A pain in the neck? Not with Pilates
Pilates can help with neck pain by improving spinal alignment, strengthening muscles, relaxing muscles, reducing tension and improving range of movement.
Pilates can help with neck pain by improving spinal alignment, strengthening muscles, relaxing muscles, reducing tension and improving range of movement.
The great thing about abdominal exercises is that they very much focus on quality movement which, if you’ve ever experienced low back pain, is really important.
Our mat based classes involve a range of mat exercises in sitting, lying on your back or side. Pilates exercises done in standing are very important too.
There is a lot of different pieces of small equipment that can be used in our Pilates classes. Here’s a few examples of some of my favourites!
Many of you will not be at all familiar with the Reformer equipment, so we thought we’d share a little overview of the key components that make up The Reformer.
Being aware of your posture can help with maintaining the body’s natural spinal curves, reducing muscle tension and improving movement.
Although Pilates exercises will focus on your ‘core’ tummy and back muscles, doing Pilates exercises will also work and benefit your body in many other ways!
Mat based Pilates exercise is carried out in a variety of positions. There are many popular (and brilliant) Pilates exercises you can do in standing.
Pilates is an excellent choice of exercise for people who have osteoarthritis, as it is a gentle, low impact-based exercise.
Skiing and snow-boarding are both a highly active activity and form of exercise that people of all ages can enjoy. Unfortunately, it is not something that we can practice all year round and tends to be a long-awaited trip we take each year. This means our bodies are often unprepared for the strenuous work we …
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