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Mat Exercise Breakdowns

This playlist features short explanations of the exercises featured in Joseph Pilates Return to Life plus a few more! Each video offers a quick but detailed explanation of the exercise while providing tips to practice for greater success and ease when doing them in our classes.

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Sarah Bertucelli breaks down the Shoulder Bridge on the Mat.

Jun 20, 2024
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Shoulder Bridge
Sarah Bertucelli
Intermediate
3 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Sarah Bertucelli breaks down the Roll Up on the Mat.

Jun 20, 2024
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Roll Up
Sarah Bertucelli
Intermediate
3 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Sarah Bertucelli breaks down the Boomerang on the Mat.

Jun 20, 2024
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Boomerang
Sarah Bertucelli
Advanced
3 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Sarah Bertucelli breaks down the Single Leg Circle on the Mat.

Jun 27, 2024
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Single Leg Circle
Sarah Bertucelli
Intermediate
3 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Sarah Bertucelli breaks down the Criss Cross on the Mat.

Jun 27, 2024
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Criss Cross
Sarah Bertucelli
Intermediate
3 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Mychele Sims breaks down the Single Leg Stretch on the Mat.

May 30, 2024
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Single Leg Stretch
Mychele Sims
Intermediate
1 min
Equinox Pilates
Mat
Mychele Sims breaks down the Saw on the Mat.

May 30, 2024
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Saw
Mychele Sims
Intermediate
2 min
Equinox Pilates
Mat
Mychele Sims breaks down Scissors on the Mat.

May 30, 2024
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Scissors
Mychele Sims
Intermediate
1 min
Equinox Pilates
Mat
Mychele Sims breaks down the Open Leg Rocker on the Mat.

May 30, 2024
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Open Leg Rocker
Mychele Sims
Intermediate
1 min
Equinox Pilates
Mat
Mychele Sims breaks down the Teaser on the Mat.

May 30, 2024
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Teaser
Mychele Sims
Intermediate
1 min
Equinox Pilates
Mat
Meredith Rogers breaks down the Spine Stretch on the Mat.

May 29, 2024
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Spine Stretch
Meredith Rogers
Intermediate
4 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Meredith Rogers breaks down the Double Leg Stretch on the Mat.

May 29, 2024
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Double Leg Stretch
Meredith Rogers
Intermediate
3 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Meredith Rogers breaks down the Control Balance on the Mat.

May 29, 2024
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Control Balance
Meredith Rogers
Advanced
5 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Muscle Focus: Back extensors. Objective: Strengthen the back extensors, glutes, and hamst...

May 30, 2014
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Rocking
Monica Wilson
Advanced
2 min
Romana's Pilates®
Mat
Muscle Focus: Abdominals. Objective: Build abdominal strength and control. Start Positi...

May 27, 2014
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Crab
Monica Wilson
Advanced
3 min
Romana's Pilates®
Mat
Muscle Focus: Abdominals and arms. Objective: Strengthen abdominals, obliques, shoulder stabilizers, and hip stabilizers.

Jul 18, 2014
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Twist
Kristi Cooper
Advanced
3 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat
Muscle Focus: Abdominals, obliques, and shoulder stabilizers. Objective: Abdominal strength and shoulder stabilization.

Apr 10, 2014
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Side Bend
Monica Wilson
Advanced
3 min
Romana's Pilates®
Mat
Muscle Focus: Abdominals and glutes. Objective: Strengthen the torso and glutes. Improve balance and coordination.

Apr 10, 2014
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Side Kick Kneeling
Monica Wilson
Advanced
2 min
Romana's Pilates®
Mat
Muscle Focus: Back muscles, abdominals, hamstrings, and glutes. Objective: Strengthen the glutes and hamstrings.

Apr 10, 2014
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Leg Pull Back
Monica Wilson
Advanced
2 min
Romana's Pilates®
Mat
Muscle Focus: Back extensors. Objective: Strengthen back extensors and increase spinal extension.

Apr 27, 2014
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Swimming
Niedra Gabriel
Advanced
2 min
The Pilates Guild
Mat
Muscle Focus: Abdominals, obliques, and back extensors. Objective: Stabilization of torso...

May 24, 2014
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Hip Twist w/ Straight Arms
Niedra Gabriel
Advanced
2 min
The Pilates Guild
Mat
Muscle Focus: Abdominals. Objective: Strengthen abdominals and stabilize the torso.

Jul 18, 2014
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Double Straight Leg Stretch
Meredith Rogers
Tutorial
1 min
BASI Pilates®
Mat

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