38 free videos on technique and tips, each tagged by level
Reviewer Excellent progressive build with a memorable fix for the single most common mistake people make.
Moderator The instructor stays on the double leg stretch for the full clip, layering it up from the basic hug-and-reach through the full two-way stretch with arms and legs extending together.
Reviewer One of the clearest, most complete teaches of this move you'll find -- explains the why, not just the what.
Moderator Entirely devoted to the double leg stretch: it explains the underlying principle of opposition, walks through three progressive variations, and finishes with a real-time five rep run-through.
Reviewer This is the one to watch if you want to actually understand this exercise, not just copy it.
Moderator Extremely thorough segment entirely on the double leg stretch: naming history, ideal form, multiple modifications, and specific advancement cues (treating the pull-in as strength work, not a rest). Fully on-topic and deep.
Reviewer Catches the exact mistake most people make with this move and gives you a way to feel whether you're doing it -- excellent.
Moderator Entirely and thoroughly focused on the double leg stretch -- setup, progression, common mistakes, and a modification -- with zero drift into other exercises.
Reviewer Best-explained fix I've seen for the classic 'flopping down' mistake in this move.
Moderator Entirely about the double leg stretch: what people typically do wrong (letting the upper body drop as legs extend), the correct cue (maintain the lift), and a clear modification for those who can't yet hold the position.
Reviewer Explains the why behind the pacing, with a clear safety line (don't let your back arch) -- solid teaching.
Moderator A complete, beginner-focused breakdown of double leg stretch: progressive buildup from tabletop, arm/leg symmetry, and an explicit neutral-spine safety cue -- squarely and thoroughly on topic.
Reviewer Really clear beginner-friendly teaching.
Moderator Clear step-by-step double leg stretch instruction as part of a beginner series, with the proximal/distal concept explained.
Reviewer The staged progression is a smart way to build up to the full exercise safely.
Moderator Entirely dedicated to the double leg stretch, structured as three progressive variations building demand, with clear cueing on pelvis neutrality and abdominal engagement throughout.
Reviewer Solid clean beginner walkthrough, does exactly what it says.
Moderator Fully dedicated beginner-level step-by-step breakdown of the double leg stretch, explicitly labeled as the beginner version with clear breath cueing throughout.
Reviewer The 90-degree stopping-point tip is a nice way to scale difficulty that most videos skip.
Moderator Entire segment dedicated to the double leg stretch with live correction of a real student (no bobbing head/shoulders, stopping knees at 90° for a harder version). Squarely on-topic.
Reviewer Solid, clean step-by-step for the advanced version, nothing flashy but accurate.
Moderator Fully dedicated to the double leg stretch, explicitly labeled as the advanced progression building from the beginner version, with a complete step-by-step breath and movement breakdown.
Reviewer Clear setup plus a real fallback option if you're not strong enough yet -- solid basic coaching.
Moderator This is a dedicated 'how to perform correctly' tutorial for the double leg stretch, walking through the starting chair position, hand placement, the stretch, and a beginner regression for students without enough strength yet.
Reviewer Clear cueing plus useful modifications for beginners.
Moderator The entire clip is a guided teach of the double leg stretch exercise itself - exactly the sub-skill requested.
Reviewer Clear coaching with useful modifications.
Moderator Direct instruction on the double leg stretch with connection cues and beginner modifications.
Reviewer Clear, thoughtful teaching with real self-correction cues, not just a demo.
Moderator Specifically about the double leg stretch using a squishy ball prop, with clear reasoning for why the prop helps and detailed self-check cues.
Reviewer Good clean standard instruction, nothing extra but nothing wrong either.
Moderator Fully dedicated straightforward class instruction on the double leg stretch with breath cueing and a level-height arm cue for symmetry.
Moderator Specifically about the double leg stretch - the starting curl, keeping the deep abdominals engaged instead of the neck, and the simultaneous arm-and-leg extension.
Reviewer Naming the exact way people lose the contraction - letting the chest pop up - and how to keep it instead is real, useful correction.
Reviewer Clean, accurate cueing you can follow along to, if a bit rushed and light on the why.
Moderator The entire clip is a step by step walkthrough of exactly the slow double leg stretch -- diamond leg position, torso flexion, arm reach, ankle dorsiflexion, arm circle, lateral rotation, return -- with nothing else competing for time.
Reviewer Gets the basics right, including a neck modification, but doesn't go much beyond the basics.
Moderator A clean, complete walkthrough of the double leg stretch from starting position through the full movement, entirely focused on this one exercise.
