ABOUT PILATES

A strong flexible body, a focussed mind, the art of conscious movement.
The regular practice of Pilates delivers many benefits, giving gradual and positive changes to the body’s strength and flexibility. Pilates exercises require a ‘core stability’ of the deep muscles, which takes time and concentration to develop. These deep postural muscles support and stabilise our skeletons and don’t need repetitive overloading to strengthen them, they just need to be switched on. The Pilates student learns how to sense and activate these muscles which form the basis to good posture and then to remain aware of posture and alignment throughout the performance of the flowing sequences of movement which form the practice of Pilates.
You will find that your hour long class will fly by, as the time spent listening, sensing and responding to your body is both relaxing and energising. Making changes to the postural system will help you to stand taller, as you become aware of how to align your spine and the muscles which support it. After just a few weeks, when someone asks you if you have lost weight, you will realise that you feel taller, more mobile, a little leaner and more positive about your body.