Pilates
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- Improves posture & performance in sports, dancing, etc.
- Increases fitness, flexibility & body awareness
- Helps with rehabilitation after surgery, injury, etc.
- Aids in pregnancy (before, during & after)
One-to-one and group classes available
Pilates
Pilates represents a unique approach to exercise that develops body awareness, improving and changing the body's postural and alignment habits and increasing flexibility and ease of movement. Pilates is a series of movements that flow into one another without pauses.
It concentrates on the body as a whole, stretching some muscles, strengthening others and, by helping you to function more effectively, reducing the risk of injury, not only while you are exercising but also in everything you do. One of the main benefits of Pilates is an increase in core strength; this refers to the important abdominal and back muscles at your centre that support your whole body whether moving or at rest.
As these muscles are strengthened, your posture will improve and you will find it easier to go about your daily tasks. Pilates develops focus and concentration which creates a mind-body connection, acting like meditation to calm your mind and help you see things more clearly. The attention to alignment and detail makes Pilates quite unique.
As long as you work at your own pace, paying attention to how your body feels during the movement, Pilates is perfectly safe and very beneficial for everyone.
The elite athletes may also find it challenging!