Week 2 Winter Arc Challengers! ❄️

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Journal Prompt - Winter Arc Challenge ❄️

"What goals do I want to focus on during this winter season—physically, mentally, and emotionally?"

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Welcome to your 30-day winter wellness journey, where we blend barre, Pilates, and mobility to refocus your mind, nourish your body, and energize your spirit. This program is designed to help you stay active and grounded through the winter season, with added journal prompts, recipe guides, and a supportive community to uplift you.

Program Overview

• Workouts (4x per week):

  • 2x Barre

  • 1x Pilates

  • 1x Mobility | Cardio

  • Active Rest Days: Walking, stretching, or gentle yoga (optional)

Each workout is 10-30 minutes, focusing on toning, strengthening, and improving flexibility with mindful, low-impact movements.

Equipment Needed:

1-2lb weights
Barre/chair/stable surface
Mat
Ankle Weights

Weekly Breakdown

Week 1: Align & Ground

• Focus: Building foundational strength and reconnecting with your body.

• Barre: Lower body emphasis—strengthening legs, glutes, and improving balance.

• Pilates: Upper Body & Core-focused, engaging abdominal muscles and stabilizing the spine.

• Barre: Upper body and glute sculpt with light weights

• Mobility (30 min): Stretching routine targeting tight hips, shoulders, and spine.

Journal Prompt:
"What goals do I want to focus on during this winter season—physically, mentally, and emotionally?"

Week 2: Strengthen & Stabilize

• Focus: Muscle endurance and deeper core engagement.

• Barre: Total body burn, with a mix of cardio bursts and resistance.

• Pilates: Strengthening deep core muscles, with added flexibility work.

• Barre: Glute, hamstrings, and upper body workout, focusing on stability.

• Mobility (30 min): Focus on flexibility and releasing tension in the lower back and hamstrings.

Journal Prompt:
"What are my strengths? How can I lean into them, both in workouts and in life?"

Week 3: Flow & Connect

• Focus: Lower body toning, core strength, and flow between movements.

• Barre: A challenging, low-impact cardio barre class to boost endurance.

• Pilates: Core & upper body-focused Pilates with a side of lengthening and toning.

• Barre: Booty & Thighs - using ankle weights for extra burn.

• Mobility & upper body : A dynamic stretch & strength session, focusing on mobility, upper body and range of motion.

Journal Prompt:
"What challenges have come up for me so far? How can I embrace and grow from them?"

Week 4: Reflect & Restore

• Focus: Recovery, mindful movement, and celebrating progress.

• Barre: Standing abs, dance inspired barre workout

• Pilates: Gentle Pilates flow with emphasis on lower body flexibility and relaxation.

• Barre: A final total body sculpt workout to finish strong.

• Mobility & strength: Dance inspired Restorative stretches to improve flexibility and relieve any tension.

Journal Prompt:
"What progress have I made, physically and mentally, in these 30 days? How do I carry these lessons forward?"

Day 1 Pilates & Barre Beginner Challenge 💗 

Happy Monday Team! Who's completed workout 1? 

Any questions on form, breath, posture or alignment?
Let me know. 

Let's get prepped for our official fall challenge this week and build momentum! 

Keep pressing play! 

• Let's go back to basics with beginner barre & pilates workouts. 
  
  Re-focus, realign and build momentum as we head into fall! 
  The perfect warm-up before the 'winter arc' challenge launching on Monday 14th October! 
  
  Weekly Goals 
  

  
  

• 1x workout a day 

• 8k steps per day 

• 2L of water per day 
  

• At least 2x meals on plan per day  

  
  
  
  
  

October Recipe Guides & Meal Planner  💫🍂🤎

Click the links below to download both your plant-based & high protein recipe guides. With a weekly meal plan, pantry staples & shopping list included. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pQGHYDlP4JFSWIEnOe0YoIdFaurNWlIj/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QEVCxQU6DyxPh_mjqsa_BP_NE0BYfNIM/view?usp=sharing

Remember you can't out-train a bad diet. So make your nutrition a priority for this last quarter and start to really feel the benefits physically & mentally! 

Check out our follow along videos via the app and keep pressing play! 🤎