How Can Pilates help you?

Josef Pilates was born in Dusseldorf in 1880 – a frail sickly child who suffered from rickets, asthma and rheumatic fever. Determined to overcome these weaknesses, he experimented with many different approaches to body work, martial arts, gymnastics, dance and weight training to name but a few. In selecting the most effective features of these disciplines, he devised a method to provide the perfect balance between strength and flexibility.

Pilates is the ultimate mind-body workout. A fitness phenomenon of recent years, it has gained widespread support from the worlds of sport and medicine. Pilates is a body-conditioning method that works in a different way to other fitness techniques. Targeting the deep postural muscles, it works by building strength from the inside out, rebalancing the body and bringing it into correct postural alignment. This method of stretching and strengthening in a precise and natural rhythm produces profound results for people of all ages and abilities.

The benefits are life changing…

• It helps to reshape your body, which will become longer, leaner and more toned.
• It will improve your posture, achieving the perfect balance between strength and flexibility.
• It relieves unwanted stress and tension.
• It creates a stronger more flexible spine.
• It improves lung capacity and circulation.
• It increases mobility, agility and stamina.
• It focuses the mind and enhances body awareness.
• It is specially recommended by medical specialists for those with back problems.

The challenges your body faces are numerous; from back pain and postural problems to common sporting injuries and osteoporosis sufferers, Pilates is the ideal form of exercise to overcome these.

With regular sessions, you gain a valuable insight into how your body works. Pilates teaches balance and control of the body – which spills over into other areas of ones life. This is one of the best ways to invest in yourself and your well being.