Develop strength, flexibility, and balance in this 31 minute intermediate class as you focus on the beauty of praying with the Psalms.

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A total body strength class will help you to get lean, toned, and fit. It targets all of the major muscle groups of the entire body. Betsy takes you through a series of creative exercises designed to increase stability and strength using only your body weight. The meditation will have you thinking about Mary: Mother of God and our Mother.

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If you have never experienced a Level I class, Rock-Solid Foundation is the perfect workout to start with—especially if you are a busy parent and need a break from the daily chaos. During this balanced 50-minute class, Tekla will talk you through all the postures and movements, making it easy for you to follow along and understand the muscles you are stretching and strengthening. From breathwork and longholds to planks and lunges, Rock-Solid Foundation will help you relax tight muscles, reset your mind and soul, and feel strong all over. The Scriptures and meditations focus on the example of the Holy Family and invite you to think about how you can bring peace into your home.

Whether you're looking for an early morning workout to jump-start your day or a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, this 35-minute class is sure to deliver. After easing into Live! from Home: Revitalize with deep breathing, side bends, forward folds, and other moves that loosen up your entire body and promote stress relief, you'll flow right into dynamic moves such as lunges, twists, angle pose, arabesque, elevated chest lift on toes, and more that challenge your balance and engage every muscle in your body. By the time you finish this Level 1 workout, you will be moving better, feeling stronger and more energized, and motivated to take on the rest of the day. The Scriptures and meditations will open your eyes to God's infinite love for you and invite you to allow his tender love into your heart.

The extended periods of sitting and inactivity that you experience from long flights, car rides, and layovers, can wreak havoc on your body. Luckily, you don’t have to allow your travel time to ruin your trip. Join Tara for this 34 min. morning stretch from the sunny beaches of Florida. Rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul as you breathe, exercise, and pray all while watching the sunrise and listening to the sound of the crashing waves! You don’t need to be traveling to enjoy the many benefits of the class as you contemplate the Holy Spirit as the source of Living Water. You will thank yourself later!

An advanced class that works the whole body but focuses on the lower body. With flows that cultivate balance, stability, flexibility, and strength. The meditation and Scripture will have you contemplating being the woman God created you to be.

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While this class offers some upper body strength, Amanda focuses on stretching and lengthening the muscles, mobility, and spinal rotation, extension, and flexion. Tension is released, flexibility will increase, and you will move more freely. The prayers and meditation will have you thinking about Mary and Motherhood.

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This video is done entirely in the chair, and while you will work all the major muscle groups, Cathy focuses on the legs and hips. After some restorative breathing and warming up the body, you will do knee lifts with heel kicks, Inner thigh work, a lunge series, seated jumping jacks, and much more. The Scripture and prayers have you focusing on living each day well.

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This 12-minute class uses light and medium weights for your arms and shoulders (suggested: 5 - 10 lbs). You can start with no weights and work up, or even incorporate heavier weights if you have been doing resistance training for a while. Betsy stretches with you at the end, but try adding a Pietra Fitness class in to recover well. Once you feel comfortable with this class, try adding heavier weights.

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Lunges are a functional, powerful exercise that helps you to tone and strengthen almost every muscle in the lower body including the core, quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves. You will also stretch the hip flexors. There are so many benefits to lunges, we just had to include them in this series. Once you feel confident with the intermediate class, challenge yourself in the advanced lunges class. The meditation will have you thinking about the feminine gift of sensitivity.

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Your body and a mat are all you need to bring to this total body workout that focuses on the upper body using your own body weight. Lori hits all upper body muscles including the small shoulder muscles. Come and be with Mary as we meditate on the Rosary as a powerful weapon. Bring your own personal miracle with the Rosary, if you have one, and give thanks in the quiet resolution portion of class.

