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Back To Basic Pilates

  • Episode 1
  • 27 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Even if you are a Pilates pro I would always suggest occasionally going back to basics. I often do this with my classes I teach. This video is a slow paced video that will help you to practice setting your spine in neutral, engaging the core muscle correctly and controlling spinal movement to build control through your spine. Perfect if you have back pain!
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Alignment Exercises

  • Episode 2
  • 26 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
We work through various positions in these Pilates alignment exercises, correcting our alignment as we go. Lyndsay will teach you the optimum position to achieve great results and better posture. We have also created a specialist posture exercise video to help you further improve.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates For Health

  • Episode 3
  • 25 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Practicing clinical Pilates regularly can leave you feeling physically and mentally better. Start to feel the benefits straight away with this Pilates for health workout.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Wake Up The Spine

  • Episode 4
  • 11 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
This is a 10 minute spinal mobilising video. The whole video focuses on movement of the joints in your spine so perfect if your back is feeling stiff. 
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Core Control Pilates

  • Episode 5
  • 27 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Progress through some different core control Pilates exercises to learn how to stabilise and control movement in different postures to increase core strength. Learn how to move your spine through different stretches as well as building core stability to support your back.
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Spinal Mobility Exercises

  • Episode 6
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Enjoy some spinal mobility exercises and stretches to release the spine in this workout, as well as continuing to strengthen the spinal muscles.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Core Engagement Exercises

  • Episode 7
  • 27 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
These core engagement exercises, taught by a highly experienced physiotherapist, will help reduce back pain. Teach your core stabilising muscles to stabilise your spine during movement. Strengthen them deeper with this workout. Do this workout regularly to build core strength and reduce back pain.
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Spinal Control Exercises

  • Episode 8
  • 27 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Learn to control spinal movement and strengthen the core muscles with these spinal control exercises.
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Pilates Posture Exercises

  • Episode 9
  • 24 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Learn how to strengthen the postural muscles in this clinical Pilates workout from experienced physiotherapist and Pilates instructor Lyndsay Hirst. These Pilates posture exercises can help you achieve a better posture.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pelvic Stability Exercises

  • Episode 10
  • 26 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Deepen your connection with the pelvic stabilising muscles with these pelvic stability exercises. Gain a deeper strength with the core muscles that stabilise the spine and pelvis.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Core Exercises

  • Episode 11
  • 30 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
This gentle Pilates core exercises beginners workout allows you to learn the basics of activating the core. Learn how to control a neutral spine position and control movement to reduce back pain and strengthen the muscles around the spine to stop future episodes of pain. Lyndsay has over 15 years experience as a physiotherapist and clinical Pilates teacher specialising in Pilates for back pain. This workout will help switch back on the core muscles that have switched off because of back pain.
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Neutral Spine Pilates

  • Episode 12
  • 27 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Clinical Pilates is different from traditional Pilates in that we are constantly aiming to maintain a neutral spine as we work the core muscles. Learn more about maintaining an optimal spine position in this neutral spine Pilates workout. Looking for more exercises with a focus on the spine? Check out our spine mobilising exercise video.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Clinical Pilates

  • Episode 13
  • 32 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
This clinical Pilates workout for beginners takes you through a series of movements to perfect your clinical Pilates understanding. 
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Pilates Basics

  • Episode 14
  • 28 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
In this Pilates basics workout, you will focus on a small number of movements to perfect your technique.
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Pilates Flow

  • Episode 15
  • 31 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Flow through a series of movements and progressions in this beginners clinical Pilates flow workout.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Hip Stretches

  • Episode 16
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Free the hips with these Pilates hip stretches. Learn to control hip movements and ask the hip stabilising muscles to perform.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Thoracic Spine Exercises

  • Episode 17
  • 23 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Work the mid back with these thoracic spine exercises. Stretch the thoracic spine and work your rotational control to strengthen the muscles that support this area.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Psoas Muscle Exercises

  • Episode 18
  • 32 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Throughout these psoas muscle exercises, we challenge your hip and pelvic stability with some exercises focusing on the psoas muscle.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Height Increase Exercises

  • Episode 19
  • 31 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Feel an inch taller after this Pilates height increase workout! Enjoy strengthening the postural muscles to create a leaner posture.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Charge Up The Inner Core

