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Better than Magic
This class begins with a deceptively easy standing leg series to get you standing tall before it moves into seriously hard work on the mat. You’ll really feel the ‘magic’ after this full body workout, especially in your abs and inner thighs. Finish up by returning to standing for arm work with the circle to tone and connect.
Read MoreInvigorating Cadillac
A full workout on the Cadillac will leave you feeling invigorated with it’s fantastic balance of strength along with yummy stretches that you’ll savor between the hard work. Tiziana finishes with the Traditional Ending.
Read MoreFabulous Form Mat with Alisa
Alisa teaches this class with attention to alignment. Learn how to get more out of each exercise by knowing how to do it right. You’ll learn the reason for the name of the corkscrew and begin to add the movement of your hips to the circling of your legs, the one leg Teaser, how to stand up from the Seal, the Standing Arm Weight Series to tone and connect the arms to your Powerhouse and finish with the Wall to correct postural imbalance and leave you lighter, taller and standing straighter against gravity.
Read MoreWunda Express
If you love the chair, you’ll love this workout! With an emphasis on legs, glutes and opening the chest you’ll fit 25 exercises into a short time frame. Exercises include: Footwork, the Hundred, Swan Dive 1 and 2, Teaser, Mermaid Sitting and Kneeling, Horseback, Tendon Stretch with 1 leg side, Table, Push Down Standing and Kneeling on Chair, Mountain Climber, Pull Up, Flying Eagle, Corkscrew, Leg Push Down Series: Front, Side & Back, Stretch/Press Down Teaser, and Backward Arms.
Read MoreThe Wall for Better Posture
The Wall is an exercise you can do anywhere and anytime you need to realign your body. It is especially good to practice if you’ve been hunched over your desk or if traveling to reestablish your connection to your center, relax your shoulders and correct poor posture. This series includes a squat against the wall to strengthen the legs–Joe often had his clients prepare for ski season by holding the squat.
Read MoreAdvanced Challenge Mat
Follow Alisa as she works out with a pair of strong and flexible students–one is a Pilates Instructor herself–in this Advanced Mat class.
Read MoreMaster the Mat
Work out with this group of almost all Pilates Instructors as Tiziana brings her signature precise cues and contagious energy to this tough mat workout. She’ll have you sweating through the entire Mat series in just 36 minutes.
Read MoreStand Taller in 10 Spine Corrector
Do you feel hunched over? Joe Pilates created the Spine Corrector to correct your spine’s curves. This quick series opens the chest, relieves tight necks and shoulders and stretches the upper back to help you look and feel 3 inches taller in less than ten minutes.
Read MoreFluid Mat Workout
Join two experienced and strong students for this Advanced class. Alisa really works the transitions between exercises, so the workout moves quickly. She teaches Advanced exercises including Scissors and Bicycle, Jacknife, Leg Pull, Kneeling Knee Stretches, Side Bend, Boomerang, Rocking, Roll Over Control Balance and Crab.
Read MoreArm Chair Overview
Tiziana gives an overview of how to use the Baby Chair, along with a series for healthy bodies.
Read MoreDiscover the Magic
The Magic Circle turns on muscles you might not know you had! Discover the magic while using the circle for all the exercises in this workout to improve balance and control. This workout ends with a standing series using the circle to leave you feeling refreshed and taller.
Read MoreReformer Series – Class 4 of 4
The 4th class in this progressive series really moves through familiar transitions with a ‘minimum of motion’ to maximize pace and work your mind as much as your body. You’ll learn to keep your feet off the floor when removing springs, the option of a bigger stretch on Short Spine Massage and how to hold the strap in Pulling Straps so your wrists don’t twist. Alisa also teaches the Coordination exercise to really work the abs. Intermediate exercises in this class include: Short Spine Massage, Pulling Straps, plus new ones for this series: Coordination, and Long Stretch in which you’ll learn how to position the grip on the footbar to reduce wrist strain.
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