We had a few laughs about this on Monday in the classes. We were doing exercises with the spikey balls, working on our feet and ankles, when someone piped up”These would be good to do while watching the tele!” I then said that exercises are often judged by how easy they are eg: you can [...]
Olympic Champion Does Pilates in Wilmslow
It’s 479 days to go until the start of the London Olympics 2012 and 512 days to go until the start of theparalympic games. Some of the sports represented have received more media attention locally th an others. The success of British Cycling brought Manchester to world attention as the training base of the GB [...]
Wilmslow Pilates Studio Launch Interactive New Website
In the past few weeks we have been working hard to bring our clients the very best in modern, interactive website design. Our vision was to create an online community for people who enjoy the benefits of Pilates, where they could book & pay for classes, ask questions & receive feedback from their previous classes. [...]
Do men do Pilates?
It’s a definite yes! A high proportion of men who come to see me for an assessment have been booked in by their partners who either know their men should do Pilates to improve their posture or that they need to work their core to alleviate back pain. My male clients tell me initially they [...]
Why is iPilates the Best Exercise – Top 10 Reasons
Once you are a Pilates convert, iPilates can help you to get the benefits of this type of exercise faster. The top 10 reasons that I love Pilates are listed below, what are yours ? No sweat: While some of the motions are intense, it is rare that I break a sweat in a Pilates [...]
iPilates Helps To Build Fab Abs in 2011
I seem to have spent the past 12 months recovering from operations an illnesses, so I am delighted to be able to welcome in a new year. Fortunately, I have been lucky enough to use Pilates to keep me moving, through even the most painful and severe of those post op days. Thank goodness I [...]
Recipe for Christmas stuffing
While looking through some new recipes for stuffing for Christmas day, I remembered that as my father reached middle age, he used to say as you get older and your midriff gets rounder, you need to learn the art of “Shifting your stuffing” which basically meant pulling in your tummy to create a sleeker shape. [...]
Top 10 Reasons Why I Do iPilates.
Someone was asking me earlier, on Twitter, if I undertake other forms of exercise, as well as Pilates, to which the answer is most definitely yes. This got me thinking back to my first ever Pilates session with Julia at The Physio & Pilates Centre in Wilmslow, and what made me fall in love with this fantastic [...]
Can Pilates Help With My Tension Headaches ?
Can Pilates help with tension headaches? I think the answer is yes! Use our ipilates workouts to learn how to use the deep muscles that should be supporting your upper body and release those muscles that should be used to move your neck and shoulders. The combination of the basic principles of alignment, breathing and using [...]
Pain Management On Long Car Journeys
As a physiotherapist and Pilates teacher at The Physio & Pilates Centre in Wilmslow, I often get asked by clients to recommend pain management solutions for different situations. Most recently I want to share with you a conversation I had with a regular Pilates client at the studio about how to avoid low back pain and [...]