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Pilates: Beginner Level 1 Class 1

Beginner II
(127 Reviews)
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Kim takes you through a full body pilates workout while teaching you how to apply the five pilates principles that she covered in her first video. You will learn how to strengthen the body safely and effectively, while maintaining proper technique. As she says, "if it's easy, it likely means you're not doing it right!"

Equipment

  • None

Focus

  • Core Strength
  • Lower Back

Style

  • Pilates
  • Yoga for Back Care
atestafl
June 20, 2015
Comment:

I thought the 5 principles and this beginner class was great. My one suggestion is to be clearer on when to inhale versus exhale for each movement. I kept getting confused on if I was inhaling or exhaling and sometimes felt like the vocalization was counter to what I was expecting from the 5 principle video. I think it isn't that it is actually counter intuitive or even unclear but more that I do these exercises without really watching the video because it would be bad to turn my head so sometimes I'm on the inhale when she's on the exhale so just saying "inhale" or "exhale" doesn't help as much as saying "inhale/exhale as you lift/curve/push etc" - thanks for a quick workout that really gets my day started!

Comment Replies

David Procyshyn
June 23, 2015
Comment:

Thanks for the message, atestafl.

You're right - in general, you exhale when you're doing the work (pushing, crunching, etc) and inhale when returning. I hope that helps.

Take care,

David
DoYogaWithMe Founder

Kim Wilson
September 9, 2016
Comment:

Hi:)
In beginner Pilates the focus of breathe is to exhale on the exertion of the exercise. When we exhale it is much easier to recruit our core, so we get more support during the harder part of the exercise.
The tricky part is then to maintain core on the inhale. This is tricky because the diaphragm wants to expand the belly so breathe has to be more into the sides and back of the rib cage (lateral costal breathe).
The most important thing is just to keep breathing, and try to keep some form of abdominal support going as you do:)
I hope this helps:)

joshuachin
May 25, 2015
Comment:

Does anyone else vibrate like crazy during the core exercises?

Great video, though beginners like myself may need to watch this multiple times to understand some of Kim's prompts.

Comment Replies

nasirakd
June 5, 2015
Comment:

the first six minutes were okay, then it began to get difficult for me

random6x7
March 16, 2015
Comment:

Fantastic class and teacher! I needed more of a challenge and am so not ready for intermediate classes, and this fit the bill perfectly.

abigailma30
February 27, 2015
Comment:

After doing this workout for a few days I can feel my form getting better! The way Kim explains things makes so much sense and with the challenging moves in this workout I will never get bored! Kim is fantastic!

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