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STOTT Pilate Exercises


hi I’m Gabriel Martin and I’m here as a

hi I’m Gabriel Martin and I’m here as a Stott Pilates certified instructor I’m

Stott Pilates certified instructor I’m

Stott Pilates certified instructor I’m going to be showing you some exercises

going to be showing you some exercises

going to be showing you some exercises that give you an idea of the kind of

that give you an idea of the kind of

that give you an idea of the kind of full body workout that you can get from

full body workout that you can get from

full body workout that you can get from Stott Pilates workout first of all this

Stott Pilates workout first of all this

Stott Pilates workout first of all this is going to involve pelvic stability so

is going to involve pelvic stability so

is going to involve pelvic stability so I’m going to use my abdominals to scoop

I’m going to use my abdominals to scoop

I’m going to use my abdominals to scoop into an imprint position a slight

into an imprint position a slight

into an imprint position a slight flexion in my lower back and then from

flexion in my lower back and then from

flexion in my lower back and then from here working my upper abdominal to curl

here working my upper abdominal to curl

here working my upper abdominal to curl up into this position I’m just going to

up into this position I’m just going to

up into this position I’m just going to be pulsing my arms up and down so I’m

be pulsing my arms up and down so I’m

be pulsing my arms up and down so I’m breathing in so that’s an example of an

breathing in so that’s an example of an

breathing in so that’s an example of an exercise in which we’re really having to

exercise in which we’re really having to

exercise in which we’re really having to use our core multiple layers of

use our core multiple layers of

use our core multiple layers of abdominal is not just our awkward

abdominal is not just our awkward

abdominal is not just our awkward there’s more surface layers of rectus

there’s more surface layers of rectus

there’s more surface layers of rectus abdominals to keep that flexion but also

abdominals to keep that flexion but also

abdominals to keep that flexion but also our deep of Dom most to help stabilize

our deep of Dom most to help stabilize

our deep of Dom most to help stabilize the pelvis against the weight of the leg

the pelvis against the weight of the leg

the pelvis against the weight of the leg and against the work of the arms so from

and against the work of the arms so from

and against the work of the arms so from this position just thinking about my

this position just thinking about my

this position just thinking about my power of accessibility and I’m using my

power of accessibility and I’m using my

power of accessibility and I’m using my own boots to help stabilize my back here

own boots to help stabilize my back here

own boots to help stabilize my back here and then I’m just going to allow my

and then I’m just going to allow my

and then I’m just going to allow my shoulder blades to come together along

shoulder blades to come together along

shoulder blades to come together along my back and then as I exhale and

my back and then as I exhale and

my back and then as I exhale and protracting I’m separating my shoulders

protracting I’m separating my shoulders

protracting I’m separating my shoulders away from the spine so here I’m really

away from the spine so here I’m really

away from the spine so here I’m really activating the muscles that’s rated

activating the muscles that’s rated

activating the muscles that’s rated sentir muscles under my arm and this

sentir muscles under my arm and this

sentir muscles under my arm and this exercise becomes really applicable for

exercise becomes really applicable for

exercise becomes really applicable for it movements like push-ups so that we

it movements like push-ups so that we

it movements like push-ups so that we have a stability in our shoulder girl

have a stability in our shoulder girl

have a stability in our shoulder girl around our shoulder blades to stabilize

around our shoulder blades to stabilize

around our shoulder blades to stabilize an action like that even then from here

an action like that even then from here

an action like that even then from here we’re just going to take it into a swan

we’re just going to take it into a swan

we’re just going to take it into a swan dive which is no mobilize

dive which is no mobilize

dive which is no mobilize spine or stabilizing the spine an

spine or stabilizing the spine an

spine or stabilizing the spine an extension so I have a really nice

extension so I have a really nice

extension so I have a really nice assistance from the chair to achieve

assistance from the chair to achieve

assistance from the chair to achieve that movement it’s helping to guide me

that movement it’s helping to guide me

that movement it’s helping to guide me into extension and here not only am I

into extension and here not only am I

into extension and here not only am I focused on working my my back muscles my

focused on working my my back muscles my

focused on working my my back muscles my erector spinae but I’m also using my

erector spinae but I’m also using my

erector spinae but I’m also using my obliques to help stabilize well not just

obliques to help stabilize well not just

obliques to help stabilize well not just collapse and you do that and focus on a

collapse and you do that and focus on a

collapse and you do that and focus on a nice and even curvature of the spine I’m

nice and even curvature of the spine I’m

nice and even curvature of the spine I’m just focused on working the muscles of

just focused on working the muscles of

just focused on working the muscles of the back of the shoulder but at the same

the back of the shoulder but at the same

the back of the shoulder but at the same time is doing that I have to be

time is doing that I have to be

time is doing that I have to be recruiting to my core muscles so that I

recruiting to my core muscles so that I

recruiting to my core muscles so that I don’t lose my posture so there’s a

don’t lose my posture so there’s a

don’t lose my posture so there’s a little bit of added challenge there to

little bit of added challenge there to

little bit of added challenge there to be able to maintain this position and

be able to maintain this position and

be able to maintain this position and from here we progress to some other

from here we progress to some other

from here we progress to some other movements that just challenge slightly

movements that just challenge slightly

movements that just challenge slightly different fibers of those muscles to

different fibers of those muscles to

different fibers of those muscles to back the shoulder and this is

back the shoulder and this is

back the shoulder and this is challenging my my larger back muscles as

challenging my my larger back muscles as

challenging my my larger back muscles as well may erector spinae just to be able

well may erector spinae just to be able

well may erector spinae just to be able to maintain this position sitting facing

to maintain this position sitting facing

to maintain this position sitting facing the other way and here again I’m focus

the other way and here again I’m focus

the other way and here again I’m focus on mobilizing my shoulder joint but

on mobilizing my shoulder joint but

on mobilizing my shoulder joint but because of where the resistance is I’m

because of where the resistance is I’m

because of where the resistance is I’m focused more on the muscles at the front

focused more on the muscles at the front

focused more on the muscles at the front of the shoulder so the front of the

of the shoulder so the front of the

of the shoulder so the front of the shoulders as well as the packs implies

shoulders as well as the packs implies

shoulders as well as the packs implies we focus a lot on balancing muscles

we focus a lot on balancing muscles

we focus a lot on balancing muscles around the joints I’m also being

around the joints I’m also being

around the joints I’m also being challenged in my abdominals to maintain

challenged in my abdominals to maintain

challenged in my abdominals to maintain this alignment it’s a little bit

this alignment it’s a little bit

this alignment it’s a little bit different than when I’m facing back and

different than when I’m facing back and

different than when I’m facing back and then from here also we have different

then from here also we have different

then from here also we have different variations of that movement where the

variations of that movement where the

variations of that movement where the resistance is going further away from my

resistance is going further away from my

resistance is going further away from my base of support to challenge me more so

base of support to challenge me more so

base of support to challenge me more so those are a couple of examples of

those are a couple of examples of

those are a couple of examples of exercises that we’re working our arm

exercises that we’re working our arm

exercises that we’re working our arm muscles turning our arms but also it’s

muscles turning our arms but also it’s

muscles turning our arms but also it’s still focused on core stability ribcage

still focused on core stability ribcage

still focused on core stability ribcage placement and our shoulder stability

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