Beginner
From absolute basics, to working to progressing towards intermediate exercises. Learn how to move your body in a safe, controlled way to optimise your function and improve your posture, flexibility and stability.
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Posture intro - aligment
Your feet form the foundation of your core. Becky starts here and works upwards, optimising your position and body awareness.
A great one to check in on every now and again - we are all guilty of poor posture at times!We of course touch on these points in all of our classes but here we focus i...
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Pilates foundations - what actually is your core?
Here Becky discusses the four main muscles that encompass your core, why they are important and their relevance to Pilates.
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Gentle stretch out
Starting with your breathing, gently start to mobilise your hips and back to get ready for. weight bearing when you get out of bed.
A great routine for people who suffer with stiffness and pain in the mornings when they get up. -
Morning stretch
A great routine to get your body moving if you are feeling stiff on waking up in the morning.
Also a brilliant session to do if you've been sitting at a desk all day!
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Breathing education
The importance of breathing mechanics, some basic anatomy and how the diaphragm works in conjunction with your core.
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Saturday Pass class July 10th
Becky takes you through full body conditioning in her usual live (this time pre-recorded!) class, whilst away on a Physio course in Bath.
Yours to enjoy now for as long as you'd like! -
PART 1 - 5 min sunny standing stretch
Tag on any of the other classes from our 10 minute section to continue your practice.
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Low back pain - Level 1 gentle movement.
If you're in back pain this is great but also for general spinal health and mobility.
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Level 1 - Low back pain rehab - strength
Abdominal strength focus for pelvic and lower back to help control rotation and extension.
To finish this session you will be working hard in your buttock and lower back, again focusing on controlling the movement in your lower back, pelvis and hips. Great for those with disc related pain.
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Level 1 - Low back pain - mobility and stretch
A perfect way to rehabilitate your back post injury / pain flare / post OP.
This session looks at low back mobility and low level strength exercises in 4 point kneeling. -
8am wake up class! Monday 6th March 2023
This Monday's live class with Becky was loved by a whole heap of you - so here it is for you all to enjoy again, and again and again!
Beginner to intermediate level - options to progress or takes things a little more easily. -
Relax your mind and body
We asked the wonderful Soelie from South Downs Hypnotherapy and Relaxation to record this bespoke session for PMP-OD.
So many of us are tight, tense and in need of relaxation. We see it in clinic a lot in ways that can manifest with headaches, back pain, shoulder and neck issues, pelvic floor dy...
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Recovering back - general floor session
Complete this once the precious videos are comfortable to do.
General beginner to intermediate session that covers all body regions. Exercises include: Bridges with progression to hip twist / pelvic rotation, scissors with progressions and one leg stretch with progressions including arms.
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Low back pain - floor
This session includes pelvic tilting, pelvic floor recruitment, lower abdominal recruitment, buttock muscle activation and some lumber mobility work. All exercises are at a low level designed for those with acute low back pain, or chronic low back and just starting their journey to improved pain ...
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Low back pain - sitting
This session includes pelvic tilting, pelvic floor recruitment, lower abdominal recruitment, buttock muscle activation, some spinal mobility work and glut stretching. All exercises are at a low level designed for those with acute low back pain, or chronic low back and just starting their journey ...
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Low back pain - standing
This session involves a full compliment of spinal movement from flexion to rotation and involves the whole spine from neck to lower back. All exercises are at a low level designed for those with acute or chronic low back pain and just starting their journey to improve their pain, management and f...
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A gentle body-reconnection Pilates class
A great way to start your exercise for the new year 2022!
Breathing work, standing based exercises and gentle reconnection with your body and optimum postural and movement patterns. -
Saturday's class with Becky
A fun, and fantastic conditioning session with Becky, in one of her highly popular live streamed classes.
This one focuses on spine mobility, hip and rotation stability. Enjoy! -
Very gentle chair based movement
This is particularly suited for people who have recently been very unwell / become de-conditioned from a hospital stay, or feeling very low in energy / ability.
If you feel like you can't do anything, try this class. Your body will thank you for it, even if you just manage a little.
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Morning stretch, from the moment you wake up!
If you tend to wake up with a stiff/uncomfortable back, then this is for you. If your back feels stiff when you wake up then it's important to get it moving a little before you then start to load it (e.g weight bearing in standing).
Enjoy the sequence.
You will learn to know what exercises your b... -
Pre-class warm up
This is designed to be used before one of our shorter classes/ PMP focus classes, to get you warm and ready to exercise if you aren't already.
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Thoracic spine stretch and mobility
6 minutes of some of the most important mid back stretches.
Which one's your favourite and where do you feel most stiff?! -
Neck stretches
Tight neck? Been staring at a screen for too long?
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Shoulder stretch and mobility
The 1st of our office stretch sessions.
Short, sharp and snappy! Great for a coffee break stretch out.
We have 2 further short videos you can complete too - the neck stretches and also thoracic stretch and mobility. Enjoy!