Make your lessons smoother, safer, and extra impressed—with out watering down the strategy.
A few months in the past, I shared my Group Mat Class Cheatsheet in our weblog—and I heard from so a lot of you that it was useful. 🙌
Now let’s sort out the following problem: How do you train a mixed-level Group Reformer class with out watering down the strategy?
Right here’s your new go-to Group Reformer Cheatsheet filled with concepts, class themes, and options to widespread instructing dilemmas:
💡 Make a listing of sophistication themes that encourage you:
Want concepts? Strive these:
Give attention to a physique half — Get inspiration for sophistication flows from:
• Shari’s Brilliant Buttocks Reformer
• Niedra’s Reconstruct Your Core
• Yumi’s Heart Opening Reformer
• Marina’s Reformer Bootcamp Upper Body
Train a Pilates precept — Energy, Stretch, Management, Precision, Movement, or Breath.
• Nicole’s Precision Power Reformer
• Molly’s Flow State Reformer
Select a peak train and work it’s parts, then close to the top of sophistication, break down the height train.
• Mariano’s Reformer Goals Series
• Gloria’s Balance Control Off Reformer
Embody a prop to alter issues up:
• Molly’s Jumpboard Series
• Elaine’s 2×4 Reformer Series
• Juan’s Reformer Magic
Want modifications? Watch these:
• Blossom’s No Flexion Reformer
• Cary’s Happy Knees Reformer
• Clare’s TLC Reformer Workout
• Shari’s Decompress Your Spine Reformer
🔀 Throw in some mat
I promise the Pilates police 👮♂️ gained’t present up if you happen to do the abdomen collection on the lengthy field, or throw in a couple of pushups throughout the Lengthy Stretch collection (with the carriage closed)…
🧓 Have numerous novices or seniors?
Start or end class with some loopy efficient Pilates that superior to injured college students can all do:
• Standing Magic Circle Series
• The Wall with Squats
• Arm Weight Series
• 2×4 Series
🛠 Options to widespread Group Reformer issues:
⁉️ Downside: Reformers from totally different producers with totally different springs, gears, and many others. 😵
✅ Answer: Download our updated Reformer Springs Guide with setting equivalents for springs, gears, footbar settings, and straps.
⁉️ Downside: College students at combined ranges or with accidents that require modification 😵💫
✅ Answer: Observe the Basic Reformer Order to maintain novices secure whereas giving superior college students variations:
• Novices do a couple of additional Elephants, superior add in Lengthy Stretches
• Novices do the kneeling a part of Entrance Splits, others do the complete train
• Novices end with Tricep Dips, others go for Lengthy Again Therapeutic massage
