Playing with Pilates Challenge
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Challenge Rules - Have Fun!
Playing with Pilates! Pilates Challenge 2020
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook - hashtag #playingwithpilates
Virtual and in Person Challenge
Only $75 [included in WG membership]
Go to our homepage on our website to register, or you can do this in person at your first class!
Challenge Rules! It’s Easy and Fun!
Follow us on Instagram and/or Facebook plus ALL hosts and sponsors listed below. Get your accounts ready! #playingwithpilateschallenge
Willow Gardens Yoga Studio - SPONSOR [willowgardensyoga]
Hayes Country Physical Therapy and Wellness - SPONSOR [hayscontypt]
Raelynn Haynes - HOST [raelynnhaynes]
Nicole Laird - HOST [nicolelairdpt]
Janine Kudelka - HOST [janeeneemarie]
Kerrie Kelsey - HOST [mindfulfitness_kerriek]
Stacy Clayton - HOST [stacy_clayton]
Tara Poenie - HOST [tarapoenieyoga]
Subscribe to our FREE YouTube Channel and Set up your Mind Body Account if you haven’t already (you’ll need access to our channel for tutorials and instructional videos to jump start your practice, and you’ll need a Mind Body account to register for your classes)
Download and print the calendar. This is available on our website with the Pilates Challenge (willowgardenshotyoga.com). Post your calendar on Instagram and/or FB and tag us each time you post so we can keep track of your points!
Plan your classes! Sign up for your classes through our live schedule on our website or through your Mind Body App. Be sure to sign up for the online or in person class - note they are listed separately on the schedule (www.willowgardenshotyoga.com)
Get your journal ready - be able to find things that you write down, like notes, and questions
Practice 30 times in September - every day if possible. If you miss a day, you can double up. We have 11 classes on our schedule, with multiple classes some days, so you can double up if you need to!
Post at least 2x per week [by Wednesday and Sunday of each week, one picture and one short video]. Tag all hosts and sponsors (be sure to tag us so we can keep tally of your points). Share each post with two additional people.
Watch all of the recommended short tutorials on our YouTube Channel
Don’t Crush your Mouse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4gHOlXCvoY&t=4s
The Posterior Lateral Breath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VT08A5FOk&t=4s
Pilates Push Up Tutorial with Tara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfV6wZ9QD54&t=2s
Grounding in your Pilates Practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dA8Q4w1zbs
What the h*** is the T-point?! Or Find Your T-point!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT55JT1my9s&t=35s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h8nPYsaGiw
Take your initial test! 10-min Core Challenge with Rae [after you do this workout, rate your core strength from 1-10, one being the lowest and 10 the highest]. Write down your ranking and the date in your journal and keep safe for later when you will compare again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J2wrpBNS_w&t=96s
Post about your 10-min core experience and what you rank yourself. This is the beginning of your journey!
Each day you will have a specific exercise that you will practice, outside and during your class. These will be posted by us multiple times each day, and often with a short (usually less than one minute) tutorial. Follow and like them daily. Ask questions or make comments. Journal about your struggles, your progress, and your joy!
*The challengers with the most points at the end of the challenge will be entered into a drawing for a brand new Manduka yoga mat AND a private session!
September Pilates Class Schedule
Each class has a virtual option, and most have both virtual and in person options! Get signed up now! It’s not too late. You can double up if you miss a class. Or reach out and we will send you a link to your make up class.
Monday 9am-10am - Wake Up and Stretch: YogaLates - with Kerrie (in person and virtual option)
Tuesday 3pm-4pm - Pilates All Level with Kerrie (in person and virtual option)
Wednesday 9am-10am - Pilates All Level with Tara (in person and virtual option)
Wednesday 4pm-4:45pm - Pilates Core and Booty Burn with Rae (virtual only)
Thursday 3pm-4pm - Pilates All Level with Stacy (in person and virtual option)
Thursday 7pm-7:45pm - Wind Down Pilates with Rae (virtual only)
Friday Noon - Yogalates with Rae (in person and virtual option)
Friday 1:30-2:15pm - Feet Up Flow: Alignment and Core with Kerrie (in person and virtual option)
Saturday 7am-8am - Pilates All Level with Rae (in person and virtual option)
Sunday 10:30am-11:15am - HIIT Athletic Pilates/Yoga Fusion with Kerrie (in person and virtual option)
Sunday 11:30-Noon - Feet Up Fun: Core and Inversions (in person and virtual option)
Questions?
