Ankle pumping is a great way to get the blood circulating, stretch the calves and work on single leg strength. Short, simple but effective.

This is a great exercise to work on your deep squat position and back body expansion. Everyone can benefit from this exercise especially if holding a deep squat with your heels down is challenging, you find you are too tight to do rolling like a ball, or getting your back ribs to move when you br...

If you are scrolling by and thinking to yourself that you don't have time for meditation or that you don't need it, then that means you need it even more! Meditation has been shown to have many great health benefits, including relief from stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia and fatigue to name ...

These neck stretches are some of my favorite because they are simple, effective and you can really do them anywhere. Perfect for when you are stuck in a chair for too long and need to get some movement in your body.

There are two exercises for T-spine mobility in this daily essential video. First with the foam roller then on a chair. These are great to do as maintenance to keep this area of our spine mobile. Our lumbar and cervical spine want to do all the movement for our body which can lead to postural iss...

The 2x4 exercise is a great place to work on strength, alignment and balance. It is a vertical version of the reformer footwork to really challenge us while standing. The name comes from the 2x4 plank that Joseph Pilates originally taught this exercise on to increase the range of motion, so I enc...

The squat is so important to learn how to do correctly as it is something we do throughout our day, everyday. When we pick something up, unload the dishwasher, brush our teeth, it is important to hinge from the hips not the low back. Our abdominals need to be firing and connecting with the breath...

Rock backs are important to master before you do a squat or if you have any back pain during a squat. Add this one into your daily routine to master the form, breathing, and strength needed to execute a correct squat.

Release your calf with this easy to do calf stretch. I give multiple different positions so you can find one that works for you depending on your tightness and range of motion. This is an area where we tend to get cramps/soreness/tightness regularly so this is a stretch you can do everyday or as ...

Enjoy this myofascial release for your glute muscles. Myofascial release reorganizes the fascia and helps nerve signals from your brain tell things to loosen up. Myofascial release work should be done regularly as maintenance to help things not lock down. For a longer series, check out my Foam Ro...

Learn how to safely move your spine through articulation on all fours. As Joseph Pilates said "You are only as young as your spine is flexible", we have to move it or lose it. Articulation of the spine which means precise, sequential movement of each vertebra is so important to the health of your...

Learn how to do this amazing release for a chronically tight muscle called your Psoas. Your psoas is a hip flexor muscle that inserts into the lumbar vertebrae and discs then wraps around your leg. Often times tightness here can feel like a "back ache" but it is probably this muscle and not your ...

Incorporate these 3 chest opening exercises into your daily routine to bring relief and mobility to your upper spine. Mid back pain/tightness is a common complaint of almost everyone at one point or another, get ahead of the pain by practicing this regularly.

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In this video we will go over how to breathe correctly for Pilates and life with the 360 degree breath. Practice makes perfect and this video gives you the tools to practice on your own.

One of the most asked questions I get is how do you find your neutral pelvis? This video will show you how to do just that. After we find neutral pelvis we will go into pelvic tilts which helps to release any tight muscles and get your lower back and pelvis more mobile. We often get stuck in one ...

Learn how to do a correct Pilates shoulder bridge with and without props. Later in the video we use a magic circle or band for outside the legs and a magic circle/ball/block for inside the legs. We start with a basic shoulder bridge and work up to many different variations and challenges. Find wh...