45 free videos on technique and tips, each tagged by level
Reviewer Best of this batch - thorough, safe, well-cued.
Moderator Thorough: names the muscles worked, flags a contraindication for disc issues with a neutral-spine alternative, and layers in progressions/regressions (pillow between knees, feet elevated).
Reviewer This is the one to actually learn from; it catches the mistakes everyone makes.
Moderator Full technique breakdown of the pelvic curl on the reformer, squarely the target skill with reformer-specific setup detail.
Reviewer One of the more complete breakdowns in the batch.
Moderator Dedicated move-of-the-week on both pelvic curl and pelvic bridge, explained as distinct exercises with different goals.
Reviewer Sharp, no-nonsense breakdown of curl vs bridge cueing.
Moderator Textbook demo of the two Pilates hip-lift variants: pelvic curl (posterior tilt, segmental roll-up) versus pelvic bridge (neutral spine, straight lift), using the classic diamond hand-check to find neutral. Exactly the sub-skill, taught with precision.
Reviewer Sharp coaching eye, lots of detail.
Moderator One-on-one coaching session entirely on the pelvic curl with detailed real-time corrections.
Reviewer Great depth once you've got the basic pattern down.
Moderator Full reformer breakdown of pelvic curl/bridges with spring and foot bar setup plus real progressions (drop-and-drive, marching, single leg).
Reviewer Excellent cueing — this is how you actually teach a bridge to a beginner.
Moderator Opens directly with the pelvic curl/bridge: tailbone curl, rolling up vertebra by vertebra, breath cues, and explains the purpose (warm up spine, engage hips/pelvic floor). Squarely the target skill.
Reviewer Clear cues and a real common-mistake fix.
Moderator Full bridging/pelvic curl breakdown - purpose of exercise, hamstring/glute target, hip stretch, spinal segmentation vs a straight hip thrust.
Reviewer Genuinely useful: shows the common mistake, then fixes it properly.
Moderator Full walkthrough of the Pilates bridge: shows the bad version first (hips just pumping, no articulation) then the correct version with full setup and vertebra-by-vertebra roll-down. Squarely the target skill.
Reviewer Good practical cueing with props.
Moderator Distinguishes pelvic tilt vs curl vs bridge and demonstrates props (ball between knees) plus instability progressions.
Reviewer Solid fundamentals, correctly sequenced.
Moderator Straight matwork demo of pelvic curl, described as one of the first exercises taught to beginners.
Reviewer Solid cues, just a bit rambly.
Moderator This is a straight pelvic curl cue-through: hook lying, neutral pelvis, relaxing the hip flexors, then the curl itself with hamstring/glute focus. Messy ASR but the content is squarely the exercise we're grading.
Reviewer Simple, clean cueing - good starting point.
Moderator Squarely teaches both bridge and pelvic curl back to back, with breath cues and the classic error of over-firing the glutes instead of the low back.
Reviewer Precise but bare-bones, no troubleshooting.
Moderator Spanish-language pelvic curl walkthrough, precise terminology (retroversion pelvica, plano lumbar), builds from tilt to full articulation. On-topic throughout.
Reviewer One good cue, clearly explained, but that's all you get.
Moderator Squarely about bridge pelvic alignment: the anterior/neutral/posterior distinction at the top of the bridge and the cue to avoid arching. Right skill, right category.
Reviewer Smart programming talk, not just technique.
Moderator A comparison/programming piece rather than a pure how-to, but it explains both movements and when to choose each - squarely about this pairing.
Reviewer Followable, but casual and assumes prior context.
Moderator Walks pelvic tilt into the full curl, cues a vertebra-by-vertebra peel with knees together for adductor engagement. On target.
Reviewer Good checkpoints, just cuts off early.
Moderator Explicitly framed as the pelvic curl fundamental, names the aim (spinal articulation) and what to watch (foot/knee alignment, glute vs low-back loading).
Reviewer Clean bridge instruction with good progressions to add difficulty.
Moderator This is the real deal — heels to glutes, tuck hips under, lift hips into bridge, roll down vertebra by vertebra, then progresses into single-leg bridge variations with leg extension. Directly and repeatedly teaches the pelvic curl/bridge.
Moderator Directly compares pelvic curl to full shoulder bridge as different challenge levels of the same movement — this is exactly the skill, and explicitly named as such.
Reviewer Good way to see how pelvic curl and shoulder bridge relate as a progression.
Reviewer Good short cue-through, but light on detail.
Moderator Straightforward pelvic curl on the reformer as a warm-up movement, described plainly and correctly. On-topic.
Reviewer Correct cueing on avoiding the hoist and where to place the heels, just brief.
Moderator This "spine lift" is literally a mat pelvic curl/bridge variation, explicitly renamed from "butt lift" - squarely the target exercise, done from a warm-up/restorative context.
Reviewer The bridge section itself is well and correctly coached.
Moderator A general mat class, but it does reach an explicit, well-cued bridge/pelvic curl segment (rolling hips up vertebra by vertebra, holding at top, pressing through heels, squeezing glutes) - genuinely on-skill even if embedded in a longer workout.
Reviewer Well-cued and well-progressed — a genuinely good way to learn this movement.
Moderator This has a genuinely substantial pelvic curl/bridge block — tuck, squeeze, lift, roll down vertebra by vertebra, then progressions into heel lifts, arm/knee opens, and thigh squeezes all held in the bridge position. This is one of the more thorough bridge segments in the batch.
Reviewer Good cue, but assumes reformer know-how already.
