The Sports Therapy Clinic runs regular Pilates classes. For details of these, please visit www.totalpilates.net
About Pilates
Whatever your level of fitness, irrespective of age, Pilates can be beneficial for everyone.
Pilates can help to improve your mobility and strengthen your body through a gentle or dynamic exercise programme. Exercises are structured to work the main muscle groups, including the important core stabilising muscles of the abdominals. Correct body alignment and controlled breathing is taught to assist in the correct and effective application of the exercise.
What can Pilates do for me?
• Strengthens back and core abdominal muscles
• Helps to reduce the effects of stress
• Improves posture and flexibility
• Helps alleviate back pain
• Tones the abdominal muscles
• Enhances sport & exercise performance
• Develops body awareness
How does Pilates do this?
The exercises performed in Pilates focus on six principles:
Control • Concentration • Precision • Breathing • Flowing Movement • Centring •
Who is it for?
• It provides safe, gentle, mobility exercises for the first time exerciser and for anyone suffering with back, neck, hip or shoulder pain.
• Tones the body and improves the pelvic floor muscles, which is
beneficial for pregnant women and new mothers.
• Sports people of all descriptions: Improves core stability through a dynamic, but low-impact workout, for sports people and exercise
enthusiasts.