
7 WEEK TRANSFORMATION
PILATES X WEIGHTS
Welcome to this Pilates & weights course which is meticulously designed for women who are ready to reclaim their strength & vitality. Designed to address the unique needs of a woman’s hormonal and nervous system, we blend the core-strengthening of Pilates with the targeted weight training to build resilience & power.
Join us on this empowering journey to reclaim strength and redefine what it means to age.
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Week 1 - FORM
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Workout 1 - Intro to Weights
Welcome to your first workout in this 7 week Challenge! This session is an introduction to weights - holding them, posture, form. Even if you are used to working with weights, Pilates and weights is a whole different ball game to e are taking things slowly and building up technique and strength over time.
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Workout 2 - Core Stability
Core stability and control is the name of the game with this workout. Getting used to the weight might take a bit of time so don't panic if you find this workout harder than workout 1. we are slowly building strength and competing against ourselves only.
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Workout 3 - Breathing
Strong breathwork with weights is a really effective way to build deep core strength. We are binging the attention back to the breath this workout so that we maximise our results. Great as a breathwork refresher or a complete introduction.
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Week 2 - BALANCE
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Workout 4 - Finding Our Stability
Welcome to Balance Week. This workout explores balance on the mat - a nice mix of bodyweight work and weighted work today as we enter this new phase of our Challenge.
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Workout 5 - Standing Balance
Workout 5 is all about traditional balance. The ankles and feet will be working hard to keep the body stable but don't underestimate the importance of your core engagement here as that is what will maintain your balance. The weight plays the part of disrupting that balance today.
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Workout 6 - Matwork Stability
Say hello to your hip flexors and lower abs - these are getting extra special attention in this workout! We are definitely levelling up the strength element here as we cant rely on the lower body muscles to help with the power and stability so its all coming from our centre and upper body.
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Week 3 - SWEAT
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Workout 7 - Pilates Circuit
10 exercises, 3 rounds of sweat. Get ready to increase the heart rate, maintain our focus on form, and test our strength in this circuit-style Pilates session.
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Workout 8 - Power of Bodyweight
Bodyweight is our greatest asset in adding resistance into our workouts - we are exploring this a bit more in this workout. Plank and side plank work features here which can be difficult to master. Take it slowly, and do what you can.
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Workout 9 - sweat sweat sweat
You are supposed to find this workout difficult so don't panic if you feel like we have stepped the pace up this week. We piece together the work we have done in FORM week and BALANCE week to ensure we use controlled power and good technique during this workout.
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Week 4 - MINDSET
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Workout 10 - Failure with Form
Welcome to mindset week! This week focus on increasing stamina , endurance and get the muscles to the point of failure whilst maintaining good form. We want this to feel hard - we want to push through the pain and build up extra strength we never knew we had.
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Workout 11 - Plank Work
Its no secret I have a love affair with Planks! They have so many benefits to the body that are unexpected like reducing blood pressure and improving our cardiovascular fitness. However, planks are hard and so this workout is designed to give you tools to improve your technique and build up strength and stamina.
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Workout 12 - Full Body Strength
This workouts continues to build on strength and controlled power. A lot of shoulder work in this workout, however the core is always working hard to keep our form and posture correct.
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Week 5 - CORE
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Workout 13 - No Curl-up Core
Welcome to Core Week - this session targets the deep abdominal muscles that strengthen our posture and protect our spine. There are no curl ups in this workout, so you wont necessarily feel a burn during this workout, but rest assured you are building deep core strength.
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Workout 14 - Superficial Ab Blast
This workout tackles the superficial muscles whilst we maintain great control. No weights required here as we are including a lot of curl up work here - you'll feel a great burn through the top of the abs. Any neck and shoulder tension then bring the head back down to the floor.
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Workout 15 - Total Core
We are combining deep core strength work with superficial abdominal work in this 30 minute total core session. The weights are back for a big boost on our strength work and you are getting a lovely core burn in this hard but fun core workouts. Enjoy!
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Week 6 - LEVEL-UP
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Workout 16 - Levelled-up Lower Body
Welcome to Level-up Week! Our penultimate week of this 7 week Challenge and we are levelling up each of our workouts focusing on targeted workouts that embrace that Pilates burn. This workout targets the lower body so helps to build strong lean legs & bum.
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Workout 17 - Levelled-up Upper Body
This session is all about strengthening the upper body - shoulders, arms, back, upper abs. Not only are we creating muscle definition and toning, but we are also building strong posture that we remove aches and pains.
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Workout 18 - Levelled-up Abs
Our final level-up workout and we are bringing the attention back to the abs. Pilates work focuses a lot on core engagement and strength because it's the powerhouse of the body. Building a strong core means we build a supported, healthy body for life.
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Week 7 - STRENGTH
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Workout 19 - Full Body Strength
Welcome to your final week - Strength Week. These three workout piece together everything we have built over the last 6 weeks to empower our strength.
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Workout 20 - Penultimate Burn
This is your second to last workout in this 7 week course and we are going to make it count. A mixture of bodyweight work and weights work to strengthen the whole body.
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Workout 21 - The Final Workout
You made it - this is the final workout in your 7 week Full Body Transformation. We are finishing strong with this weights and bodyweight workout and putting everything we have built together in this session. I hope you see this as the start of your Pilates journey. You have managed to build a consistent routine that makes you feel the best version of yourself - so keep going, don't stop now.
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Course FAQ
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If are consistent with the Challenge you can expect:
Increase in muscle mass, which in visual terms means a more tone body with increase in muscle definition.
Increase in metabolism which starts to slow down as we get older.
You will have more natural energy and more stable hormonal levels.
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All you need it mat and a pair of 5KG weights.
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Absolutely! I will be holding your hand throughout the whole of this Challenge. Starting with form and technique and then building up our strength and intensity as Challenge progresses.
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Each week you will receive 3 new workouts to get done at a time that suits you. provide the workouts, all you need to is fit them in to your week.