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If you compare this workout to a song, plank-hover-chest lift-plank-pushup-pike would be the refrain. (It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?) Even though this repeated flow engages all the muscles in your body, it will be a nice break from the unique twists and challenging sequences that make up the verses of this Level 2 class. You will begin Lent: Anthem lying on your back, focusing on your breath and all the blessings in your life. After working your core with the Pilates 100 and counterbalancing that strengthener with a few quick stretches, you will immediately get your heart pumping by rolling up to your feet, jumping back to plank, and flowing into that first refrain. Get ready for lunges (with twists), pike pose (with a twist), arabesque, and other tricky moves that will challenge your balance and work your entire body. The Scriptures and meditations invite you to contemplate the purpose of penance and to reflect on what you are offering up this Lent.

Whether you already have muscular glutes and quads or you're looking to strengthen your legs, Lent: Burns So Good will challenge your endurance. You will begin this 29-minute Level 2 class standing in posture pose, practicing deep breathing and focusing on gratitude. After warming up your body with side bends and pike pose, you will step right into high lunge. Take it up a notch with mountain climbers before coming into high lunge on the other side—and then repeat . . . twice. Catch your breath in rock pose and then flow into elevated chest lift on toes to strengthen your shoulders and entire core, stretch your abdominals, and open up your chest. Engage your core, glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves as you sit back into half squat and raise up onto your toes. Keeping your heels lifted, slowly see how low you can go. Another series of squats and lunges will definitely have your legs burning! Wrap up with an intense hamstring and shoulder stretch before relaxing into hip release and a few final stretches. The Scriptures and meditations will help you reflect on your prayer life and invite you to make daily prayer a habit during Lent.

Do you want greater strength but are short on time? In this 25-minute, level 2 class, Jill brings you the essentials of stretching and strengthening all of your major muscle groups. You may notice a focus on plank pose throughout the workout. Did you know that, when held properly, plank pose is one of the best exercises to increase core strength? In addition to helping build solid abs, plank pose strengthens and tones the arms, shoulders, upper back, chest, and thighs, while stretching the calves and arches of feet. The plank and forearm plank poses are woven seamlessly into this workout amidst pike, lunge II, reverse lunge II, side reach, open arabesque, angle pose, and push-ups. After a forward fold and upward plank, you will relax into a reclined inner-thigh stretch for your long hold and listen to a beautiful meditation about Jesus as the Light of the world. The classical, stringed music is reminiscent of the peace, joy, and energy we feel in the presence of light--such as we might feel in the invigorating sunshine after many days of clouds. In quiet pose, you will have the opportunity to reflect on how you can let the light of Christ shine through you to the world.

Join this fun cardio kickboxing class that engages multiple muscle groups that is sure to leave you feeling stronger than ever. It is a 40-second work and 20-second break with front kicks, side kicks, alternating knee crunches, alternating oblique crunches, and more. Spiritually, we will focus on St. Joseph, Zealous Defender of Christ.

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Class begins with a warm up focusing on alignment and spinal mobility, followed by a series of exercises to strengthen and tone the legs as well as to gain mobility and flexibility. The meditation will have you contemplating crushing lust with the virtue of chastity.

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If you are looking for a fun full body strength class using your own body weight, this is the class for you. After the warmup, Lori takes you through a series of lunges working on spinal stability, Squats, core work and more before taking you into the winddown. The meditation will have you contemplating Mary: Virgin Most Powerful.

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Would you like to build endurance in the core as well as stabilize and strengthen the shoulders? If you answered yes, this class is for you! You will encounter the plank in many different variations in this workout while still working your entire body. The meditation will have you focusing on God as the Vine grower.

After warming up, Rachel will get your blood pumping with an array of HIIT exercises with 40 seconds on and 20 seconds’ rest. Exercises include mountain climbers, ski or skater jumps side to side, front and back kicks, and burpees. The series is then repeated. Join Rachel for this cardio conditioning class and break a sweat!

