Why Is Clinical Pilates different to other Pilates Classes?
Pilates is a big part of what we offer here at goPhysio. However, the classes we run at goPhysio are a little different to others you may experience in the area
Pilates is a big part of what we offer here at goPhysio. However, the classes we run at goPhysio are a little different to others you may experience in the area
We will look at why preparing for your ski or snow boarding holiday is important and what Pilates is – if you haven’t come across it before.
Pilates is an effective, mainly mat based, body-conditioning routine designed to increase physical endurance, flexibility, posture, co-ordination, and core strength.
There’s a very simple piece of kit you may have seen in our Pilates classes, the humble resistance band! It’s a great way to challenge your Pilates exercises.
Pilates is a great form of low impact exercise to help strengthen your core muscles, improve your posture and help to keep you flexible and mobile.
If you do spend a lot of your day sitting at a computer, driving or sat in meetings, doing regular exercises such as Pilates, can be really beneficial.
Pilates can help with neck pain by improving spinal alignment, strengthening muscles, relaxing muscles, reducing tension and improving range of movement.
The great thing about abdominal exercises is that they very much focus on quality movement which, if you’ve ever experienced low back pain, is really important.
Our mat based classes involve a range of mat exercises in sitting, lying on your back or side. Pilates exercises done in standing are very important too.
There is a lot of different pieces of small equipment that can be used in our Pilates classes. Here’s a few examples of some of my favourites!