Testimony to the power of Pilates

Pilates is a great way to maintain a healthy core and flexibility throughout life.

Most of us find ourselves hunched over a keyboard for a large part of the day. Inevitably this leads to bad posture which can result in back pain.

There is little more frustrating than starting to be making real progress with running, tennis, golf, dancing, circuit training or any other form of exercise only to then have that progress halted through lower back pain or strained ligaments, tendons or muscles.

Similarly, more leisurely pursuits can be enjoyed to a much greater extent when you’re fully mobile.

When Joseph Pilates developed his 34 basic exercises that form the basis of modern Pilates, he drew on his experience as a gymnast, dancer and boxer and knew that the most important thing was to focus on developing and maintaining core strength and flexibility. He further adapted his exercises to facilitate rehabilitation for people recovering from injury or compensating for limiting conditions.

In any single Pilates session, there are exercises covering the front, back and side of the core all of which are layered to facilitate progress for all levels. This ensures a holistic development of the core and avoids back pain resulting from imbalance of strength.

Two of my students have been kind enough to write the following testimonials:

“I am very much enjoying Rob’s Pilates classes. My posture and strength have improved since I started.

Rob provides clear instructions for how to go from one exercise to the next, including relevant information about muscle groups and correct breathing.

The classes are relaxed and mixed ability and also suitable for those who want to take the exercises to a more advanced level. Highly recommended.” Divya Samani

“These are perfect bite sized classes that I can fit around my lunch hour.

The exercises and stretches make a huge difference particularly when you sit at a PC all day. I value the ability to be able to attend on the days that work for me, around my work commitments with no pressure of block booking.

I have been attending Rob’s classes for over a year and feel they have really helped me immensely, and since joining have not had back pain!!” Wendy Wheeler