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This 36-minute level 1 class will work every major muscle group. Remember, in Pietra Fitness, “Level 1” means our moderate level. You begin in posture pose, with deep breathing and gratefulness. As Betsy reminds us here, deep breathing is great for your digestion! The soft, but slightly upbeat guitar music adds just the right ambiance as you flow seamlessly with Betsy through your strengthening and stretching postures today. Your legs and core will be strengthened as you move through half-squats and rotating half-squats in the warm-up followed by a flow in the work-out section in which you hold Lunge II as you move with your breath through reverse Lunge II and side-reach. You will stretch your hamstrings throughout the workout with a variety of both standing and seated wide-leg folds as well as a quad stretch. In seated position, V-sit with toe-taps will strengthen your abdominal and back muscles, before you move into hip-release for your long-hold to lengthen and relax your connective tissue and listen to the meditation. The scripture and meditation remind us that we are the tenants in God’s vineyard and prompts us to consider his great love in sending His Son and how we ought to respond.

Lower-body exercises build strength in the lower back, hips, glutes, and legs and build foundational strength for everyday movements. Join Jill for this fun lower body strength class with Irish music, and prayers and meditations on St. Patrick!

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Are you pressed for time but want a quick workout that hits the major muscle groups of the legs: glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves? Leg burn is for you! Lori takes you through a series of squats and lunges that works the whole lower body.

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Complete your day with Live! From Home: Whole Body Warmer. After the prayer, you will be led through a series of squats, lunges (with knee taps and twists), Elevated Chest Lifts, and lots, and lots of Planks! The slightly slower pace helps you to gradually increase your heart rate and blood flow to muscles. You will leave class feeling warm from head to toe. The meditations will help you to contemplate courage and how God is our strength.

Want a full body workout? The compound exercises in this class target and utilize multiple major muscle groups and joints so you can work your entire body in just 36 minutes. You will begin Easter: Resurrection sitting in a cross-legged seated position, calming your mind and nervous system with deep breathing and thoughts of gratitude. Immediately fire up your core by sitting back on your sitz bones and incorporating different arm and leg movements that challenge your balance and engage all the muscles in your midsection. Finish warming up with a few gentle stretches and side bends before coming to your hands and knees to work your glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexors. Come to plank, engaging your core, shoulders, back, and quads, and then open up your chest with elevated chest lift on toes. Lunge 2, Open Arabesque, and more will test your stability and leave you feeling like you just got an excellent workout. Wind down with Hip Release and feel-good stretches that will loosen up tight muscles and increase your range of motion. The Scriptures and meditations will open your eyes to the reality of what Jesus did for you when he rose from the dead, filling you with immense joy and newness of life.

Muster up some courage and give this difficult Level 1 class a try! After warming up your body with deep breathing, feel-good stretches, and pike pose, you'll flow right into squats, lunges, open arabesque, leg lifts, revolved arabesque, and other compound exercises that challenge your balance, endurance, and strength. Don't get discouraged if you struggle through some of the moves—listen to your own body, and keep working at it. As you wind down from this 50-minute workout, the Scriptures and meditations encourage you to reflect on how well you face the demands of your every day and invite you to embrace a spirit of courage in every area of your life.

Move through seated exercises that will increase flexibility, balance, and range of motion. Chris will also have you work on good posture, checking in with that throughout the class. The beautiful meditation will help you to realize that the present moment is rich in grace and holds immense reassurance, especially in times of trial and adversity.

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Did you know that you should engage in cardio activity at least 3 days a week for maximum benefit? This class will increase your heart rate and respiration and raise oxygen and flow using large muscle groups doing 30-second rounds of knee kicks, front kicks, bob and weaves, alternating knee crunches, and alternating oblique crunches. We ask for St. Joseph’s intercession in this day four novena under his title, St. Joseph, Comfort of the afflicted.

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Robin will take you through a flow of postures that will allow you to release stress while at the same time building strength and gaining flexibility. Blocks and a small towel or pillow can be handy but not necessary. The meditation will have you contemplating Our Lady of Sorrows.

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Balanced workouts incorporate all major muscle groups, ensuring every part of the body gets attention. This can help to promote strength and flexibility for your whole body. Alison takes you through a 44-minute well-rounded routine that will leave you feeling refreshed and ready for your day. The meditation will have you thinking about Mary, the Mold of God.

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Stretching and core strengthening exercises are the two best ways to keep your back healthy and feeling good. The exercises in this class are meant to strengthen and improve flexibility and mobility in the muscles that support your lower back. The Scripture and prayers will have you contemplating Simplicity: and St. Clare.

