I found Pilates due to an injury over five years ago. And then did Pilates in a studio 4 to 5 times a week. When Covid hit and lockdowns started my practice was halted and then has become sporadic since. Apparently I am quite grumpy without Pilates because my hubby got me a reformer. I just found your video and what a beautiful gentle re-introduction! Thank you💜
As a beginner yoga and pilates trainner, i watched your video everyday before my self pracetice, thanks a lot which is sooo kind of u to share these sequence
I'm so happy to hear this, thank you! After teaching for more than 20 years, literally teaching thousands of clients...I get to know what people generally need to work on for their particular level....so yes...I know what you need to work on! 🤣 You are very welcome and thank you for your comment.
A massive thank you for this video. It's the best video of a beginner's pilates workout I've found, from an excellently trained professional giving meticulous instruction. Well well done!
Can you provide visuals, on spring resiatance. I am a complete beginner. So not sure what 1 spring 1/2 3/4 actually mean. I can see 2 blue springs on outside then 2 yellow ones and a ref in the midddle. Thank you 🙏🏼
@@rakel5178 1 spring in my videos = 1 strong 1/2 spring = 1 medium spring 1/4 spring = 1 light spring Apologies for delayed response. I didn’t see this message. Nx
@@NellHoess thank you! I’m feeling the workout this morning and sore! My goal is to do 3-4 per week while I have easy access to a reformer! I’m looking forward to trying your other videos!
Thankyou. Absolutely brilliant the workout got you engaged again. The benefits of being in doors is we can workout regularly! Keep it up and as the workout series progresses so will you, if thats what you are after.
@@sashaborenstein9268 I love, love, love it! And tell your partner that you are the one that’s made yourself strong! You are doing the work…I’m just facilitating 😉💪🏼.
@@sashaborenstein9268 I love, love, love it! And tell your partner that you are the one that’s made yourself strong! You are doing the work…I’m just facilitating 😉💪🏼.
Your cueing is phenomenal! I trained with Stott and they focused on being able to cue through mental pictures so your style really helps me to engage the proper muscles. Cues like “holding a ruler behind your knees”, “reaching your knees up to where the wall meets the ceiling” “squeezing your armpits”, “pulling your hands apart” (when holding a pole) and having us use our hands to feel where our hips, ribcage, glutes and pubic bones are while performing the exercises are a game changer. Thank you for your attention to detail in every routine. You always have purpose behind each move you perform and explain that purpose to us with excellence! Thank you for sharing your skills with us.❤
Wow...what a compliment. Thank you for your comment its made my day! I love Stott! Moira Merrithew is a mentor of mine and i love her modern approach to The Pilates Method. Thanks for taking the time writing your comment with so much detail, I really appreciate it. From one Instructor to another...Movement Medicine all the way!!! 🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️
So grateful to you for creating these videos! Sitting in my home office working all day has been killing my back. I have an inexpensive reformer at home and your workouts have been a godsend -helping me to get up and get moving and stretching, which is relieving the pressure and pain I've had in my back and neck. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
@@NellHoess I previewed it yesterday, and I'm doing it today. It looks like another winner! Thank you for producing these videos. We are not under a total lock down, but so many people venture outdoors when the weather is nice that I don't feel comfortable being outside. It's nice to have access to free workouts that are challenging and can be done indoors. Many thanks!
thank you so much for creating this video with purpose. I just got certified as a pilates instructor and doing your whole beginner 1 routine helped me understand how to focus on body alignment. i felt alot of that going on. loved it loved! thank you!
You are very welcome! Congratulations on your certification. I am happy to hear you find my workouts a good resource for you. Pilates is so much more than just doing an exercises...there is a whole methodology to it and yes teaching body alignment is one of the 'pieces of the pie'. Remember to keep up your own personal practice because that is key to being an inspired and inspiring teacher. Your in Movement Medicine.
Thank you Nell, what a great workout! I'm new to reformer workouts and your pace was perfect for me to make sure I was aligned properly and executing the exercise correctly. I look forward to advancing to the other levels.
Yes Polly! It’s called a ‘Category System’. It helps an instructor sequence an all over body workout. Thanks so much for your comment. And welcome to the wonderful world of teaching Pilates! Wishing you all the best on your new adventure 👍🏼💪🏼🤓🤸🏻♀️
I just finished the video and it's fantastic! It was my first time using the reformer at home! I plan to do more of your videos. Thank you for making these videos. I subscribed... ;)
I'm happy you think so Nadia. Its teaching teachers that I'm most passionate about so very happy to have read your comment. Good luck with your training.
WOW! Since COVID-19 we have not been able to go to the gym. For the price of a year's membership for 2 two my husband and I just got our Aero Pilates machine from Target. Today was my first day with it and boy was this the workout I was looking for. The only thing that's missing is having the box. I'll have to modify it till my husband can get me a box or build me one. Thank you! I'll keep doing this class till I master it.
Brilliant Debra. I'm thrilled you got something out of the workout. Keep up the good work. Having a box is an investment! So many good exercises on the reformer use a box. Enjoy!
