From the category archives:
I’d like to talk to you about Pilates; what it’s done for me and how it could benefit you too if you take it up and practise the exercises regularly.
Put simply, Pilates has banished my pain; the muscle pain I have held in my neck and back for years. The pain that was the result [...]
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I’m sure Bob is becoming more and more like Victor Meldrew every day. The only thing needed now is for him to say “I don’t believe it” and he’s there. Pilates Instructors are supposed to be relaxed and chilled out – don’t you believe it. He would of course blame me but I’m innocent I [...]
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This exercise is the most important technique in Pilates that you can learn, in our opinion. I wouldn’t call it difficult, but it can be tricky to get the hang of it at first – it’s a bit like learning to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time – but once [...]
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Pilates in recent years has become very popular and I think for some very good reasons. The problem comes when people try Pilates without really knowing what it is or what it can do for them. They start a class and are disappointed when it does not meet their expectations!
Pilates differs from many traditional exercise [...]
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Guinea Pigs Only
Below you’ll find a link to the written instructions for Standing Knee Lifts and it’s accompanying video. I’d appreciate it if you’d take a look at both and tell us what you think.
I’m assuming your computer skills may be rusty if so watch the video below and I’ll explain how you [...]
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Pilates is first and foremost a functional exercise system. An exercise is considered functional when it gets us ready for some movement we are actually likely to encounter in “real life” like picking up a child or hoovering the carpet.
Its exercises closely resemble and mimic many of the things we are required to do in [...]
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