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Do you have a job that keeps you hunched over a desk all day? This can lead to limited shoulder mobility, which is uncomfortable and can lead to other problems. When you cannot move the way you want to, it can deter you from doing what you want to do. Advanced Shoulder Flexibility will take just a few minutes out of your day but will help you get your shoulders feeling and moving freely and comfortably! The meditation will have you focus on how you are made for greatness!

Do you have a limited time to exercise but want to increase your physical performance? This class combines various strength exercises to target the major muscles of your body for an effective total body workout. The meditation helps you to focus on St. Joseph.

If you want a full-body workout that also gives you the opportunity to practice a couple of the more advanced balancing poses, Live from Home: Strengthen Your Balance is for you. This level 2 class begins standing and includes a variety of lunges before Jill gradually instructs you to enter extended leg reach and standing linked backbend. The music is relaxed and the spiritual focus is on how we spend our time during the season of Lent.

Develop and tighten the entire lower body and core with this 40 minute Lower Body Blast. While it is a balanced class and will hit all major muscle groups, this workout focuses on the core, glutes, hips, and legs. The meditation is on self-reliance and how we should be relying on God.

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This class is great for those wishing to improve their performance in running sports. Many runners focus solely on hitting the pavement but lack the skills necessary to enhance their running outcomes. Lori focuses on running form, mechanics, and knee drive especially using the core. She also focuses on building all those slow- and fast-twitch muscles in your body that will effectively change your running for the better. Be prepared to improve your stamina, speed, strength, and skill! The meditation will have you contemplating the primacy of love.

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Calm Strength is our very first Live From Home class. It is a wonderful combination of calm breathing,a steady warm up and wind down, and a strength-building workout. After gently warming up the body, Jill takes you through a series of Planks, Squats, Pikes with Elevated Chest Lift on toes, Side Planks, Lunge 2 and balance work.The Scriptures and meditations remind us that in times of distress, God is always there and you can place your trust in Him. When you expose your heart to God and learn to trust Him, peace fills your soul. This hour long class will leave you feeling calmer, stronger and ready to face your day.

Balance is a crucial part of functional fitness and helps you to perform everyday tasks with greater strength and coordination. Join Betsy for this 32 min. class that will have you standing taller with confidence. The meditation will help you to focus on the peaceful anticipation of Holy Week.

This 42-minute class is designed to help you maintain your strength and balance with exercises done in the chair and standing using the chair for support if needed. Light-weights are optional, or you can use soup cans, water bottles, or nothing at all! Chris will have you standing doing exercises that will improve your balance and core strength. You will come away from this class feeling stronger and standing taller. The prayers and Scripture will help you contemplate living in the present moment and not worrying about the future. (NOTE: This class should not be done every day as you should give your arms a break from weights for at least a day or two in between.)

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Stretching the hips for pregnant mamas is a must because it helps you to relax and alleviate tension, eases hip and possibly even back pain, and helps you prepare for labor. This class is suitable for all trimesters, but it is important to always listen to your own body. Josette gives modifications but if anything does not feel good or right to you, let it go. The meditation will have you contemplating consenting to reality. If this is your first time doing a prenatal video, make sure you check out the Foundational prenatal videos to learn how to find and work the pelvic floor, bracing the core for pregnancy, and other great info for pregnant women. Grab a chair, a couple of pillows, water, a block, and any other props you would like for support.

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This class is all about building core strength and improving functional fitness of the abdominals, sides, and back. In 41 action packed minutes, Jhoe takes you through a warm up, 4 sets of integrated exercises that will work your entire body, and a relaxing winddown that will leave you feeling amazing! Some props are used, but not necessary. The meditation will have you contemplating Psalm 46.