Your series of videos are amazing and the best that I have found anywhere. Very true to classical pilates and instructions are clear and the tempo is perfect. It was only towards the end of the beginner video that I realized you were not talking while doing the routine but narrating. The whole series is very professionally done - THANK YOU! ❤
I am so happy to hear this Danijela. Thank-you for your comment about true to the Method, clear instructions and tempo. I have put a-lot of time and energy into these videos so really appreciate you acknowledging them as professional.
Thank you for your comment Zack, I really appreciate it. My passion is teaching teachers actually, so you have made my day! Good luck with your teaching.
After searching many reformer videos , ı found out that yours is the best with the springs presented and clear instructions. You are an excellent tutor. I have started series. Beginner seems easy for me so ı will start with the level 2.
Thankyou for your comment, I really appreciate it. Yes, after trying the Level 1 if you feel its not the correct level for you then definitely jump to level 2. But you are doing the right thing by starting at Level 1 and moving your way up to a level you find challenging. Then stay on that level until you can do it with ease.
After checking out many (MANY!) videos and apps, this is exactly what I was looking for to learn to use my home reformer. Thank you and looking forward to the series - Jen in MA
I just cleaned up and set up my reformer. I found this workout to be challenging yet pleasurable. I’ve never stayed consistent with a workout for the entire duration in my life. Thank you Nell. I will certainly be implementing this as my early morning routine. -Amanda
Your comment has made my day Amanda! I am thrilled for you that you completed the whole workout. I believe exercise should be exactly that, enjoyable yet challenging. I want you to walk away feeling like you have been stretched, strengthen and had a massage! Keep up the good work.
Just dusted off my reformer that stood in the corner of my bedroom for many years. Your program was perfect for me. I've completed the beginner's level 1 three times and am looking forward to others! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for this, Nell! We're under stay-at-home orders here in California and I'm using this video multiple times a week in replacement for physical therapy for compressed L4 and L5 vertebrae, so thank you especially for the reminders to create space a length. My medicinal movement :) I can't wait to follow this series with you!
Thank you Lindsay for your comment. It brings me joy to know you are doing this a few times a week and benefiting from it. I herniated L4/L5 many moons ago. I couldn't walk. Thats why I started doing Pilates and it fixed me. Decompressing the spine whilst creating strength and eventually more mobility is the answer. Keep up the good work and remember to listen to your body. Nx
I have just completed my first exercise at home by watching this. Really nice job! I really enjoyed it thanks a lot! Options for springs are helpful. I just can't control my breathing sometimes but I believe it will be ok in time. I plan to complete all your videos day by day! Thanksss from Turkey!
Hi Buket, I’m happy to hear you have started the series and enjoyed it. Only move up to the next level once you can do all the exercises in this level with ease. It will take a little while to get there but we’ll worth the perseverance.
Just the best series I have come across, clear instructions reminding where we should be feeling the exercise AND where all the body parts should be. Having so many routines to work through makes this my go to workout every time. Thank you for sharing, it’s been a fantastic journey re discovering a fitter body shape AND a body without pain. Wish I had discovered Pilates decades ago !
bb06barnes Thankyou! I couldn’t agree more. Practice like this and then you will progress staying injury free. ‘Build your house on sand and it will crumble, build it on solid foundation and it will last forever’
Hi, I am over 60 and just getting back into Pilates after many, many, many..........years of doing not so much of anything. I am looking forward to trying out your 45min routine. Slow and steady wins the race.....:)
I love your attention to detail!!! Your words really create a visual in my mind. I recently acquired an old reformer, it has ropes instead of bands and springs. It is not very smooth and very difficult to change the position of the handles. I can see now why it was given away but I hoped it would work. I am missing the smooth glide of a professional reformer I used when I first took a few classes a few years ago. Don't quite know what to do. I am guessing whatever movement I can do is better than nothing.
Hi Ingrid. Glad to hear you find the cues effective. I'm a very visual person and find imagery helps me connect to the exercise. Oh no...your reformer, even though it was free, sounds like a bit of a nightmare. Keep doing your best on it, give it a clean along the rails to see if that helps with the glide and clean the wheels under the carriage too. Maybe ask Santa for a new reformer for Xmas! :)
This is exactly why I was asking now about her recommendations for an excellent home Reformer. I’m currently looking at a allegro from a private owner for $1000, but willing to spend more if it means that my experience will be so much better. I’m used to working out on balance body professional reformers and love those. I’m in a quandary about whether or not to spend the extra money and get that instead
This is the best! I love a classic Reformer flow that allows for progression over time. I have been doing Reformer regularly for about 2 years and still working on my upper body strength and spinal flexibility.
i love the way you organized in a series, color coded to show they are part of the series and all. And your instructions are superb, though I would wish that you would show the first movement in detail, and then some bell sound or something to show that we are going on to the next move (so I wouldn't have to stick my head to see if we are moving on to the next move)
Hi sunny. Thanks for your comment I really appreciated it. Yeah…this video editing and teaching for video is harder than it looks! 😂 this was the first video I made and was nervous but have learnt along the way as best to improve your experience. I will definitely take your feedback on board. 🙏Keep up the good work 💪🏼
I just bought my balance body pilates machine and your videos have help me soooo much. A true work out experience. Thanks a million for this. Just a suggestion, could you mention red , green and blue when it come to switching weight. Again thank you so much.
