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Pilates with Rachel louise

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

25/01/2026

One of my favourite release flows from an intense Barre or Pilates Fusion class using a barre to support my balance and find deeper dynamic stretches to hold for 30 seconds or longer.

Video has a voice over to guide you through the flow so save for a little inspo

16/01/2026

Progressive exercises targeting the abdominal and upper body muscles with a looped resistance band.

Through the flow, you can add in the lift of a knee to table top, extend the lever, add a rotation of the torso, pulses and balancing to progress and intensity the movements.

🔹 Twisted Single Knee raise to table top
🔸 Twisted extended lever
🔹 Twisted elongated pulses
🔸 Twisted single to double table top
🔹 Balancing Russian twists
🔸 Balancing flowing scissors

11/01/2026

A Barre Warm Up is essential before transitioning into your classic format and one of my favourites is to pair dynamic stretching, mobility and a little heart pulsing 🌡️

Listen out to my cues and save for inspo

06/01/2026

Thigh Surprise is a floor burner to be added to your Barre set.

Focusing on engaging the quads, hamstrings, hip flexors and glutes max muscles, the exercises is performed in a leant back spinal position where you can add in various upper body movements and props to challenge the body such as a Pilates ball wedged between the ankles and rested on the calves.

Inspo to steal
🔹 Stacked arms leaning back
🔸 Stacked arms to T opening leaning back
🔹 Hinge squat to leaning back
🔸 2 x Tuck lift and release
🔹 Hip shake with pull down

30/12/2025

Every year towards the end i reflect on what worked in the current year, what brought me happiness, stability, fun, adventure and joy but also…

what didn’t work for me, what led me to feel unhappy, disappointed or unsure more times than i would like.

To finish out the year, I sat down and did this exercise myself so it was clear as day what I want to leave behind and take into a new year.

Leaving behind:

🔻Specific Goals
🔻Jam pack my schedule to a T
🔻Dipping into my savings £££ and spending in-necessarily

Taking forward:

🔺Less is more mindset & Approach
🔺Expectations and Timeline disappointment
🔺Little more care-free

I go into depth on the Pilates with rachel Louise blog sharing my WHY and HOW. Head to the link in my bio or on stories for a read!

I recommend giving the exercise a go, it’s very fulfilling and a good way to reflect

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄 I hope 2025 was magical for you and if it wasn’t as you hoped, maybe there was a handful of joyful moments to remember and appreciate.

However you are spending today, I wish you a lovely Christmas and looking forward to a bright and promising 2026!

Starting my Christmas Day with the Santa Park run 🏃‍♀️ was so special 🧑‍🎄

09/12/2025

NOTE TO OURSELVES:

♦️It’s okay to take this month easy, it’s not a rat race to finish everything you’d hoped because it’s the end of the year

♦️ It’s okay to indulge this month with all the celebrations & festive outings

♦️ It’s okay to sit and binge Netflix & Xmas movies for 2 weeks over the break

♦️ It’s okay to say no if your not feeling social or financially it’s challenging this year to spend £££

♦️ It’s okay if you haven’t thought or made plans for next year yet or at all. Maybe going with the flow is better suited to you

There’s always so much pressure in December whether that’s being in this Christmas spirit and trying to keep up with social celebrations or because it’s end of the year and you think about all the things you set out to do at the start, just remember “it’s okay” to decide how you want to finish the year out.

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

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.

Save these for inspo

🔹 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.

~ Save for later ~

🔹 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/

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