Your core is your trunk: pelvic floor, back, abdominals, and diaphragm. The exercises in this routine will help your core muscles work harmoniously for better balance and stability. This is important for regular activities as well as for sports and other physical activities. The prayers and meditation will have you thinking about Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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This 33-minute, level I class with Betsy will help you practice physical balance and meditate on lifestyle balance. You will begin on your back with deep breathing and gratefulness. The warm-up section includes positions that are supine, standing, and hands and knees. Betsy will help you become aware of your pelvic floor, wake up your back muscles, and gently get the blood flowing throughout your body. The workout section begins with a series that includes Pike, Low Lunge with twists, and hamstring stretches. You will next be challenged and strengthened in your balance as you move into Lunge 2, High Lunge, Arabesque, and side plank. Twice you will enter into bodily prayer and implore, “Lord, prosper the work of our hands” (a variation of prayer from Psalm 90). As you relax into a reclined inner thigh stretch for your long hold, you will listen to a meditation about St. Benedict and the three ingredients of a happy life. During the Quiet pose, you will be asked to reflect on whether these three elements of a happy life are part of your life and in proper proportion.

A swan dive is a compound exercise that works your back, core, glutes, hamstrings . . . really, your entire body. Lent: Swan Dive is loaded with swan dives—over 15—and other dynamic moves that will give you the full-body workout you've been looking for. You will begin this 32-minute class in a cross-legged seated position, working on your breath and calling to mind the many blessings in your life. Warm up by gently stretching and releasing tension in your neck, back, chest, arms, sides, and hamstrings. For the rest of the workout, you will alternate between a series of swan dives and poses such as Lunge 2, angel pose, plank, half squat, and more. Wind down with a long inner thigh stretch that will relieve any tightness deep in your muscles. End this invigorating class with a few final stretches and twists before relaxing in quiet pose. The Scriptures and meditations will remind you of God's incredible mercy and forgiveness and invite you to extend that same mercy and forgiveness to others.

If you are looking for a workout that not only lengthens the muscles in the core but strengthens them as well, then Live! From Home: Long & Strong is for you! You will start on your back for deep breathing and gratitude, and then up to seated to warm up the spine in all ways. In the workout you will work the core in V-sit, Modified Reverse Plank (with an extra tough, surprise added in that really works the abdominals), bicycles to work the obliques, lower abdominal leg lifts, Half Back-bend on toes then Roll-ups to standing. Whew!!!! If that’s not enough, Jill takes you through some standing, strengthening lunges and revolved lunges. Your body will thank you for the Long Hold in Hip Release. The beautiful prayers and Scripture are on the Blessed Trinity and God's love as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

If you have limited range of motion or physical disabilities or are looking for safe movements to do while rehabbing an injury, Limitless is the class for you. You will spend the first fifteen minutes of this gentle workout seated in a chair while stretching everything from your toes and ankles to your shoulders and neck. (Keep your core and glutes engaged during these stretches to work a little harder.) After loosening up your body, Tekla will take you through slow strengthening exercises that can be modified by using the chair for balance. The postures in this 38-minute class are so good for your body—and the Scriptures and meditations on the power of forgiveness are beneficial to your soul. Limitless will revitalize your entire being by helping you focus on the things you can do despite your limitations and by encouraging you to let go of any bitterness so you can be filled with happiness and peace.

Live for Advent: Balance and Tone covers a variety of exercises designed to improve muscular strength while working on balance and coordination. In the workout, Jill will take you through a series of lunges and standing balance postures that focus on agility and functional strength. The meditation is about John the Baptist and how he was the voice in the desert pointing to the coming of Our Lord. You will have time in Quiet Pose to think about what you stand for while allowing your mind to assimilate all that your body has done.

Do you feel like you are holding a lot of tension and stress in your body? Easter: Stress Relief will melt that tightness and stiffness away in just 35 minutes. From the minute the class begins, Tekla's soothing voice invites you to relax and focus on the present moment, being aware of God's presence and any limitations you may be feeling in your body. After warming up, Tekla will guide you through postures and movements that will stretch and strengthen your entire body, including your neck, shoulders, chest, back, core, inner thighs, and hip flexors. Don't worry if your body isn't as flexible today—Tekla will give cues so you can modify the exercises. If you want an extra challenge, close your eyes during some of the poses to work on your balance. With Scriptures and meditations that focus on the joy of the Resurrection at Easter, Easter: Stress Relief will replace feelings of doubt, timidity, and melancholy with hope, courage, and happiness.