Fantastic! So happy you feel like its a true workout experience. You are very welcome. I dont mention spring colours because each brand has different tensions and colours. Keep up the good work 🙏🏼💪🏼🤸🏼♀️
Hey Kelly, if you can invest in a Long Box, it is well worth it. So many awesome exercises, particularly as you progress into the more advanced work, are done on a box. There has been some suggestions in other comments you may want to have a look at. Otherise you can do all the box exercises using a Swissball on the floor.
Great workout! This was the first workout I’ve done since my baby was born, she’s 7 months old. I just bought a reformer on Craigslist, it isn’t nearly as nice as yours so I had to modify and I couldn’t do the last part. I don’t have a foot board for standing on and I don’t have a block. Just as well, my body is done! Thank you for the great class!
Congratulations on your baby and that you got a workout in with a 7month old! You are a Super mum 💪🏼 And well done with tweaking the exercises to suit your equipment. As some say ‘Your creativity is your only limitation’ . Keep up the good work.
I appreciate your comment, thankyou. It can be challenging to find the time and energy to get a workout in postpartum but keep up the good work and take your time getting strong again.
I just subbed, I don't have a reformer just yet, hoping to get a used decent reformer this week! I'm impressed qith your vids, trying to get familiar with reformer pilates. I do mat and chair pilates and love them both! Excited to expand my pilates workouts! Thank you for your videos!
Thank you for the awesome workouts! Your detailed descriptions are super helpful as a first time pilates student! I can already feel the benefits and look forward to progressing more through your series. Keep it up!!! Also thanks for the short work outs when I don't have the time to fit in a longer one!!
This is absolutely the best beginner workout for my new reformer. I'm looking for the pdf of the excercises but not finding it. The only thing I think it can improve on is listing the springs at the beginning rather than the delay of what springs to do so that we have time to change them in advance of the next workout. I'm still doing the beginner 1 45 min workout since by the time you get to level 2 you went so much faster and I have to keep stopping the video so I have time to change the springs each time. It makes for a longer workout since I have to stop and start so many times. Thanks for all you do!!
Thanks for your comment. Yes it is fast and I’m learning along the way how best to do the videos. Stopping and starting is a great way to do it. Also you can slow the speed down of the video in settings. The PDF is in the description.
Thanks so much for this. I loved it. Your voice and teaching are so calming and informative. I have done my teacher training on the reformer but have struggled to find any classes here in the UK where I live so I can't practice unless I just use my manual and then it's stop start with no flow which is very frustrating. This is the perfect way to get to do a class remotely and it's a lovely flow. I feel stretched and lengthened, strong and aligned!
Thats brilliant Jayne, I'm so happy you feel like that post workout...perfect! I know exactly what you mean about doing a class that you can flow though. Keep up the good work and all the best with teaching.
Awesome video! I just got my Pilates Reformer 5 cord a few days ago & was looking for a great series of videos to follow other than the DVDs that came with it. I love this video & look forward to the rest of them as I progress. I don’t own the box but I think I’m getting it so I can follow each piece of the video. Thanks for sharing! BTW: I subscribed your channel too!
Thanks Lourdes. Here is a link to Reformer Beginner Level 2. I hope you enjoy. More videos will be posted as they are filmed. ruclips.net/video/h9XWdIoxfVs/видео.html
I read through the other comments and want to say first off that I really appreciated your great instruction on how to do each exercise and which muscle groups should be working and which should be relaxed. I hope you don't mind a bit of constructive criticism too. We all grow as professionals when people are brave enough to challenge us to think about doing something differently. So... here goes. First, there are plenty of people interested in learning Pilates who have very weak muscles, joint issues (i.e. knee problems especially!) or are quite obese. I have had Pilates instruction, but because of COVID 19 haven't been to a studio in close to a year now. I am getting back at it slowly. I cannot lift my bottom off the carriage and the second move you did with the bottom lifted and pushing the carriage out does not seem like a beginner move to me, or at least it isn't at the studio I go to! Someone with a very large, fleshy belly cannot do the moves that require hinging at the hip inwards -- the belly is in the way and one cannot breathe very quickly! Some alternate moves for those of us with challenges like this would be much appreciated. I tried to find my own alternates since I have some experience. Also, some who have a Reformer at home do not have the box. What alternate ways are there to do the moves that required the box? I ended up skipping over them and doing a different workout by someone else to target those muscle groups. I do not say any of this to discourage you. I think you style of presentation is GREAT and I look forward to getting trimmer and being able to do your workouts with a bit more ease sometime in the future. Thank you for your service to the Pilates community via your wonderful videos.
Thanks for your comment. You are absolutely right, for a client who was large and not able to lift the pelvis off the carriage or flex the spine because the tummy is in the way...I would give different exercises. Absolutely. These workouts are not for special needs people unless you know how to modify. This is one of the challenges when doing workouts that are not specifically tailored to an individual and are more of a generic workout. If I was taking a large clientvthru, I would still get them to do Spine Curls, which is the exercise lifting the pelvis, but I would get them to focus on tucking the pelvis and only lifting the tailbone and base of the pelvis. So you still ‘ do the exercise’ but only the first little part of. With the abdominal, keep your head/chest down and just do the arms and legs part of the exercise. You will still get a strong abdominal connection doing that. Regarding the box...the 30min workout of this level doesn’t use a box so you could do that video? I suggest people to purchase a box because it’s an investment well worth it. Thank you for you feedback and I hope this has helped in some way. All the best.