What happens if I can’t do all of your offered classes, or if I miss some classes while I am traveling? Don’t worry! You can miss some classes [if our scheduled classes don’t always work for you]. Videos from our YouTube Channel will be sent to you as make ups! Email us to request the videos that you can use for that day. Email us at willowgardensyoga@gmail.com to request your substitute videos so we can give you the appropriate one for that day!
Already a Member of Willow Gardens? Then this Challenge is at No Extra Cost for you! Just start signing up for your classes.
What classes count in the Challenge?
All Pilates, Yogalates, HIIT and Feet-Up Classes! See above schedule for all classes.
What if I don’t feel comfortable coming into the studio?
No worries! Every class has a virtual option. Just sign up for the Mind Body Online version when you register for the class!
List of Daily Exercises
In Order - Breakdown these postures (with modifications) in your class
Day 1 Tu Sept 1 - Hundreds [Kerrie]
Day 2 - W Sept 2 - Pilates Roll Up with offering of Neck Pull [Tara, Rae]
Day 3 - Th Sept 3 - Spine Stretch / Spine Twist / Saw [Stacy]
Day 4 - Fri Sept 4 - Roll like a ball / Roll over [Rae]
Day 5 - Sat Sept 5 - Five Series [single leg stretch, double leg stretch, scissors, criss cross, double leg lower] [Rae]
Day 6 - Sun Sept 6 - Leg circles [Kerrie]
Day 7 - M Sept 7 - Labor Day - Not sure about this class. Might have to Upload a YouTube
Day 8 - Tu Sept 8 - Swimming [Kerrie]
Day 9 - W Sept 9 - Swan [Tara]
Day 10 - Th Sept 10 - Seal [Stacy]
Day 11 - Fri Sept 11 - Side Lying I - Box series with circles and lifts [Kerrie]
Day 12 - Sat Sept 12 - Side Lying II - Leg lifts with grasshopper [Rae]
Day 13 - Sun Sept 13 - Side Lying III - Circles of all kinds with the legs [Kerrie]
Day 14 - M Sept 14 - Side Lying IV - Develop / Envelope with toe touches and leg lowers [Kerrie]
Day 15 - Tu Sept 15 - Side Lying V - Lower leg circles and scissors [Kerrie]
Day 16 - W Sept 16 - Side Lying VI - Clam with variations, levels 1, 2, and 3 [Tara, Rae]
Day 17 - Th Sept 17 - Hip Circles and Can Can [Stacy]
Day 18 - F Sept 18 - Boomerang [Rae]
Day 19 - Sat Sept 19 - Pilates Push Up / Plank [Rae]
Day 20 - Sun Sept 20 - Scissors and Bicycle Classical Style [Kerrie]
Day 21 - M Sept 21 - Mermaid (with optional twists) [Kerrie]
Day 22 - Tu Sept 22 - Leg Pull Up / Leg Pull Down [Kerrie]
Day 23 - W Sept 23 - Control Balance [Tara, Rae]
Day 24 - Th Sept 24 - Pilates Push Up [Stacy]
Day 25 - F Sept 25 - Teaser [Rae]
Day 26 - Sat Sept 26 - Jack Knife [Rae]
Day 27 - Sun Sept 27 - [Tara, Rae]
Day 28 - M Sept 28 - Neck Pull [Kerrie]
Day 29 - Tu Sept 29 - Open Leg Rocker [Kerrie]
Day 30 - W - Sept 30 Last Day! - Crab [Tara]
Exercises Challengers will need to post each Week - Plus All of Us
By Wed and Sunday of each week (See Calendar For Due Dates)
Week 1 - 100’s / Pilates Roll Up
Week 2 - Spine Twist & Saw / Rolling Like a Ball
Week 3 - Fun with a Prop / Swimming
Week 4 - Pilates Push Up / Teaser
Bonus - Boomerang - Extra Credit