In this video, you will have fun toning, tightening, and moving your arms in all different ways, all while seated in a chair! While the class still hits all major muscle groups, you will see how Cathy weaves arm and shoulder work into most of the exercises. The meditation will have you focusing on not dwelling on the past and being sad, but instead, trust that God can draw good out of everything!

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A gentle class for women with modifications for prenatal mamas – suitable for all stages of pregnancy.  If you are pregnant, please check with your doctor before doing this class, and only do what feels right for you. Have one or two pillows handy, and a chair or wall for balance. The meditations and Scripture will have you contemplating Motherhood: the Feminine Gift of Receptivity - physically as well as spiritually.

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Watch “Back Resistance Introduction” before doing one of the back resistance classes for the first time. As you become comfortable with the intermediate class, you can try Back Resistance Advanced. You can always modify the class by adding more weight or decreasing the weight you use. You will need a barbell, body bar, or hand weights.

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Before beginning this series, check out the Foundational Postnatal videos with Dr. Jillian Stecklein. This is the first class in the series that is designed to help postpartum women realign the spine, strengthen the back, abs, and pelvic muscles, and help with relaxation, stress management, and spiritual and emotional well-being. This series of classes are progressive, so start with #1 and only move on to #2 when you feel you have mastered this class without losing form. The meditation will have you contemplating a tribute to motherhood.

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Looking for a full body workout that will challenge you physically, mentally, and spiritually? Live! from Home: Finding Balance will have you out of breath before you even finish the warm-up. The difficult postures and sequences in this 45-minute Level 2 class are designed to increase your strength, flexibility, and balance, but you can dial it down—or up—with simple modifications for your skill level. Get ready for dynamic exercises like lunges, squats with twists, planks, arabesque, airplane, standing linked back bend, and more that will leave you feeling longer and stronger. The Scriptures and meditations on the Trinity invite you to think about the relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in a brand new way.

Are you ready to hold postures longer and build greater strength? Join Jill today for Live from Home: Daring to Live! You will begin in good standing posture for a few minutes of focusing on deep-breathing and gratefulness. After warming up with angel arms, twists, side bends, shoulder stretches, and swan dives, you will pause in rock pose for your first bodily prayer posture as you pray: “Let my heart take courage, for I hope in You, Lord.” You are sure to strengthen your shoulders in the workout which includes pike, low-lunge, forearm plank, forearm pike, pike split, pike hip-opener, high-lunge, as well as a balance series with hamstring curls. Although some of these poses may be held longer than you are used to, feel free to adjust as necessary for yourself. As you enter a hip release pose for your long-hold, you will meditate on the meaning of life (being loved by God and loving Him in return) and becoming your true self (by daring to live fully in response to God's love). We hope you finish class feeling both strengthened and inspired!

Persevering through this 30-minute lower body workout will give you strength and stamina to face your daily struggles. You will begin Advent: Tenacious Legs in a comfortable seated position working on your breath and calling to mind the many blessings in your life. After warming up your body with a series of gentle stretches, you will squat and lunge and move your way through a workout that is sure to firm up your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. The Scriptures and meditations will remind you that Advent is the perfect time to begin again, making a real effort to overcome any weaknesses as you prepare your heart for Christmas.

If you are looking for a fast-paced workout that hits every aspect of your physical fitness, Live! From Home: Powerhouse is for you. This 38 min. class incorporates strength, power, balance, endurance, flexibility, and even some cardio. Join Jill for a series of Planks, Pikes, Lunges, Squats, Balance Poses, and much more. The meditation on Truthfulness helps you to reflect on how Jesus is the Truth, and when you speak the truth, you are imitating Him.

Hip flexibility and mobility is so important because it allows for more fluid and efficient movements. It can help in everyday movement and can even help athletes improve their performance on the field. Join Robin in this short class as you boost your range of motion and feel great. The meditation will have you contemplating Mary, and being a Mother.