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I found Pilates due to an injury over five years ago. And then did Pilates in a studio 4 to 5 times a week. When Covid hit and lockdowns started my practice was halted and then has become sporadic since. Apparently I am quite grumpy without Pilates because my hubby got me a reformer. I just found your video and what a beautiful gentle re-introduction! Thank you💜
You have made my day Leslie! Thank you for letting me know. Keep up the good work 💪🏼❤️🤸🏻♀️
For me it's the best pilates reformer video! Congratulations!
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Ordered my reformer: excited. Your the first instructor after 9 instructors I can listen too 😆 you have natural delivery, relaxed.
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate your comment. Keep up the good work ❤️
As a beginner yoga and pilates trainner, i watched your video everyday before my self pracetice, thanks a lot which is sooo kind of u to share these sequence
I am so happy to hear that you are using these for your own personal practice. So do I!! Keep up the good work!
This is the best Pilates Reformer workout I've found. No matter what else I try, I always come back to you! Literally the BEST!
Wow, thank you for your comment, I'm flattered you think so. Variety is always good but chuffed you return back. Movement is Medicine!!
I stumbled upon your videos. I love them because you get straight to the point. You move fluidly from one exercise to the other. Thank you!
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I appreciate your safe instruction. Looking forward to more reformer videos. Thank you!
Thanks Heather. Level 2 has just been uploaded. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know how you go. Nx
This is the best reformer flow that I have found yet! It's like you knew exactly what my body needed to work on. Thank you so much for this class!!!!
I'm so happy to hear this, thank you! After teaching for more than 20 years, literally teaching thousands of clients...I get to know what people generally need to work on for their particular level....so yes...I know what you need to work on! 🤣 You are very welcome and thank you for your comment.
A massive thank you for this video. It's the best video of a beginner's pilates workout I've found, from an excellently trained professional giving meticulous instruction. Well well done!
Wow, what a compliment. Thank you so much. Nx
Can you provide visuals, on spring resiatance. I am a complete beginner. So not sure what 1 spring 1/2 3/4 actually mean. I can see 2 blue springs on outside then 2 yellow ones and a ref in the midddle.
Thank you 🙏🏼
@@rakel5178 1 spring in my videos = 1 strong
1/2 spring = 1 medium spring
1/4 spring = 1 light spring
Apologies for delayed response. I didn’t see this message. Nx
Hello Elfinmithril. Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
Wow! I just got my Aeropilates five cord and am excited to learn! Fantastic workout!
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Your excellent queuing is so appreciated. You help us get so much more out of a workout. Thank you.
So glad! 😀
I’m getting back into Pilates and loved that total body workout! Can’t wait to try all of yours!
Welcome back to Pilates Ellen! So happy to hear you loved the workout! I hope you enjoy the others. Find them in the Playlists on my channel 🙏💪🏼🤸🏻♀️
@@NellHoess thank you! I’m feeling the workout this morning and sore! My goal is to do 3-4 per week while I have easy access to a reformer! I’m looking forward to trying your other videos!
That was so wonderful. Trapped inside due to COVID I am dusting off my reformer. Thanks for getting me engaged again!!!
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Thankyou. Absolutely brilliant the workout got you engaged again. The benefits of being in doors is we can workout regularly! Keep it up and as the workout series progresses so will you, if thats what you are after.
The best video for beginners!!a big massive thank you!!i can t wait for more videos!,
Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it.
Hello Maraki. Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
This workouit is so good for my body. I have been using my reformer for 6 weeks and I already feel and look stronger.
Thank you for your comment Sasha. I am thrilled to hear you are feeling the benefits. Keep up the good work.
My partner says I should also tell you that I am 75 years old and because of you I am stronger and more flexible than ever before
@@sashaborenstein9268 I love, love, love it! And tell your partner that you are the one that’s made yourself strong! You are doing the work…I’m just facilitating 😉💪🏼.
@@sashaborenstein9268 I love, love, love it! And tell your partner that you are the one that’s made yourself strong! You are doing the work…I’m just facilitating 😉💪🏼.
I’ve just started on the reformer and I absolutely love this video. Thank you so much!
Thank you Sara, I’m so happy to hear that!
