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Pilates with Rachel louise

Pilates Instructor offering mixed ability mat classes for all levels and ages.

12/11/2025

4 different variations of a kneeling fluid flow sequence that uses the Pilates ball to support for awareness & resistance whilst de-stabilising in your kneeling side plank.

Each movement is connecting with your upper body and core moving in a seamless way that targets into your obliques.

Try the 4 movements together for fluid flow

🔹 Oblique hip roll down
🔸 Overhead Oblique hinge and lift
🔹 2 pulse oblique hip roll down
🔸 Side kneeling elbow to knee Oblique hinge

06/11/2025

Pilates fusion inspiration for a lower body sequence using a resistance band and block.

Challenge your balance, memory and stability through the flow intensifying the sequence with combining the movements together gaining length and height throughout.

30/10/2025

Teaching to connect your pelvic floor is essential during a Pilates class and one of my favourite ways is by using a small ball. It allows you to bring your awareness to the movement and use the resistance of the ball to squeeze and mimic with by contracting your pelvic wall muscles.

When focusing on connecting and aligning, try to add a chair 🪑 where you can sit mid-way down before standing tall and tilting the pelvis towards you.

🔹 Standing parallel squat with ball
🔸 Mid-range squat squeeze & release
🔹 Staggered balanced lunge
🔸 Incline hip hinge lunges
🔹 Seated supported squats with hand press

24/10/2025

I have been asked this question a couple of times recently and it got me thinking....

What do we consider as strong and healthy hips and why is it important to maintain hip health?

We want to feel strong in our bodies and able for as long as we can therefore focusing on achieving strong and healthy hips is essential for our overall mobility, balance and stability.

Over on the Pilates with rachel Louise blog, I’ve shared my own recommendations and experiences alongside the benefits and tips! Head to the link below for a read and let me know your own recommendations!

https://pilateswr.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/how-to-achieve-strong-and-healthy-hips/

21/10/2025

4 de-stabilising and challenging Pilates ring exercises for inspiration. Concentration and precision is essential here to maintain body alignment whilst performing the movement without losing control.

The shakiness was real here 😅

🔹 Single leg resistance bridge
🔸 Balanced side plank pull through
🔹 Single push up bird dog
🔸 Lean back resistance squat

26/09/2025

Strong plank variations is one of my favourite ways of turning on the intensity in my Barre and Pilates classes.

Progression with your planks takes time and practice. Performing them correctly is going to support the strong core foundation that acts as the centre point for overall body heath when working muscles connected.

I’d recommend to keep the range of motion small to begin with starting in your table top position. As you maintain stability, progress into a full plank variations. To be snazzy, you can add in a small Pilates ball, a wall, barre, band etc for the advancement.

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🔹 Table top raise to single leg extension
🔸 Table top hovers to knee to extend
🔹 High plank donkey kick
🔸 High plank ball squeeze
🔹 De-stabilised Leg Pull Prone

05/09/2025

4 Glute engaging mat Pilates exercises to do at home by strengthening the largest muscles in the body.

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🔹 Bridge single leg roll out to overhead flow
🔸 Bridge single leg out out to arm abduction
🔹 Bridge knee incline to press
🔸 Supine curl to lengthen

31/08/2025

Practicing low impact workouts regularly can help you achieve similar results to lifting heavy weights and pushing yourself in high impact workouts. Every type of exercise has its purpose and choosing one that suits you is completely down to preference.

Many compliment each other and have proven benefits to your overall muscle, bone and joint strength as well as your mental wellbeing.

Personally, one thing I have noticed for me since I mainly focus my daily workouts on low impact styles such as Pilates and Barre is the toning and noticeable definition in my muscles. Particularly in my back and core.

Now aesthetics isn’t my personal aim but it is something that has been harder to achieve over the years so feeling strong 💪🏻and seeing the muscle definition in certain positions does provide a little boost in confidence.

Everyone has different goals and reasons to why they exercise regularly and I always encourage to try something for you that supports your physical and mental health 🧡

21/08/2025

What does Success & Fulfilment mean to you?

Do you often find yourself in the comparison cycle where you’re competing with myself let alone others and getting frustrated?

Did you have a straight forward pathway carved out from a young age?

Do you feel that you excel in one specific thing and considered an overachiever or extraordinary at something?

Personally I haven’t ever felt like this and often get annoyed with myself that I have many interests in all the areas of my life from career, home, hobbies etc and what I perceive stability to look like. By having so many interests and a desire to try them or switch between, it has often meant I feel average or just good across a broad range rather than extraordinary at one or two things.

But in a recent conversation I found myself delving into this question, What does Success & Fulfilment mean to you, and it made me re-look at where I feel more energised.

Truthfully I love to have multiple projects and things going on at the same time. Stability to me and the “end goal” as such is not one thing. It is the journey and opportunities I have to mix it up along the way to learn and experience.

Over on the Pilates with rachel Louise blog this month, I’m sharing more on my thoughts on this question and challenge you to sit down and really think, are you hooked on what is the “end goal” or can you think past that and embrace actually what makes you happiest whilst still feeling stable.

Link to read the post

https://pilateswr.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/what-does-success-fulfillment-mean-to-you/

03/08/2025

Feeling refreshed, calm, fulfilled and happy from a week off.

Sometimes you need to pause from go go go to just take a moment and enjoy the present, to then be able to come back with a better mindset and appreciation.

This past week I’ve spent quality time with people who I care about, in one of my favourite countries which will always hold a special place in my heart having lived here for a while.

Normal classes resume this week but for now I’m enjoying my last croissant 🥐 and glass of wine 🍷

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