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Do you want to shape and tone your waist, improve your posture, and get more bang for your workout? Live! from Home: Waist Cincher is the class you need. Targeting the entire core, with a special focus on the obliques (the muscles up and down the sides of your abdominals), this Level 1 class incorporates a 9-inch exercise ball (or block) to help you engage your inner thighs while doing crunches, work your arms and shoulders while doing squats, and fire up your obliques while doing leg lifts. Get ready to lunge, bend, and work your way to a stronger, longer, and healthier you. The Scriptures and meditations invite you to be open to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit and remind you how of the incredible ways He works in your life.

We all have our days when we feel down or have lost our spark. But there are always blessings and reasons to rejoice; we sometimes just need to be reminded. Live! From Home: Rejoice is an effortful Level 1 workout that works the entire body in just 30 minutes while reminding us how much God loves us and He loves us with great joy! Jill takes us through a series of movements while seated, kneeling, and standing. It is a whole-body workout that culminates into a restful wind down focusing on God’s Love. We have every reason to rejoice!!

Increase your flexibility and physical, mental, and spiritual strength with this 50-minute full-body workout. As in all Pietra Fitness classes, you'll begin Live! from Home: Stamina by calming your mind and nervous system with deep breathing, thoughts of gratitude, and a Scripture verse to help you focus on the class. After warming up your muscles, you'll flow right into long sequences of lunges, planks, pushups, angle pose, and more that are designed to build endurance, challenge your balance, and get your heart rate up. Whether you keep up the intensity or dial it back with modifications, you'll be ready to catch your breath and relax into hip release for the long hold. The Scriptures and meditations throughout this Level 2 class help you understand true meekness and invite you to ponder how well you control your temper.

During these days of quarantine, we have instructors working hard to bring you videos from home! Despite a few technical glitches, Tekla does a great job of offering a class that calms the mind and nervous system, while strengthening the body and soul. This combination brings renewal back to the body which is the foundation for building resilience.Building resilience helps us to bounce back from difficult situations like the one we are experiencing now. In fact, we can actually flourish during these times when we learn to trust in Our Lord's Mercy and show mercy to others. Are you ready to build resilience?

Lunges help you to strengthen and tone your entire body while also improving your balance and flexibility. They are also known for building lean muscle and reducing body fat, so weight loss is another great benefit. Annie adds in jump switches and core work to make this class an even more efficient workout. If you do this routine often, you are sure to notice visible results. The meditation is on Guarding your Heart.

A proper post-workout can help to relieve stress, prevent muscle soreness, and prevent injury. It may also help prevent lactic acid buildup so that you are not as sore. This class is designed to mobilize the body and bring about neurological recovery post-workouts. Jhoe uses a dowel that you can purchase at a hardware store, but you can also use a broom or nothing at all.

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Building on Resistance Chest and Shoulders Gentle, this intermediate level workout will challenge your chest and shoulder muscles helping you to move better and stand taller. Use light weights and increase the weights a bit once it becomes comfortable. Next step – Advanced!

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Join Jill for this 24-minute class that gently prepares you for shoulderstand. Inversions are so good for you because they increase circulation, build strength, and help with stress and anxiety. But, if you are feeling uncomfortable or not quite ready for it, feel free to just take your feet up to the ceiling while lying on your back. The meditation is on courage, reminding us that our strength and courage comes from Christ.

PowerFull is an intensive class that focuses on building core strength while working all the major muscle groups! You are sure to get your heart rate up while gaining strength, flexibility, and coordination. The meditation will help you to contemplate Lent and learning to put others first.

Good footwork is necessary, to a certain degree, in all sports but it is so important in certain sports that increased speed and agility can make or break the game. When you are prepared to move on your feet quickly and precisely, you will start to see that you are in better control of your body throughout your movements. This skill can take your game to the next level. It can also help to reduce the risk of injury as you learn to maintain proper form during quick changes in direction and initiating movements. The meditation will have you focusing on God’s constant gaze of love.

