Can Pilates Help Reduce High Blood Pressure? Is It OK To Do Pilates With High Blood Pressure? Yes, it is my belief that Pilates can be a help towards reducing high blood pressure. Let’s firstly look at what the term blood pressure means. How is blood pressure measured? Blood pressure is measured in millimetres of […]
Is Pilates… ? – 10 Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is Pilates good for you? YES!! Not just physically but it helps you mentally too. Many class members say they feel good in themselves after a class, more upbeat and energised ready to take on their day and week. A Pilates class is a way of drawing you into the present moment with focused […]
A Healthy Back – Find Your Centre
After we have located and activated the deep stabilising muscles of the back (multifidi) and the pelvic floor, we want to take a look at centring which works in tandem with this activation for good core stability. What Is Centring? Centring is one of the 8 fundamental principles of Pilates. It can often, along with […]
Core Stability
How To Locate and Activate Deep Core Stabilising Muscles to Help Prevent Lower Back Pain Often, we have weak core muscles which can lead to all sorts of problems around our hips, pelvis, and back. Through Pilates classes we learn how to activate these muscles before performing each exercise and how to keep them engaged […]
Breathing the Pilates Way
A simple deep, slow breath unwinds the body, releasing and relaxing muscles and joints. It helps us physically and mentally balance the body and mind leading to good health and well-being. Breathing to Relieve Pain and Tension I would see at first hand how focused breathing could help instantly release tension when I practiced as […]
Alignment
Body Alignment Problems Good body alignment is one of the 8 principles of Pilates. We need good alignment to help maintain a healthy back and stay pain-free but unfortunately, our bodies often have other ideas and we get into bad habits. Gravity pulls our bodies forward whether we like it or not, itʼs amazing how […]