Moderator Reformer version of the same movement (hip lift/hip roll), same target pattern - neutral pelvis, glute-driven control, flat sacrum. Equipment differs, skill doesn't.
Reviewer Well taught, with a sensible progression through variations.
Moderator Also has a full, well-developed pelvic curl/bridge segment with the same core cueing (tuck, squeeze, lift, roll down) plus progressions into heel lifts, a V-position squeeze, and thigh work — comparable depth to the 35-minute class.
Reviewer Bridge section itself is well taught.
Moderator Covers breathing and pelvic rock first, then gets into hip-rolls-to-bridges which is our exercise - a decent chunk of relevant content but it's one part of a longer warm-up sequence.
Reviewer Excellent, well-cued fundamentals class.
Moderator Pelvic curls and a dedicated shoulder-bridge section are genuinely here, with good articulation cues: roll through vertebra by vertebra, neutral pelvis, glutes and hamstrings. But it is a full-body fundamentals class (hundred, single-leg stretch, spine stretch, side-lying, plank too), so the bridge is one of many.
Reviewer Solid, accurate bridge cueing — press low back, peel up bone by bone. Good for learning the move.
Moderator 7-move morning routine and the pelvic curl is explicitly one of them — she names it (pelvic curl with arm reach) and walks into it: ground through the feet, curl the pelvis up vertebra by vertebra, one bone at a time. It is one of several moves so not the whole video, but the bridge is genuinely taught here.
Reviewer Polished flow with good bridge work.
Moderator Pelvic curl and bridge is a recurring element: repeated roll-ups into a bridge off a figure-four, with good control cues such as level hips, strong glutes, roll down bone by bone. Within a full-body flow but well represented.
Reviewer The bridge portion itself is taught well, worth skipping to.
Moderator Bridge work appears clearly mid-video: an articulating rolling bridge followed by a flat-back weighted bridge lift, with contrast explained — but it's one segment of a broader full-body weighted workout.
Reviewer One good cue, but too short and fragmentary to teach the whole exercise.
Moderator A reformer preview specifically about refining the pelvic lift - leg activation cue (dragging heels together) and control of the springs. On-topic, if narrow and preview-length.
Reviewer Clear, well-taught - the curl section is genuinely useful.
Moderator Full-body reset but it does stop and teach pelvic curls explicitly - peel up bone by bone, fingertips on thighs, glute presses at the top. Genuinely coaches the curl, just among side-lying, swan and leg work too.
Reviewer Useful context, but light on explaining why foot placement matters.
Moderator A foot-placement variation of the same bridge/curl pattern, explicitly framed around pelvic control. Still the core sub-skill, just angled at one variable (foot position) rather than the base movement.
Reviewer Nicely coached bridge progression, worth the watch.
Moderator Includes a clear, explicit pelvic-curl/bridge segment with a mini ball between the knees — tuck pelvis, roll up through the spine, squeeze glutes, hold, pulse. It's one part of a broader 30-minute class, not a dedicated bridge tutorial, but the segment itself is squarely on-topic.
Moderator Shoulder bridge is the more advanced end of the same pelvic curl/bridge family, here done with a magic circle for added resistance. Same skill family, more advanced variation.
Reviewer Interesting variation, though the actual cueing detail is thin here.
Reviewer Nice, gentle intro to the movement — good cues but light on depth.
Moderator This gentle wake-up flow includes an actual pelvic curl segment repeated three times with real cueing — 'tipping the pelvis towards you, sitting bones drawing to the inside of the knees, thighs pulling back, rolling down through the spine.' It's one part of a broader routine rather than a dedicated lesson, but the pelvic curl is genuinely taught here, not just mentioned.
Reviewer Top-notch cueing throughout.
Moderator Full-body weighted Pilates. Contains an explicit pelvic-curl/bridge section - peel the pelvis bone by bone, backstroke and bicep arms in the bridge. One block of a long class.
Reviewer Good clear coaching, just not laser-focused on the curl.
Moderator Full-body summer-challenge class. Bridge does show up properly - bridge with heel raises, marching bridge, butterfly bridge - but it is buried in a 40-min total-body flow with curl-ups, the hundred, single-leg stretch, planks. On-topic for bridge but far from focused on it.
Reviewer Quick but correctly cued bridge.
Moderator Contains an explicit bridge segment ('roll our hips up to a bridge position, tuck your pelvis under, squeezing your glutes') within a broader abs-and-booty flow — on-topic but brief.
Reviewer Tidy quick session, bridge cued well.
Moderator Five-exercise express class with a clear bridge block - exhale bridge hips up, hold and pulse. Skill genuinely present and a decent share of a short class.
Reviewer Lovely, well-cued gentle session with a real bridge segment.
Moderator Gentle grounding flow for stress. Does include a real spine-curl/bridge block - posterior tilt, peel up to the bridge, hold, roll down. But it is one segment inside a wider calming flow.
Reviewer Nicely taught class, bridge gets only a quick pass.
Moderator Day-one soft-strength full-body flow. Has a proper bridge section with single-leg fold and arm floats, but it is late and brief in a long quadruped and roll-back heavy class. On-topic but light.
Reviewer Too short to actually teach much.
Moderator Shoulder bridge/spine curls is the same movement family as pelvic curl/bridge, just under a different name - on topic but thin.
Reviewer Good run-prep mobility, brief bridge included.
Moderator Pre-run warm-up that includes a high bridge - press into feet, plank the body up, hold with leg extensions. It is a reverse-tabletop bridge variation, brief, among many mobility moves.