Your cueing is phenomenal! I trained with Stott and they focused on being able to cue through mental pictures so your style really helps me to engage the proper muscles. Cues like “holding a ruler behind your knees”, “reaching your knees up to where the wall meets the ceiling” “squeezing your armpits”, “pulling your hands apart” (when holding a pole) and having us use our hands to feel where our hips, ribcage, glutes and pubic bones are while performing the exercises are a game changer. Thank you for your attention to detail in every routine. You always have purpose behind each move you perform and explain that purpose to us with excellence! Thank you for sharing your skills with us.❤
Wow...what a compliment. Thank you for your comment its made my day! I love Stott! Moira Merrithew is a mentor of mine and i love her modern approach to The Pilates Method. Thanks for taking the time writing your comment with so much detail, I really appreciate it. From one Instructor to another...Movement Medicine all the way!!! 🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️
So grateful to you for creating these videos! Sitting in my home office working all day has been killing my back. I have an inexpensive reformer at home and your workouts have been a godsend -helping me to get up and get moving and stretching, which is relieving the pressure and pain I've had in my back and neck. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thankyou for your comment Stephanie, I really appreciate it. Well done and keep up the good work! Nx
Hello Stephanie. Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
Thank you! After many months of inactivity Im trying to get back into it. I found your instructions and voice very encouraging.
Wonderful!
Great class! Thanks so much Nell, I love your cueing. Looking forward to trying all your other classes.
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Enjoyed this workout, and the gentle instruction was great. Hope you are able to post more workouts. Thank you!
Erica Shaffer, Thankyou for your comment. I have just uploaded the next video. I hope you enjoy it. Nx
@@NellHoess I previewed it yesterday, and I'm doing it today. It looks like another winner! Thank you for producing these videos. We are not under a total lock down, but so many people venture outdoors when the weather is nice that I don't feel comfortable being outside. It's nice to have access to free workouts that are challenging and can be done indoors. Many thanks!
Hello Erica. Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
@@NellHoess That's awesome news!
Great instruction. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
Tessab Thankyou! The next workout is being edited so should be up in next couple of days.
thank you so much for creating this video with purpose. I just got certified as a pilates instructor and doing your whole beginner 1 routine helped me understand how to focus on body alignment. i felt alot of that going on. loved it loved! thank you!
You are very welcome! Congratulations on your certification. I am happy to hear you find my workouts a good resource for you. Pilates is so much more than just doing an exercises...there is a whole methodology to it and yes teaching body alignment is one of the 'pieces of the pie'. Remember to keep up your own personal practice because that is key to being an inspired and inspiring teacher. Your in Movement Medicine.
Thank you Nell, what a great workout! I'm new to reformer workouts and your pace was perfect for me to make sure I was aligned properly and executing the exercise correctly. I look forward to advancing to the other levels.
I’m thrilled you think so! Keep up the good work 💪🏼
awesome, love how youve broken it down into sections. Im new to teaching reformer and this has really helped me plan a class. thanks xx
Yes Polly! It’s called a ‘Category System’. It helps an instructor sequence an all over body workout. Thanks so much for your comment. And welcome to the wonderful world of teaching Pilates! Wishing you all the best on your new adventure 👍🏼💪🏼🤓🤸🏻♀️
I just finished the video and it's fantastic! It was my first time using the reformer at home! I plan to do more of your videos. Thank you for making these videos. I subscribed... ;)
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These are great to watch and do as I am in Pilates teacher training. Great cueing!
I'm happy you think so Nadia. Its teaching teachers that I'm most passionate about so very happy to have read your comment. Good luck with your training.
that was fabulous. I have a pilates reformer at home from Balanced Body. Your video is just what I need to get myself back on my reformer. Thank you!
Wonderful! Keep up the good work 🙏🏼💪🏼
I just watched the first 8 mins to get an idea of the style and am excited to actually try it later on my reformer and work my way through the levels
Thanks for your comment Lucy. Let me know how you find the series.
Hello Lucy. Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
Great workout with fabulous instruction!
Kristin Haigh Thankyou so much🙏
WOW! Since COVID-19 we have not been able to go to the gym. For the price of a year's membership for 2 two my husband and I just got our Aero Pilates machine from Target. Today was my first day with it and boy was this the workout I was looking for. The only thing that's missing is having the box. I'll have to modify it till my husband can get me a box or build me one. Thank you! I'll keep doing this class till I master it.
Brilliant Debra. I'm thrilled you got something out of the workout. Keep up the good work. Having a box is an investment! So many good exercises on the reformer use a box. Enjoy!
Hello Debra. Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
Thank you for this great video!!!!
Your series of videos are amazing and the best that I have found anywhere. Very true to classical pilates and instructions are clear and the tempo is perfect. It was only towards the end of the beginner video that I realized you were not talking while doing the routine but narrating. The whole series is very professionally done - THANK YOU! ❤
I am so happy to hear this Danijela. Thank-you for your comment about true to the Method, clear instructions and tempo. I have put a-lot of time and energy into these videos so really appreciate you acknowledging them as professional.
Great workout. Your commentary is fantastic. I’m a newly qualified Pilates teacher, and really appreciate your cueing!
Thank you for your comment Zack, I really appreciate it. My passion is teaching teachers actually, so you have made my day! Good luck with your teaching.
Thank you! I loved having a new workout, and your accent just made it so fun. Very clear direction. I look forward to trying the others!
purplechaya Thankyou from Down Under! Nx
Hello! Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
After searching many reformer videos , ı found out that yours is the best with the springs presented and clear instructions. You are an excellent tutor. I have started series. Beginner seems easy for me so ı will start with the level 2.
Thankyou for your comment, I really appreciate it. Yes, after trying the Level 1 if you feel its not the correct level for you then definitely jump to level 2. But you are doing the right thing by starting at Level 1 and moving your way up to a level you find challenging. Then stay on that level until you can do it with ease.