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It's all about the shoulders! Even though Jill works out the whole arm in this class, she focuses on shoulders, which is an important part of any arm strength regimen.  This class will help to increase the range of motion and improve the stability and function of the shoulder joint. Have fun with trap music and leave feeling like you can move better! The meditation will have you contemplating God’s Mission for us.

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This is a gentle class that works the whole body and is suitable for all trimesters. Before starting any kind of exercise when expecting, always check with your doctor for clearance. There are so many changes going on in your body right now, and everyone is different, so please listen to your own body and only do what feels right for you. Check out the Foundational prenatal videos to learn more about the changes going on in your body in each trimester and other great info that will help you get more from these exercises to prepare you for childbirth. The prayers and meditations will have you contemplating relying on God’s strength. Have a chair or wall nearby, a couple of pillows and some water, and let’s begin!

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Get your heart rate up as you stretch and strengthen your entire body in Advent: Energy Boost. During this 40-minute workout, you will combine high lunges with chest openers, pike splits with crunches, and more, engaging multiple muscles with each exercise and encouraging your body to work even harder. If you need to modify some of the moves based on your own body, Chris will provide a few options for you throughout the class, making this an effective workout for all skill levels. While the Scriptures and meditations focus on the advent of Christmas, the words are encouraging all year round and will remind you that set apart from God there is no happiness.

Are you looking for irRESISTible arms with minimal equipment? Yes please. Live! From Home: Irresistible Arms is just what you are looking for. While barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells are great, resistance bands are easy and can hit every muscle group while also working on range of motion. In the workout, Jill takes you through a series of Planks to strengthen and prep the muscles. She then takes you through a sequence of arm and shoulder exercises using the band. You can make all of the exercises harder by shortening the band to add resistance or use a band with more resistance. Don’t have a band? No worries! You can still work your arms and shoulders without it. In the wind-down, you will relax with the meditation on joyfulness. So, if you are ready to live joy and get stronger arms and shoulders, grab your band and join us!

Having a strong lower body also helps you to move with ease through your day as well as improve your performance during activies like running, cycling or team sports. In this class you will strengthen muscles in the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and calves. Jhoe gives some modifications if you are newer to this type of strength training, or ones to work harder if you want to power into your routine.

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Your lower body is your foundation and the base for critical daily movements like walking, climbing stairs, and balancing. Everyone needs a stable foundation, regardless of age or fitness level. This class will improve all aspects of daily living – increase flexibility, balance, range of motion, and mobility, calm the nervous system, and nourish the soul. The meditation will have you contemplating “Seeing with the Eyes of Faith.”

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Welcome to this well-balanced class that hits the upper body, lower body, core, and everything in between. The prayers and meditations will have you contemplating Simplicity and St. Francis.

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This class was designed to release tension in the body. As you move slowly through the postures, the parasympathetic nervous system will activate, which helps the body rest, heal, and restore balance. You will leave the class feeling calm and refreshed. The meditation will have you contemplating the Simplicity of Jesus.

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Give your leg some attention in this 45-minute Level 1 class. After warming up your body with deep breathing and exercises to stretch your sides, back, hips, and shoulders, you will transition right into a variety of postures that target all the muscles in your legs and glutes. With basic moves like low and high lunges, squats, and Lunge 2, and more challenging and targeted exercises like revolved arabesque, leg curls, donkey kicks, and more, Live! from Home: Base Builder is the perfect way to build strength and endurance in your lower body. The Scriptures and meditations throughout the workout remind you to do small things with great love, giving yourself to others through smiles, words of encouragement, and attention.

Are you looking for a quick, heart-raising workout that focuses on your hips and glutes? Cardio #3: Banded Glutes and Hips may be just what you are looking for. You’ll warm up by marching in place along with glute kicks in a wide stance. In the workout, it is 45 seconds on/45 seconds off moving through squats, bridges, donkey kicks, clamshells, and fire hydrants. Think you are done? Not quite! You will repeat that circuit before cooling down and lowering the heart rate with quad stretches, wide-leg cherry pickers, and a hamstring stretch. Intensify the workout by using a resistance band. It's not your traditional Pietra Fitness class, but a great way to incorporate cardio into your well-rounded fitness regime.