
Activate the inner thighs to connect deeper to the pelvic floor and lower abs in this core focused series.
Props Needed: None
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Booty & Blocks High & Tight
Create more stretch in the glutes to achieve a greater contraction.
Props Needed: 2 yoga blocks and an (optional) ankle weight
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Classical Core & Lifted Glutes
A abs and booty series that uses only classical Pilates exercises with a KORE | KINECT flair.
Props Needed: None
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Lower Body Strength
A strength focused series that targets the big movers of the legs and glutes as well as the deep stabilizers in the hips.
Props Needed: A Pilates ball, a pair of 5lb weights, and a slider disk (substitute with a wash cloth on hardwood surface)
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Classical Pilates Booty
A "quickie" outer glute series using exercises from the classical Pilates side lying series.
Props Needed: An (optional) pair of 1-3 lb ankle weights
Level: All levels
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Wall Pilates
An all levels friendly full body series using a wall for support and deeper muscular connections.
Props Needed: A Pilates ball and a wall
Prenatal safe (Kourtney filmed this workout at 10 weeks pregnant).
Level: All levels
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Quickie Ball Abs
An all levels friendly "quickie" ab series using Kourtney's favorite prop for core training - the Pilates ball.
Props Needed: A Pilates ball
Level: All levels