After checking out many (MANY!) videos and apps, this is exactly what I was looking for to learn to use my home reformer. Thank you and looking forward to the series - Jen in MA
Thanks Jen.
Hello! Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
Thank you endlessly for these videos Nell! Love your cues!
You are very welcome Rebecca. I’m happy to hear the cues work for you! 👍🏼
Hello Rebecca. Hope you are well. Just letting you know I now have a website with more reformer videos that you may be interested in. nellh.tv/
Thanks Nell. Fantastic clear instruction, I love your style! Fab workout xx
🙏 Deborah, I really appreciate your comment.
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@@NellHoess thanks Nell! I'll check it out. I hope you are surviving lockdown again! Cheers and take care. Deborah xx
I just cleaned up and set up my reformer. I found this workout to be challenging yet pleasurable. I’ve never stayed consistent with a workout for the entire duration in my life. Thank you Nell. I will certainly be implementing this as my early morning routine. -Amanda
Your comment has made my day Amanda! I am thrilled for you that you completed the whole workout. I believe exercise should be exactly that, enjoyable yet challenging. I want you to walk away feeling like you have been stretched, strengthen and had a massage! Keep up the good work.
Tha is Nell! I’m still doing it!
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Just dusted off my reformer that stood in the corner of my bedroom for many years. Your program was perfect for me. I've completed the beginner's level 1 three times and am looking forward to others! Thank you!!!
Brilliant Susan. Keep up the good work, you're doing great!
Thank you so much for this, Nell! We're under stay-at-home orders here in California and I'm using this video multiple times a week in replacement for physical therapy for compressed L4 and L5 vertebrae, so thank you especially for the reminders to create space a length. My medicinal movement :) I can't wait to follow this series with you!
Thank you Lindsay for your comment. It brings me joy to know you are doing this a few times a week and benefiting from it. I herniated L4/L5 many moons ago. I couldn't walk. Thats why I started doing Pilates and it fixed me. Decompressing the spine whilst creating strength and eventually more mobility is the answer. Keep up the good work and remember to listen to your body. Nx
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I have just completed my first exercise at home by watching this. Really nice job! I really enjoyed it thanks a lot! Options for springs are helpful. I just can't control my breathing sometimes but I believe it will be ok in time. I plan to complete all your videos day by day! Thanksss from Turkey!
Hi Buket, I’m happy to hear you have started the series and enjoyed it. Only move up to the next level once you can do all the exercises in this level with ease. It will take a little while to get there but we’ll worth the perseverance.
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Thank you for this great beginner workout! After not being on a reformer for almost a year, I wanted to ease back in and this was perfect!
Happy to hear you are getting back into Pilates. Keep up the good work and take your time building up your strength.
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Just the best series I have come across, clear instructions reminding where we should be feeling the exercise AND where all the body parts should be.
Having so many routines to work through makes this my go to workout every time.
Thank you for sharing, it’s been a fantastic journey re discovering a fitter body shape AND a body without pain. Wish I had discovered Pilates decades ago !
I could not agree more!! Clear concise explains everything. You ROCK Ness
Nicola Morley Thankyou so much for your comment. It means a lot to me. Nx
Thanks for this.... I miss my reformer classes in person so I finally bought my own reformer and this was my test run! YAY.
Well done Lynn, keep up the good work.
It’s just gotten so costly to take reformer classes in a studio. I plan to buy my own reformer for at home use this month.
Wonderful instruction! When done right, the basics provide a great workout 👍👍👯
bb06barnes Thankyou! I couldn’t agree more. Practice like this and then you will progress staying injury free. ‘Build your house on sand and it will crumble, build it on solid foundation and it will last forever’
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Thanks a lot very clear instructions and demonstration!
Mariana Caminoa Thankyou!
Thanks you Nell. Lovely video. Am sure to follow you on my new reformer
Wonderful!
Thank you, the workout is wonderful. You explain/ demonstrate the moves so clearly
Lynsie McLeod Thankyou for your lovely comment. It means a lot to me. Nx
Great workout - just got a reformer and so happy I found your videos! Thank you.
Thanks Deirdre! Keep up the good work 💪🏼
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Hi, I am over 60 and just getting back into Pilates after many, many, many..........years of doing not so much of anything. I am looking forward to trying out your 45min routine. Slow and steady wins the race.....:)
Absolutely Ann!
Very clear cues! Loved the workout.
🙏 a million Lisa. Really happy to hear this.
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Thanks so much, just purchased a reformer and so glad I found your channel!
I appreciate your comment Nicole. Keep up the good work.
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Honestly your instructions and prompts are amazing! I feel like you can see me 😅. Thanks so much!
I'm so glad! Keep up the good work
I love your attention to detail!!! Your words really create a visual in my mind. I recently acquired an old reformer, it has ropes instead of bands and springs. It is not very smooth and very difficult to change the position of the handles. I can see now why it was given away but I hoped it would work. I am missing the smooth glide of a professional reformer I used when I first took a few classes a few years ago. Don't quite know what to do. I am guessing whatever movement I can do is better than nothing.
