Beginner Pilates Workouts

Beginner Pilates Workouts

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Beginner Pilates Workouts
  • 40 MIN Reformer Beginner Full Body + Extra Glutes πŸ‘

    No props needed - this 40 minute full body reformer workout is great for beginners and intermediate students alike. Expect a full body workout with an extra glute and thigh burn.

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    Disclaimer: Consult your p...

  • 35 MIN Reformer Beginner/Intermediate Box - Full Body

    A 35 minute Pilates reformer full workout for abs, glutes, and back, using the box.

    This video uses a Balanced Body Metro IQ Reformer. Heavy/light spring cues also provided for other reformer types, e.g. AeroPilates reformer.

    πŸ”΄ = Heavy spring
    πŸ”΅ = Light spring

    πŸ›’ See my Amazon Storefront (affil...

  • 25 MIN Reformer Beginner Full Body with Box

    A 25 minute Pilates reformer full workout, focusing on legs, back and arms, and featuring a pilates box and a repeat cameo by a noisy toilet!

    πŸ›’ See my Amazon Storefront (affiliate): https://www.amazon.com/shop/melanielopezpilates  

    Disclaimer: Consult your physician or other healthcare professi...

  • 12 MIN Mat Morning Pilates Workout πŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈ (MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE)

    From my earliest YouTube videos, now archived:

    Join me for a short morning Pilates mat workout - no equipment needed! All you'll need is a mat and 12 minutes. This series includes Pilates and foundational core exercises. This series is also appropriate for Pilates beginners and many who may be l...

  • 10 MIN Reformer Jumpboard Cardio Workout

    A 10 minute Pilates Jumpboard workout for all levels.

    This video uses a Balanced Body IQ Reformer (the old model of the Metro IQ Reformer), but I provide heavy/light spring cues for anyone using a non-Balanced Body reformer or a Balanced Body Allegro Reformer or Studio Reformer.

    πŸ”΄ = Heavy sprin...

  • 35 MIN Mat Wrist-Friendly Full Body w/ Ball πŸ€ (MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE)

    A membership exclusive from my earliest YouTube videos:

    Get your Pilates ball! Here's a 35-minute Pilates ball workout for all levels that's wrist-friendly, targeting core, glutes, hamstrings, outer thighs, and arms. There's no wrist flexion or all-fours work in this series, so this may be a goo...

  • 30 MIN Reformer Full Body Beginner πŸ©·πŸ’š

    Join me and my friend Rebekah as we take you through a 30 minute Pilates reformer workout. This series is appropriate for beginners and intermediate level Pilates practitioners who have access to a reformer.  This series uses a Balanced Body IQ reformer, but I provide heavy/light spring cues for ...

  • 25 MIN Mat No-Flexion Postpartum Workout with Pilates Ball (MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE)

    A membership exclusive from my earliest YouTube videos:

    Beginners are welcome! Here's a 23-minute Pilates ball workout for all levels, targeting core, inner thighs, pelvic floor, arms and chest, and thoracic mobility. These exercises are generally regarded as diastasis-friendly (or safe for dias...

  • 13 MIN Mat Gentle Posture Workout πŸ’› (MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE)

    A membership exclusive from my earliest YouTube videos:

    Resolve your posture issues with these Pilates exercises & functional fitness goodness! Join me for a Pilates workout for better posture. This series includes Pilates elements and also draws from fitness/PT. You only need a mat. We'll focus...

  • 13 MIN Mat Ball Workout for Abs, Glutes & Thighs

    A membership exclusive from my earliest YouTube videos:
    Here’s a quick but challenging ab + glute + hamstring workout using the Pilates ball. You can also use a small, soft child’s ball in a pinch. This is a good workout for those looking for ab workouts from home, or ab workouts for beginners or...

  • 10 MIN Mat Workout: Diastasis Recti Postpartum Routine

    A membership exclusive from my earliest YouTube videos:
    This is my PT routine that I started with when seeking treatment for diastasis recti; this video demonstrates a lot of the basic TVA / deep core activation exercises that are central to some diastasis repair programs. This video is not medic...

  • 20 MIN Mat Workout for Lower Body - Optional Ankle Weights

    A membership exclusive from my earliest YouTube videos: Here’s a full-length Pilates lower body workout, using only a mat and optional ankle weights. This series is low impact, targets the glutes, outer thighs, inner thighs, calves, and feet for a comprehensive lower body burn. Bonus (yay): you’l...

  • 35 MIN Mat Full Body Posture Workout

    A membership exclusive from my earliest YouTube videos:

    Here is a 35-minute Pilates posture mat workout with some of my favorite go-to exercises to help improve posture through strengthening the back line of the body (back, gluteus, hamstrings), while opening through the front muscles (pecs, fro...

  • 5 MIN Mat Bridge Series EXPRESS

    A membership exclusive from my earliest YouTube videos:
    Here’s a quick Pilates bridge workout that serves as a great add-on to any full routine, or a good option to sneak a little movement into your day, whether it be in between meetings while working from home, or in between commercial breaks. T...