Adding Weights & Resistance

Adding Weights & Resistance

Adding weights and resistance to exercises can add variety to your workout, whilst also building strength and challenging your control and stability. These workouts use hand and ankle weights, weighted toning balls, resistance bands and loops.

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Adding Weights & Resistance
  • Masterclass: Balanced Flow - A Magic Circle Masterclass with Georgie Sayer

    We're delighted to welcome Georgina back to Body Control Pilates Central with this 'magic circle meets the mat' masterclass!

    The 'magic circle' (toning circle) is a great portable and versatile piece of small equipment, which adds a new challenge to Matwork repertoire, as well as providing supp...

  • Short Workout: Upper Body Band Blast with Paul Howse

    This short workout with Paul is focused on building strength and improving mobility in your upper body. The use of the band adds extra challenge, resistance and feedback.

    Resistance bands are available to purchase from Sissel UK - www.sisseluk.com

    With thanks to Brenda Nassali-Liston and Ingri...

  • Longer Workout: Working with Uneven Loads with Melanie Christou

    In day-to-day life, our bodies are subjected to imbalances and uneven loads, not to mention surfaces, so we need to be prepared to counter them! This class with Melanie is designed to strengthen our bodies in a functional way so that we can cope with life's uneven paths!

    You will need medium re...

  • Longer Workout: INTERMEDIATE Loop Band Routine with Paul Howse

    Adding a 'loop' band to your Pilates workout is a great way of adding extra challenge and resistance to exercises.

    This intermediate-level routine with Paul shows you how to incorporate this small, versatile piece of equipment into your mat workout.

    Loop bands are available in different streng...

  • Tutorial: Rehabilitation Work with the Resistance Band with Cameron Angus

    In this practical workshop session which forms part of Cameron's rehabilitation series, Cameron takes a look at the resistance band, and how adding it into your movement routine can not only help to build strength, but also provide feedback and help to create a sense of length and opposition duri...

  • Longer Workout: Intermediate/Advanced Band Work with Sarah-Louise Warden

    In this balanced, flowing class, Sarah adds a resistance band to mat exercises to provide extra challenge and feedback. This class is designed for those working at an intermediate to advanced level.

    As the title suggest, you will need a band for this class! These are available to purchase from S...