  • Episode 20
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Fire up those core stabilising muscles with this workout. Feel the energy flow through these muscles to strengthen deeper.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Progression Exercises

  • Episode 21
  • 31 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Progress through some new levels in this workout. Learn to maintain a neutral spine at all times as you progress into new levels.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Core Workout

  • Episode 22
  • 30 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Start to firm up the core muscles with this intermediate Pilates core workout. Take your body through a sequence of movements designed to firm the core muscles.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Balance Exercises

  • Episode 23
  • 27 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Take your core to another level with these Pilates balance exercises. Improve your balance and learn to use your core to help improve your balance and control.
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Stretch And Strengthen

  • Episode 24
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Release out tight areas and strengthen weak muscles. Correct any muscle imbalances with this higher level workout.
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Improve Core Strength

  • Episode 25
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Feel your core strength and stability improving with this workout. Work in a variety of positions to challenge the core muscles to a new level.
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Spine Strengthening Exercises

  • Episode 26
  • 32 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Strengthen the spine whilst maintaining control and alignment throughout with these spine strengthening exercises. This intermediate workout takes you through some progressions to improve your spine strength.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Energy Boost Pilates

  • Episode 27
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Feel energised after this workout. Connect with your body and focus your mind on controlling movement while increasing strength.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Speed It Up: Faster Pilates

  • Episode 28
  • 30 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Work at a slightly quicker pace in this faster Pilates workout, stabilising through different ranges of movement. Control the shoulders, hips and spine with some challenging moves.
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Total Pilates Hip Workout

  • Episode 29
  • 30 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Work the hips in this Pilates hip workout session in both a stabilising and strengthening way. Weakness in the hips not only can contribute to hip problems but also pelvic, spine and even knee problems! Feel you are helping your whole body with this workout. Looking for a gentler hip workout? Try our Pilates hip release video, which is ideal for beginners.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates for Neck and Shoulders

  • Episode 30
  • 32 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Work on the muscles around the neck and shoulders in this Pilates for neck and shoulders workout. Be mindful of your position throughout as this is key to targeting the correct muscles. Using our core will help the shoulder muscles function better. These exercises are great for addressing neck pain and shoulder pain.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Shoulder Stabilisation Exercises

  • Episode 31
  • 31 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Strengthen and stabilise the shoulders and scapula (shoulder blades) with these shoulder stabilisation exercises from Your Pilates Physio. Work various parts of the shoulders in different positions to feel strength and support in this area, helping you address shoulder pain issues.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Sculpt and Tone Pilates

  • Episode 32
  • 31 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Whilst using our core muscles we can progress through some tough strengthening and toning Pilates exercises in this workout to sculpt and tone the abdominals, hips and shoulders. For even more core work try our total Pilates core workout!
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Core Workout

  • Episode 33
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
This tough Pilates core workout has some challenged exercises to work your whole core in various positions.
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Total Body Bliss

  • Episode 34
  • 36 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Feel connected with your core in this intermediate workout. Hold your form as you move through the progressions. Don't lose your focus.
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Strong, Lean And Engaged

  • Episode 35
  • 31 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Apply your key Pilates principles to this workout to progress your training and further increase your core strength.
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Glute Strengthening Exercises

  • Episode 36
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Focus this session on your glute area with these powerful glute strengthening exercises. Charge up the muscles in the hips to create strength and definition.
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Physio Led Pilates

  • Episode 37
  • 25 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
This is an intermediate, physio led Pilates workout focusing on strengthening the spinal muscles to reduce pain and improve posture. Enjoy movement, don't fear it!
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Core Holds

  • Episode 38
  • 29 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
There are some adapted exercises in this workout to allow you to integrate your technique to various Pilates core holds. Intermediate level.
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Back Strengthening Pilates

  • Episode 39
  • 33 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Strengthen muscles around the spine, hips, pelvis and abdominal area to target the key muscles that hold our spine together!
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Total Body Pilates

  • Episode 40
  • 28 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Clinical Pilates at an intermediate level to challenge your control and alignment. This total body Pilates workout works all areas!
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Work The Waist

  • Episode 41
  • 31 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
Strengthen the muscles that wrap around the waste. Learn to use them in a stabilising. Maintain control throughout!
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  • Difficulty: Advanced