Hi Ingrid. Glad to hear you find the cues effective. I'm a very visual person and find imagery helps me connect to the exercise. Oh no...your reformer, even though it was free, sounds like a bit of a nightmare. Keep doing your best on it, give it a clean along the rails to see if that helps with the glide and clean the wheels under the carriage too. Maybe ask Santa for a new reformer for Xmas! :)
This is exactly why I was asking now about her recommendations for an excellent home Reformer. I’m currently looking at a allegro from a private owner for $1000, but willing to spend more if it means that my experience will be so much better. I’m used to working out on balance body professional reformers and love those. I’m in a quandary about whether or not to spend the extra money and get that instead
Loved this! Can't wait to continue with the series!
Julia Deleon Thankyou so much for your comment, I love it that you loved it!! Uploading the next one soon. Nx
This is the best! I love a classic Reformer flow that allows for progression over time. I have been doing Reformer regularly for about 2 years and still working on my upper body strength and spinal flexibility.
🙏Me too! Keep up the good work. 💪🏼
Exquisite, meticulous and precise workout, thanks so much, I really enjoyed it.
Liliana Martinez thanks for your comment. I really appreciate it
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i love the way you organized in a series, color coded to show they are part of the series and all. And your instructions are superb, though I would wish that you would show the first movement in detail, and then some bell sound or something to show that we are going on to the next move (so I wouldn't have to stick my head to see if we are moving on to the next move)
Hi sunny. Thanks for your comment I really appreciated it. Yeah…this video editing and teaching for video is harder than it looks! 😂 this was the first video I made and was nervous but have learnt along the way as best to improve your experience. I will definitely take your feedback on board. 🙏Keep up the good work 💪🏼
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Girl, THANK YOU!!! Perfect refresher vid for an at home work out, after being lazy for a year. Mhua!!!
Thanks Tracy! Your comment put a smile on my face. Keep up the good work.
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Very easy to follow your cues. Satisfied and subscribed! Mahalo!
Thankyou Paula.
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@@NellHoess I'll just have to check them out!!! Mahalo, Nell!
I just bought my balance body pilates machine and your videos have help me soooo much. A true work out experience. Thanks a million for this. Just a suggestion, could you mention red , green and blue when it come to switching weight. Again thank you so much.
Fantastic! So happy you feel like its a true workout experience. You are very welcome. I dont mention spring colours because each brand has different tensions and colours. Keep up the good work 🙏🏼💪🏼🤸🏼♀️
YOU'RE AWESOME! THANK YOU!
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Any suggestions for what I can use in place of the long box? I don't own one. Thanks. Loved your workout and instructions! Excellent.
Hey Kelly, if you can invest in a Long Box, it is well worth it. So many awesome exercises, particularly as you progress into the more advanced work, are done on a box. There has been some suggestions in other comments you may want to have a look at. Otherise you can do all the box exercises using a Swissball on the floor.
I purchased a "Performer" several years ago, & it has worked great. I can move it around &/or store it.
Awesome session!
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Great workout!
Thanks Matt!
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Great sequence and instructions !!!❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕
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Love this...very helpful. Thank you.
Kellie Tate so glad you loved this and found it helpful. My pleasure!
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Great workout! This was the first workout I’ve done since my baby was born, she’s 7 months old. I just bought a reformer on Craigslist, it isn’t nearly as nice as yours so I had to modify and I couldn’t do the last part. I don’t have a foot board for standing on and I don’t have a block. Just as well, my body is done! Thank you for the great class!
Congratulations on your baby and that you got a workout in with a 7month old! You are a Super mum 💪🏼 And well done with tweaking the exercises to suit your equipment. As some say ‘Your creativity is your only limitation’ . Keep up the good work.
Brilliant video, I love that I can choose a move within the video and repeat!💫💗
That’s great to hear! 🙏💪🏼🤸🏻♀️
I appreciate your content thank you, helping me with postpartum
I appreciate your comment, thankyou. It can be challenging to find the time and energy to get a workout in postpartum but keep up the good work and take your time getting strong again.
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Love this - thank you!
Happy to hear this…you are welcome 🤗
I just subbed, I don't have a reformer just yet, hoping to get a used decent reformer this week! I'm impressed qith your vids, trying to get familiar with reformer pilates. I do mat and chair pilates and love them both! Excited to expand my pilates workouts! Thank you for your videos!
Thanks for your comment Julie. I really appreciate it. I love floor and Chair also. Good luck with your workouts.
Really enjoyed this workout. Thank you!
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the workout Jane. Keep up the good work.
Great work out; thank you
Great workout! Thanks!
Thanks Cindy! So glad you enjoyed it. Nellx
Thank you for the awesome workouts! Your detailed descriptions are super helpful as a first time pilates student! I can already feel the benefits and look forward to progressing more through your series. Keep it up!!! Also thanks for the short work outs when I don't have the time to fit in a longer one!!
You are very welcome! So happy to hear you can feel the benefits. Keep up the good work.🙏🏼💪🏼🤸🏼♀️
Really fantastic workout, thank you for this amazing opportunity to help people exercise from home♥♥
So happy you think so and you are very welcome. Keep up the good work 🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️
Great workout, a training session like this was really needed. Thank you so much.
