MOVE WITH MOLLIE

Welcome to June's Monthly Mat class. This session is all about lengthening and strengthening your lower bod! You can expect lots of lovely bridge sequences, some juicy glute work and fiery core exercises for the ultimate Pilates practice. Adaptations are offered for those who maybe struggle weight-bearing on the wrists or knees, but make sure you're moving safely in a way that feels comfortable for you by modifying or switching things up if you need to! Enjoy!

Enjoy this month's Monthly Mat class, just for you! Starting with a deep stretch to wriggle out any tension, followed by some gorgeous total body mobility moves, and grounding core strength! This session will leave you feeling strong and centred. You can use this session as a make-up for any missed or unused classes this month, or enjoy it as an additional practice alongside your group classes! See you on the mat x

Welcome to the first class of the Flourish challenge, and I've got a Strong & Calm flow to kick off the next six weeks. A lovely mix of strength and mobility exercises that we'll be revisiting in different sequences across the next six weeks for you to progress and track your progress. There are some four point kneeling exercises that include weight-bearing in the knees and wrists in this sequence, feel free to take these sections on the elbows, tummy or up to the wall if this feels a little kinder on your joints. Take every exercise at your own pace and listen to your body throughout. Enjoy!

Welcome to today's practice; A classical core focussed class. This sequence is going to pop up three times throughout the challenge, so you'll have plenty of chances to progress as the weeks go on! We'll be working through some basic foundation exercises like the Single Leg Stretch, Planks and Curl Ups, as well as some Roll Up variations in preparation for Rolling Like a Ball and the Roll Over later on in the challenge! It's a great class to come back and repeat if you fancy it or would like to see a little more progress! Go at your own pace and feel free to take breaks or modifications if needed. Enjoy!

We're winding down to finish our first week of the challenge with a cosy, mindful mobility flow and relaxation. The perfect class to enjoy after a long day, giving your body what it needs; a chance to slow wayyyy down. Listen to what your body is asking of you in each movement, adapt and modify to allow you to meet yourself where you are. Let me know how you've enjoyed week 1 by leaving comments on the videos this week!

Starting this week strong with a slow burn sculpt class using the mini ball! Lots of lovely work for the full body using the ball to create some extra connections to our muscles that we may not feel without! If you don't have a Pilates ball then don't worry, you can easily use a small cushion, or rolled up scarf/blanket instead, or you can go without and use your body weight instead. All movements with the ball can be performed without. This class is going to come up twice throughout the challenge and we'll be building up to it again as the weeks go on, so if you want to get ahead of game before we revisit this class again then feel free to repeat whenever you like!

Today's class is a strong and functional sequence specifically programmed to free up the hips and release the back through all sorts of yummy strength, stretch and mobility movements combined. We'll be using a Pilates/yoga block for some alignment work, but if you don't have one of those then you can easily use a book/cushion as a replacement. For lots of us, our hips and backs can be a place in the body where we carry tension, stress or tightness and restriction. When our hips and back become tight or weak, this can lead to postural problems or pain in the back body - so it's always a good idea to keep these moving, especially as our modern lives leave us prone to sitting at desks, in cards, on sofas for a lot of our days! Take your time with each movement, listen to your body and give that body the love it deserves.

Welcome to week 3! We're starting this week off by waking up your posture and realigning your body for the classes to come. ** This is a lovely practice to try first thing in the morning to really set you up for the day and become aware of your body! You can expect a mix of strength and stretch within all the relevant muscles that support your posture - think glutes, back, hips and core! Take any adjustments needed and enjoy! ** A little disclaimer: We had some issues with the sound and mic when filming this video, so huge apologies if the sound gets a little muffled or choppy - Hopefully this shouldn't stop you from enjoying this lovely practice though!

We're marking the half way point of the challenge with the second installment of your classical core series! We'll be progressing some of the exercises we started in our first core class back in week one, so hopefully by now you're starting to find the variations of exercises that feel best in your body. We've got one last Classical Core class coming later in the challenge, so feel free to keep coming back to this one for some extra practice. Enjoy the challenge of these new progressions and let me know how you go!