All Levels Reformer #12
December 2025
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48m
Starting springs: 2 reds + 1 blue
No props
Class notes:
1. Footwork 2 reds (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) (1) arches on, wide V | hold halfway, little pulses, (2) feet parallel hip width distance, left heel on foot bar, right toes on foot bar | hold halfway, marching, (3) feet parallel hip width distance, right heel on foot bar, left toes on foot bar | hold halfway, marching
2. Bridging 2 reds (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) (1a) feet parallel hip width distance, articulate lower and lift, (1b) hold high bridge; option 1: hip dips; option 2: marching with right leg, (1c) hold right leg in table top, hip dips, (1d) left leg in table top, hip dips, (2a) feet parallel hip width distance, hinging bridge, (2b) hold high bridge; option 1: alternating hip dips; option 2: marching with left leg, (2c) hold left leg in table top, hip dips
3. Abs seated on carriage facing shoulder blocks, hips at halfway(ish) point of carriage, feet on headrest, knees bent, long loops just above elbows, hand behind head 1 red (heavy) (1) roll back halfway, return to seated | option to roll down to shoulder blades, (2) right leg in table top, roll back halfway, reach right leg long, (3) left leg in table top, roll back halfway, reach left leg long
4. Arms facing straps 1 red (heavy) (1) chest expansion | option for alternating chest expansion with rotation, (2) bicep curl | option for alternating bicep curl, (3) wide row | option for alternating wide row with rotation, (4) tricep kickback | option for alternating tricep kickback
5. Eve’s lunge left 1 red (heavy) (1) lunge, (2) scooter, (3) halfway scooter pulse, leg goes long and returns halfway
6. Plank facing foot bar 1 red (heavy) or 1 blue (medium) (1) down stretch, (2) hold plank, (3) jackrabbit
7. Repeat eve’s lunge series from #5 on opposite side 1 red (heavy)
8. Mermaid upper body series left 1 red (heavy) (1) press out into mermaid and hold, bend left elbow straight down towards springs, press back out, (2) twisted mermaid position, pushup with elbows wide
9. Child’s pose facing foot bar upper body series 1 red (heavy) (1) overhead press, (2) halfway pulse, arms long and return halfway, (3) halfway pulse, elbows bend in towards stopper, press out halfway, (4) swan
10. Repeat mermaid series from #8 on opposite side 1 red (heavy)
11. Side lying foot in strap right 1 red (heavy) (1) foot parallel, straight leg lowers and lifts, (2) foot externally rotated, frog bend and extend, (3) foot parallel, sweep leg forward, pulse down and up, sweep leg back, pulse down and up
12. Supine arms 1 red (heavy) (1) straight arm lower and lift, option to add chest lift and/or leg extension, (2) reach arms long by hips and hold, single leg stretch legs, (3) double leg stretch legs, (4) T press, (5) reach arms long by hips and hold, single straight leg stretch legs, (6) double straight leg stretch legs, (7) legs in table top, separate knees, straight arm lower and lift alternating framing each knee, option to add chest lift and/or extend opposite leg
13. Repeat side lying foot in strap series from #11 on opposite side 1 red (heavy)
14. Cool down 1 red (heavy) (1) mermaid right, (2) mermaid left
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