Short Pilates Mat Workout with High Bridge and Headstand

Andrea Maida, NCPT, is a Pilates instructor and blogger based in San Diego, California.
Join me today for a short Mat workout with a special focus on the High Bridge and the Headstand done on the Mat. Enjoy!
Exercises in this workout:
The Hundred
The Roll Up
The Roll Over
One Leg Circle - OG style
Roll Like a Ball to Stand Up
Single Leg Pull
Double Leg Pull
Scissors
Lower Lift
Criss Cross
Spine Stretch
Open Leg Rocker
CorkScrew
Saw
Swan/Swan Dive
One Leg Kick
Double Leg Kick
Thigh Stretch
Neck Pull
High Scissors
High Bicycle
Shoulder Bridge
High Bridge
Spine Twist
JackKnife
Side Kick Series - Add Scissors
Teaser
Hip Twist
Swimming
Leg Pulls
Kneeling Side Kicks
Side Bend
Boomerang
Seal
Crab
Rocking
Control Balance
Push Ups with Headstand
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ANDREA MAIDA is a PMA Certified Teacher who has been teaching the Pilates Method of Exercise since 2003. Since her very first Mat class in 2000, Andrea has been fascinated with the lifelong body of work created by ‘the genius of the body’, Joseph Hubertus Pilates.
Andrea is a graduate of Vintage Pilates’ inaugural class of The Work, and she was thrilled to be invited into Teaching the Work taught by Jay Grimes, 1st Generation Master Teacher and former
student of Joseph Pilates. Andrea received comprehensive training through Excel Pilates
(Washington, DC) and Romana’s Pilates in New York and Los Angeles.
Andrea is an instructor and blogger for pilatesology.com which is dedicated to recording,
preserving and spreading Joseph Pilates’ original work worldwide.
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Andrea’s boutique studio is located in beautiful Solana Beach, California just north of San Diego.

[@atlantajennallenpilates2896]

This was so wonderful! I've never tried the headstands on the Mat before...always did them on the Reformer. I couldn't quite balance on my head with both hands off so this will be a fun thing to work up to gradually. Thanks for all you do!

[@PilatesAndrea]

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words on my this video. Yes I feel you - it's hard to balance once the hands go away, just to let you know immediately that you were not using your center LOL Keep up the good work and have fun with this one - and all those headstands :) xo

[@JoaoOliveira-df7pu]

I'm working on these two, yay! For the High Bridge, I'm easing into it with my Spine Corrector. The last time I did, I could take one leg off. Working on that part before I attempt to introduce the up&down motion. For the Headstands, I actually included on my mat to help build strength to do without hands on the Reformer. They feel great, too! All in all, the Mat Work REALLY work your body from inside out, to the crown of the head (literally!) to the tip of the toes. Bonus points if you have a proper mat with straps and handles. As always, great job! It's cool to see more and more women doing these ""men"" exercises! :)

[@PilatesAndrea]

Hi João - thanks so much for watching and for sharing your experiences. I have to remember to include these 2 exercises into all of my workouts - they are definitely ones that if you don't do them they don't get better LOL - keep up the good work! xox

[@JoaoOliveira-df7pu]

@@PilatesAndrea Your comment came in a auspicious time! Just 3 days before I did the High Bridge on the Mat for the first time! Went better than I thought! And I agree with you, if we don't practice, it won't get better. It's something I'm learning to overcome, because it's hard to realize that even though I'm a teacher, there are (and there will always have) exercises that I can't perform as well as I think I should do. As I'm writing this, I'm thinking that it's probably why Pilates improves your personality, too. We learn to be resilient, to love hard work, to trust the process and - most importantly - to trust ourselves.

[@PilatesAndrea]

OMG that last sentence is so beautiful - I may need to share that on my blog... brilliant!! xox Thank you :)

[@JoaoOliveira-df7pu]

@@PilatesAndrea That would be an honor! :D