You are never too good for the fundamentals Whatever your experience is with exercise you are never above or better than the fundamentals. I don’t mean your level of Pilates. However, that being said i always like to take myself back to the fundamentals to focus on any niggles and pains that...
Flexibility: I can’t do Pilates i’m not flexible enough “You are only as young as your spine is flexible” Joseph Pilates We tend to think that to be able to partake in certain types of exercise we must already have certain things in place to do so. When it comes to Pilates we...
What makes Pilates so great? Having a Pilates studio may make me biased when it comes to Pilates. Let me tell you a little secret. I have only been doing Pilates myself since 2015. I have always done other forms of exercise but never dabbled with anything like Pilates before. My body was very unstable,...
What, Pilates gets you Strong? When thinking of Pilates you most probably don’t think about getting strong. You most likely think of your core. Yes we have some core focused exercises, but really we should be using our core as a stabiliser for all our movements. We always say this to people, but Pilates...
It’s all in the position When doing Pilates and if you really want to learn how to do it correctly it’s all in the position. But what do I mean by this? It is actually pretty simple. The positions in which we have our body while doing a certain movement will determine how much...
Coordination: Why it shouldn't stop you from getting started Coordination, that old chestnut. One of the many reasons why we might not start something new. We feel we need to be able to tick all the boxes before we can partake any new venture. Pilates included. We do some pretty nifty moves so it is...
What makes Pilates good for helping back pain? We all know how irritating back pain can be. It can start to get you down and make you feel like nothing will help. So what makes Reformer Pilates so special? The Reformer is an amazing piece of equipment that allows us to fully be...
What to Expect when Coming to a Dynamic Reformer Pilates Class What is a Dynamic Reformer Pilates Class? Our Dynamic reformer classes are pretty special. Over the years we have made some major changes to this class and now take pride in our very own Infinite Flow Method. Basically this means our classes...
What is Reformer Fundamentals Like anything we start doing it is always important to learn the fundamentals especially when it comes to doing exercise. Not only that, you will have most likely not even seen a Reformer before so it is important to get used to all of the different parts of...
The Ultimate Guide to the Pilates Reformer When starting any type of exercise you have possibly never done Reformer before it can seem pretty scary. Especially when it involves using a big machine. With all of it’s different attachments it can seem quite off putting at first. So I wanted to put your...