Fantastic Margaret! Keep up the good work.
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This is absolutely the best beginner workout for my new reformer. I'm looking for the pdf of the excercises but not finding it. The only thing I think it can improve on is listing the springs at the beginning rather than the delay of what springs to do so that we have time to change them in advance of the next workout. I'm still doing the beginner 1 45 min workout since by the time you get to level 2 you went so much faster and I have to keep stopping the video so I have time to change the springs each time. It makes for a longer workout since I have to stop and start so many times. Thanks for all you do!!
Thanks for your comment. Yes it is fast and I’m learning along the way how best to do the videos. Stopping and starting is a great way to do it. Also you can slow the speed down of the video in settings. The PDF is in the description.
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Thanks so much for this. I loved it. Your voice and teaching are so calming and informative. I have done my teacher training on the reformer but have struggled to find any classes here in the UK where I live so I can't practice unless I just use my manual and then it's stop start with no flow which is very frustrating. This is the perfect way to get to do a class remotely and it's a lovely flow. I feel stretched and lengthened, strong and aligned!
Thats brilliant Jayne, I'm so happy you feel like that post workout...perfect! I know exactly what you mean about doing a class that you can flow though. Keep up the good work and all the best with teaching.
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Thats was fantastic! Thank you so much!!
Thanks Aimee! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed it. Keep up the good work 💪🏼❤️
Loved your class,,!,,
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Awesome video! I just got my Pilates Reformer 5 cord a few days ago & was looking for a great series of videos to follow other than the DVDs that came with it. I love this video & look forward to the rest of them as I progress. I don’t own the box but I think I’m getting it so I can follow each piece of the video. Thanks for sharing! BTW: I subscribed your channel too!
Thanks for your comment @carmenstine3916 ! Welcome to the wonderful world of Pilates!! 🙏💪🏼🤸🏻♀️
It was a really good exercise thank you
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Desde ARGENTINA LA Felicito mi saludo
Hello form Australia!
Loved it thank you so much, I am sore, looking forward to working my up to all your videos 😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Eva, I’m thrilled you were sore! ( a good sore of course;) Keep up a regular practice and take your time. There is no rush. Nx
This is so awesome! excited for more workouts to come!
Thankyou for your awesome comment! More workouts coming soon. Nx
I just did it and it's very nice I feel my body perfect♥
Wonderful to hear Foula!
So awesome! Thanks you!
I’m so happy you think so Keeley. My pleasure.
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Can't wait for more videos on reformer 👌
Thanks Lourdes. Here is a link to Reformer Beginner Level 2. I hope you enjoy. More videos will be posted as they are filmed.
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Excellent !
Glad you like it!
Thank you. You are the best👍👍👍
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Fantastic!
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Thanks from Saudi arabia
🤗 from Australia 🇦🇺
that was really good. thank you
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I read through the other comments and want to say first off that I really appreciated your great instruction on how to do each exercise and which muscle groups should be working and which should be relaxed. I hope you don't mind a bit of constructive criticism too. We all grow as professionals when people are brave enough to challenge us to think about doing something differently. So... here goes. First, there are plenty of people interested in learning Pilates who have very weak muscles, joint issues (i.e. knee problems especially!) or are quite obese. I have had Pilates instruction, but because of COVID 19 haven't been to a studio in close to a year now. I am getting back at it slowly. I cannot lift my bottom off the carriage and the second move you did with the bottom lifted and pushing the carriage out does not seem like a beginner move to me, or at least it isn't at the studio I go to! Someone with a very large, fleshy belly cannot do the moves that require hinging at the hip inwards -- the belly is in the way and one cannot breathe very quickly! Some alternate moves for those of us with challenges like this would be much appreciated. I tried to find my own alternates since I have some experience. Also, some who have a Reformer at home do not have the box. What alternate ways are there to do the moves that required the box? I ended up skipping over them and doing a different workout by someone else to target those muscle groups. I do not say any of this to discourage you. I think you style of presentation is GREAT and I look forward to getting trimmer and being able to do your workouts with a bit more ease sometime in the future. Thank you for your service to the Pilates community via your wonderful videos.
Thanks for your comment. You are absolutely right, for a client who was large and not able to lift the pelvis off the carriage or flex the spine because the tummy is in the way...I would give different exercises. Absolutely. These workouts are not for special needs people unless you know how to modify. This is one of the challenges when doing workouts that are not specifically tailored to an individual and are more of a generic workout.
If I was taking a large clientvthru, I would still get them to do Spine Curls, which is the exercise lifting the pelvis, but I would get them to focus on tucking the pelvis and only lifting the tailbone and base of the pelvis. So you still ‘ do the exercise’ but only the first little part of. With the abdominal, keep your head/chest down and just do the arms and legs part of the exercise. You will still get a strong abdominal connection doing that. Regarding the box...the 30min workout of this level doesn’t use a box so you could do that video? I suggest people to purchase a box because it’s an investment well worth it.
Thank you for you feedback and I hope this has helped in some way. All the best.
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@@NellHoess thank you!
Impressive teaching 👏
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Thanks awesome workout.!
Thank you for your comment Mexico, I really appreciate it.
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