Hip Strengthening Exercises

  • Episode 42
  • 22 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
This video specifically targets the hip muscles for a great hip workout! Build strength around the hip joints with this physio-led workout
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Loosen The Hips

  • Episode 43
  • 14 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
This is a short 14 minute video that will help free your hips up! Mobilise the hips joints as well as stretching the muscles around the hips to feel flexible around the hips! Use a belt to help with the stretches if your hips are really stiff.
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  • Difficulty: Beginner

Small Ball Pilates Workout

  • Episode 44
  • 21 Mins
  • Warning: Not suitable for everybody
We use the small ova Pilates ball in this video to add an extra challenge to your core stability and balance. It is possible to do the video without a ball but way more fun if you have one!
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Also in this Workout

Back To Basic Pilates

  •  27.0
  • Episode 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Alignment Exercises

  •  26.0
  • Episode 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates For Health

  •  25.0
  • Episode 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Wake Up The Spine

  •  11.0
  • Episode 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Core Control Pilates

  •  27.0
  • Episode 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Spinal Mobility Exercises

  •  29.0
  • Episode 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Core Engagement Exercises

  •  27.0
  • Episode 7

Difficulty: Beginner

Spinal Control Exercises

  •  27.0
  • Episode 8

Difficulty: Beginner

Pilates Posture Exercises

  •  24.0
  • Episode 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pelvic Stability Exercises

  •  26.0
  • Episode 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Core Exercises

  •  30.0
  • Episode 11

Difficulty: Beginner

Neutral Spine Pilates

  •  27.0
  • Episode 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Clinical Pilates

  •  32.0
  • Episode 13

Difficulty: Beginner

Pilates Basics

  •  28.0
  • Episode 14

Difficulty: Beginner

Pilates Flow

  •  31.0
  • Episode 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Hip Stretches

  •  29.0
  • Episode 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Thoracic Spine Exercises

  •  23.0
  • Episode 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

Psoas Muscle Exercises

  •  32.0
  • Episode 18

Difficulty: Intermediate

Height Increase Exercises

  •  31.0
  • Episode 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Charge Up The Inner Core

  •  29.0
  • Episode 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Progression Exercises

  •  31.0
  • Episode 21

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Core Workout

  •  30.0
  • Episode 22

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Balance Exercises

  •  27.0
  • Episode 23

Difficulty: Advanced

Stretch And Strengthen

  •  29.0
  • Episode 24

Difficulty: Advanced

Improve Core Strength

  •  29.0
  • Episode 25

Difficulty: Advanced

Spine Strengthening Exercises

  •  32.0
  • Episode 26

Difficulty: Intermediate

Energy Boost Pilates

  •  29.0
  • Episode 27

Difficulty: Intermediate

Speed It Up: Faster Pilates

  •  30.0
  • Episode 28

Difficulty: Advanced

Total Pilates Hip Workout

  •  30.0
  • Episode 29

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates for Neck and Shoulders

  •  32.0
  • Episode 30

Difficulty: Intermediate

Shoulder Stabilisation Exercises

  •  31.0
  • Episode 31

Difficulty: Intermediate

Sculpt and Tone Pilates

  •  31.0
  • Episode 32

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Core Workout

  •  29.0
  • Episode 33

Difficulty: Advanced

Total Body Bliss

  •  36.0
  • Episode 34

Difficulty: Advanced

Strong, Lean And Engaged

  •  31.0
  • Episode 35

Difficulty: Intermediate

Glute Strengthening Exercises

  •  29.0
  • Episode 36

Difficulty: Advanced

Physio Led Pilates

  •  25.0
  • Episode 37

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pilates Core Holds

  •  29.0
  • Episode 38

Difficulty: Advanced

Back Strengthening Pilates

  •  33.0
  • Episode 39

Difficulty: Beginner

Total Body Pilates

  •  28.0
  • Episode 40

Difficulty: Advanced

Work The Waist

  •  31.0
  • Episode 41

Difficulty: Advanced

Hip Strengthening Exercises

  •  22.0
  • Episode 42

Difficulty: Intermediate

Loosen The Hips

  •  14.0
  • Episode 43

Difficulty: Beginner

Small Ball Pilates Workout

  •  21.0
  • Episode 44

Difficulty: Intermediate

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