Exercise Breakdown
23 exercises in Workout 5
Strength3 exercises2m 52s
“Really, really tiny pulses for five, four, and three.”
“Round up your head, neck, and shoulders, crunching up.”
“Inhale, open up your arms into a airplane, tap your knee down.”
Flexibility2 exercises3m 33s
“Lengthen the spine, getting yourself as low to the ground as possible.”
“Bottoms of the feet together... pulling those heels in towards your hips.”
Balance1 exercise54s
“Exhale to raise opposite limbs and inhale to tap them down.”
Cool-down2 exercises1m 13s
“Focus back into your diaphragm breathing.”
breathing1 exercise1m 45s
“Focus into your breath, taking big inhales through your nose and big exhales through your mouth.”
pilates8 exercises8m 7s
“Peel, scoop, and lift the hips up one vertebra at a time.”
“Breathe to open up the chest, spreading the arms apart, and exhale to squeeze your pec muscles.”
“Hold that crunch... give me little ankle taps.”
“Exhale round through the spine, hold your spine into that letter C.”
“Maintain your C curve. Only lift and lower the arms.”
“Raise the heels off the mat. Take an exhale to raise one shin up.”
“Breathe to drop chin down towards the mat like a chaturanga.”
yoga6 exercises5m 9s
“Pushing down through the hands and the feet, exhaling to scoop, lift the hips up.”
“Inhale, extend both legs. Exhale, bend both knees.”
“Inhale into a full belly cow... exhale to round through the spine.”
“Reach back, crescent lunge. Reach, reach, reach.”
“Walk the foot to the outside of the hand... opening up through your hip flexors.”
“Exhale to bend through the elbows for chaturanga... inhale to upward dog.”
Muscles Targeted
Primary
Secondary
Equipment & Modifications
Equipment Needed
- mat
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Available Modifications
- Glute bridge as a regression
- Beginner: hands behind thighs
- Intermediate: hands by shins
- Advanced: hands overhead
- Coming down to forearms for more intensity
Coaching Highlights from Jessica Casalegno
“Focus into your breath, taking big inhales through your nose and big exhales through your mouth.”
Form
“Slowly lower your head all the way back on down, rounding down from the head through the neck.”
Safety
“If it becomes too much, you can bring your hands behind your thighs.”
Modification
“I come from classical Pilates training, and I'll be honest — I think most online Pilates classes skip the fundamentals that actually matter. Core activation isn't about crunching harder. It's about finding your deep stabilizers and letting them do the work they were designed for.”
Form
Health Benefits
Women navigating Pelvic Floor, anxiety will find this session particularly relevant. The focus on core and spine addresses the specific tension patterns and movement deficits that often accompany these conditions. No prior experience needed — every movement has a modification.
pelvic floor weakness
90% relevantpelvic floor strengthening; core stability; breathwork
anxiety
90% relevantparasympathetic activation; cortisol reduction; GABA boost via rhythmic movement
insomnia
90% relevantmelatonin support via relaxation; nervous system downregulation; muscle tension release
low libido
90% relevantpelvic floor strengthening; blood flow to pelvis; body reconnection; parasympathetic activation
depression
90% relevantendorphin release; BDNF increase; serotonin boost; dopamine via goal completion
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