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Pilates:- Improving core stability, posture, spinal and abdominal strength
Pilates is an exercise class designed to help develop balance, strength and flexibility, bringing about optimal physical and mental well-being.
The class will focus on mat work and will revolve around breathing, pelvic and shoulder stabilisation, and restoration of the natural curves of the spine.
Pilates was originally developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1930s and has evolved tremendously since then. Pilates was originally designed to help dancers and athletes heal injuries through a range of mobilising, stretching and strengthening techniques.
Its main focus concentrates on a mind and body link through breath control and core stability.
Pilates is a low-impact technique which is designed to strengthen and lengthen muscles safely and without adding bulk, resulting in better posture and better body shape.
Pilates can streamline your body, flatten your belly, support your back. Improve posture, body alignment, flexibility and balance.
It aims to create muscle balance and maintain mobility in the joints.
Pilates brings together mind and body and heightens body awareness. It targets key postural muscles, building strength from within, by stabilizing the torso.
Pilates provides deep abdominal exercises to strengthen core stability muscles.
Pilates can correct poor posture and misalignment and re-educate the body to prevent previous injuries recurring.
This is done using precise, controlled movements to give you a trimmer body that is both supple and strong. The body is gently realigned and reshaped, the muscles balanced, so that the whole body moves efficiently.
Pilates tones muscles gently and can make you feel great!
You do NOT have to be fit to attend beginners or mixed ability Pilates classes.
Pilates. Mixed Ability & Beginners
Gentle class. Good introduction to Pilates exercise.
I do include more challenging intermediate or advanced work as and when appropriate if suitable for certain members of the class or session. I offer lots of options, variations and modifications as and when appropriate so you can work at your own level.
Pilates
I’ll confess at being a slight non-believer that ‘Pilates’ would be good for my posture and well-being – how wrong I was.
Having attending a second class today I can honestly say it is actually doing me some good. Yes, I did ache last week in places I’d obviously not used for a very long time and I was very conscious about trying to balance on the ball, but your calm instruction and keeping an eye on proceedings gave me confidence as, although not the fittest person in the room, made me feel it was the start to getting back towards fitness after injuries and tendon operations. It also makes me feel much calmer in the afternoon in a rather high pressured job – I now, when feeling stressed, take a deep breath and pull myself upwards and inwards – it seems to do the trick.
I certainly hope to become a regular at your classes.
A big thank you from a very un-coordinated pupil !!!!
Jackie G. (Office Manager) March 2011 |
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