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A Pilates Instructor with over 20 years experience
A Pilates Instructor with over 20 years experience
Would you like to improve your posture, walk taller and lighter?
Would you like to improve your strength and stamina?
Would you like to strengthen your core and pelvic floor muscles?
Would you like to improve your flexibility and mobility?
Would you like to release muscle tension?
Would you like to improve your balance?
If the answer is yes then my Pilates classes will benefit you.
I teach a form of Clinical Pilates which concentrates on strengthening the muscles and joints of the body.
I teach a form of Clinical Pilates which concentrates on strengthening the muscles and joints of the body.
The classes focus on posture alignment, core strength, muscle tone, balance, flexibility, mobility, breathing and pelvic floor.
The classes focus on posture alignment, core strength, muscle tone, balance, flexibility, mobility, breathing and pelvic floor.
It’s suitable for all ages and abilities from those wishing to improve their general health and well-being to the more fitness enthusiasts such as runners, golfers, rugby and tennis players.
It’s suitable for all ages and abilities from those wishing to improve their general health and well-being to the more fitness enthusiasts such as runners, golfers, rugby and tennis players.
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Why having a strong core is important:
Why having a strong core is important:
It helps with posture, balance and stability and underpins almost all movements that your body does.
It helps with posture, balance and stability and underpins almost all movements that your body does.
Anything that involves lifting, twisting and standing all rely on the core muscles, as does sitting. It also helps to take pressure off the lower back muscles.
Anything that involves lifting, twisting and standing all rely on the core muscles, as does sitting. It also helps to take pressure off the lower back muscles.
Why stretching and flexibility is important:
Why stretching and flexibility is important:
It helps to relax both the mind and body.
It helps to relax both the mind and body.
It has many positive effects on the body; it helps to reduce lower back pain.
It has many positive effects on the body; it helps to reduce lower back pain.
Allows greater freedom of movement.
Allows greater freedom of movement.
Improves muscle balance and improves mobility and posture.
Improves muscle balance and improves mobility and posture.
It helps to decrease the risk of injury.
It helps to decrease the risk of injury.
Benefits of Pilates
Improved posture
Improved posture
Increase in bone density
Increase in bone density
Improved pelvic floor function
Improved pelvic floor function
Better core & abdominal strength
Better core & abdominal strength
Increased muscle tone & strength
Increased muscle tone & strength
Improvement in-flexibility
Improvement in-flexibility
Improved pelvic, hip & knee stability
Improved pelvic, hip & knee stability
Better balance, motor skills and cognitive function
Better balance, motor skills and cognitive function
Improved spacial awareness
Improved spacial awareness
Improved mental and emotional wellbeing
Improved mental and emotional wellbeing
My Clinical approach to stretching includes:
My Clinical approach to stretching includes:
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
Fascia is connective tissue that surrounds all the tissues in the body including the muscles.
Fascia is connective tissue that surrounds all the tissues in the body including the muscles.
DYNAMIC STRETCHING
DYNAMIC STRETCHING
This involves taking the body through a series of movements to warm up and stretch the muscles.
This involves taking the body through a series of movements to warm up and stretch the muscles.
PNF STRETCHING
PNF STRETCHING
This involves both contracting and stretching the targeted muscle, it is a very effective way of increasing flexibility.
This involves both contracting and stretching the targeted muscle, it is a very effective way of increasing flexibility.
TRIGGER POINT THERAPY
TRIGGER POINT THERAPY
Trigger points are known as muscle knots, we will be relieving pain in the knotted muscle using Trigger Point balls.
Trigger points are known as muscle knots, we will be relieving pain in the knotted muscle using Trigger Point balls.
Pilates Classes
Pilates Classes
All Classes are held at Dobcross Band Club, Platt Lane, Dobcross
All Classes are held at Dobcross Band Club, Platt Lane, Dobcross
Monday
Monday
9.30am - 10.15am | Pilates
9.30am - 10.15am | Pilates
10.30am - 11.20am | Pilates
10.30am - 11.20am | Pilates
Thursday
Thursday
9.15am - 10.00am | Online Pilates
9.15am - 10.00am | Online Pilates
10:30 - 11:20 | Pilates
10:30 - 11:20 | Pilates
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