Beginner Reformer #03
January 2026
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38m
Starting springs: 2 reds + 1 blue
Props: sitting box, ball
Class notes:
1. Footwork with ball 2 reds (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) (1) ball between knees, feet parallel, arches on | hold halfway, little pulses into ball with knees | hold squeeze, (2) ball between knees, feet parallel, toes on | hold halfway, little pulses into ball with knees, (3) calf raise, (4) ball in hands, hands over shoulders, heels on in wide v | add pulse into ball with hands when legs are long | hold halfway, little pulses into ball with hands | hold squeeze
2. Bridging with ball 2 reds (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) (1) ball between knees, feet parallel, articulate lower and lift | hold high bridge, little pulses into ball with knees, (2) ball in hands, hands over shoulders, feet in wide v, articulate lower and lift | hold high bridge, clam shells in knees
3. Supine abs with ball with ball 2 reds (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) (1) ball in right hand pressed against right thigh, left hand stacks over right hand, legs in table top or on foot bar for modification - crunch and press into ball, (2) add extension of left leg when crunching up, (3) crunch and hold, little pulses into ball with hands, (4) repeat 1-3 on opposite side
4. Arms facing straps seated on long box 1 blue (medium) (1) T press, (2) diagonals, option to add rotation towards lower hand, (3) clasp hands together, round shape in arms, roll back halfway, return to seated, (4) oblique twist, (5) bicep curl, option to hold c curve for progression
5. Side lying footwork left 1 red (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) or 2 reds (heavy) (1) heel on, foot parallel, external rotate - press in and out | hold halfway, clam shell in top leg, (2) pause when foot is parallel, press in and out | hold halfway, little pulses
6. Supine arms with ball between ankles 1 red (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) or 2 reds (heavy) (1) straight arm lower and lift, (2) tricep press, (3) T press
7. Repeat side lying footwork series from #5 on opposite side 1 red (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) or 2 reds (heavy)
8. Pulling straps on long box 1 red (heavy) (1) straight arm lower and lift, (2) T press, (3) arm circles
9. Feet in straps 1 red (heavy) and 1 blue (medium) or 2 reds (heavy) (1) frog bend and extend, (2) hip circles, (3) reverse direction, (4) hamstring stretch, (5) butterfly stretch
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