Reviewer Good variety to progress the exercise, but less depth on correcting your form than a dedicated tutorial.
Moderator The whole video is built around five variations of the double leg stretch across mat and equipment (ball assist, Cadillac springs, hand-held ball, isometric hold), so it stays locked on this one sub-skill throughout.
Moderator A clean, accurate description of the double leg stretch - knees to chest, reach long, circle the arms back in, plus a counter-resistance variation.
Reviewer The counter-resistance variation, holding behind the thighs, is a nice added option beyond the basic version.
Reviewer Clear, concise teaching of a specific equipment variation.
Moderator Specifically the Wunda Chair variation of the double leg stretch, explicitly on-topic for the sub-skill.
Reviewer Good core cues, though the delivery is a bit meandering and harder to follow.
Moderator Core teaching of the classic mat double leg stretch, described by the instructor as foundational to the whole Pilates practice.
Moderator Hands behind both knees, curl up, then kick both legs away as the arms reach overhead - textbook Double Leg Stretch, including a modification for when it's too hard.
Reviewer Clear setup, breath cues, and a fallback for beginners - solid teaching.
Reviewer The corrections given are the kind you'd pay a real teacher for -- sharp, specific, not generic.
Moderator Real live coaching footage that includes double leg stretch, but it's one of three exercises covered (single leg stretch and criss-cross also get significant time), so it's not the sole focus.
Reviewer Good idea for easing into the move, but light on verbal explanation -- more demo than lesson.
Moderator A regression/prep variation specifically built for people who can't yet do the full double leg stretch -- directly on topic and arguably more targeted than a generic overview since it addresses scaling the exact movement.
Reviewer Useful if you already know the basics, but incomplete as a standalone lesson.
Moderator Specifically the third and most advanced Magic Circle variation of the double leg stretch, explicitly on-topic for the sub-skill.
Reviewer Good but a bit thinner on detail.
Moderator German-language video covering two variations of the double leg stretch with stability cueing.
Reviewer Good add-on for those who already know the exercise.
Moderator Specifically the double leg stretch, but on specialized equipment (C-Shaper) and assumes you already know the base exercise.
Moderator Squarely the double leg stretch, positioned as the next step after the single leg version - a good sign this is genuine progression-based coaching, not just a label.
Reviewer Framing it as the next step after the single leg stretch is the right way to teach this - wish the clip gave more away about the actual cues.
Reviewer Handy visual reference with a good length-and-core idea, but at ten seconds there's no room for setup, breathing or regressions.
Moderator Short demo of the double leg stretch, cueing length on the reach and a deeper core connection. Squarely this exercise.
Reviewer Fine to follow along with, but it's reps-counting more than teaching.
Moderator Squarely double leg stretch, demonstrating both the bent-leg and straight-leg variations back to back.
Reviewer A quick, accurate demo, but it doesn't unpack the fundamentals -- more a show than a lesson.
Moderator It's a reformer adaptation of double leg stretch using the foot bar, so it's clearly the same named exercise and sub-skill, just delivered through equipment rather than the classical mat version, which keeps it on-topic but a step removed from the core mat teaching most learners expect.
Reviewer Billed as a form guide, but the description doesn't give away much specific cueing to judge it on.
Moderator This is about the double leg stretch itself - framed as a form guide for the exercise, squarely on topic.
Reviewer Not much more than a quick demo — fine as a reminder, not as a lesson.
Moderator On-topic but extremely brief — a quick demonstration of the exercise with minimal cueing beyond basic form and breath, no discussion of mistakes or modifications.
Moderator Quick double leg stretch demo: arms and legs reaching out together while the centre stays connected. On the exercise directly.
Reviewer Shows the shape of the movement, arms and legs reaching out together from a connected centre, but twelve seconds is too short to coach setup or common mistakes.
Reviewer Good intent but the real coaching happens off-transcript, so you don't learn much from the words alone.
Moderator This is explicitly framed as the progressions video for double leg stretch, the second move in the classical abdominal series, and it references the companion single leg stretch video directly. It's squarely about this sub-skill even though a chunk of the actual demonstration plays out silently to music rather than being narrated.
Reviewer Muddled explanation -- a beginner could come away unsure what the movement actually is.
Moderator The (rough, likely auto-captioned) transcript is clearly describing the double leg stretch setup and movement -- abdominal engagement, hand position, arm/breath timing -- so it's on topic, even though the delivery is hard to follow.