Pilates
Pilates aims to strengthen the body, with particular emphasis on core strength. Pilates concentrates on posture, balance and flexibility and helps to improve general fitness and well-being.
Benefits of Pilates:
- Improve balance and body awareness through mindful movement and deep thoracic breathing thereby reducing the risk of injuries and falls
- Increase mobility and flexibility through the use of slow, controlled sttreching movements
- Reduce stress and boost mood, energy, and motivation by lowering cortisol levels and stimulating feel-good endorphins
- Strengthen postural muscles and improve body alignment, reducing the risk of headaches, as well as shoulder and back pain
- Reduce injury risk by increasing the support and stability of your joints as they move
- Ease lower back pain, by engaging deep core and pelvic floor muscles to build strength and stabilise the back
Pilates Classes
Gentle Pilates – A lower intensity class aimed at beginners, older adults and individuals recovering from injuries or with specific health conditions.
Fundamental Pilates – A mat-based class focusing on improving core strength, posture, balance, and flexibility. Suitable for beginners.
Intermediate Pilates – Building on knowledge and experience of the fundamentals, intermediate Pilates aims to maintain pace and flow.
Seated Pilates – Maintaining the core principles of Pilates, seated classes are suitable for people who have difficulty getting down to the floor and/or prefer the support of a chair.
Mixed Ability Pilates – Aimed at individuals with some Pilates experience, exercises can be progressed, adapted, and/or modified to suit different abilities.
Our Pilates classes are mat based – please bring a mat.
Cost:
£7.90 to non-members
Included in Diamond Class and Diamond PLUS memberships
1 to 1 sessions now available. Please speak to a member of staff for more details.
