Pilates Classes

Pilates is a low-impact form of exercise that helps to improve whole body health, muscular strength and endurance. Pilates can be used as a way to rehabilitate and prevent injuries. It is suitable for all ages and fitness levels with progressions through each exercise allowing anyone to take part and improve their overall strength and wellbeing.

Matt Pilates is a no impact, core strengthening and flexibility exercise class. We utilize various pilates equipment including therabands, stability balls, magic circles, foam rollers etc, so that every class is fun, varied and effective.

We run a small group of 4-8 people per class so we are able to ensure accurate techniques are maintained.

Two very common underlying causes for long term and preventable injury are poor flexibility and having weak core strength.

Poor flexibility may be caused by a lack of stretching, overuse of certain muscle groups from work or sport, poor posture or you may have a genetic predisposition. Whatever the reason, poor flexibility will shorten muscles, compress joints, and reduce range of movement.

Your core refers to your deeper abdominal muscles which wrap around your lower back and pelvis creating a “core” linking your upper and lower body. Everything we do during the day, whether it is lifting our kids, throwing a ball, climbing a ladder, or even just sitting behind a computer desk all day, requires our core to be strong to stabilise our spine and prevent injury during these activities. A weak core can be caused by previous back injury, current or previous pregnancy, sedentary lifestyle, or poor posture. A weak core will increase shearing forces at the spinal level, accelerate degeneration and coupled with poor flexibility will make you very prone to low back injury.