Pilates

Pilates can potentially benefit everyone; Pilates is not just a series of exercises, but a complete approach to developing body awareness in day-to-day life.

Pilates is a safe non impact exercise class working the muscles of the abdomen, back and buttocks and helping to strengthen the core postural muscles.

Regardless of your current level of fitness - from sedentary office worker to fitness enthusiast - Pilates can help you with total body conditioning and injury prevention.

Pilates classes are run by Louise Lees, Chartered Physiotherapist who will help you to:

1. Improve your posture
Long hours sitting in front of a computer screen or slumped in front of the TV often means the spine's natural S shape is lost resulting in back & neck pain. Pilates helps to re-align the spine and improve posture.

2. Gain relief from back pain
A lot of low back pain comes from poor posture & general mistreatment of our spines. Improving posture & realigning the spine can relieve back pain & often eliminate it completely.

3. Get good night's sleep
Pilates can help stretch muscles, releasing tension & pain to help trigger natural sleep responses.

4. Increase strength and stamina
Pilates helps increase strength & stamina without adding muscle bulk because it focuses on developing your "core" muscles; the muscles found in your abdominal and pelvic regions as well as in your back.

5. Prevent osteoporosis
By promoting good posture & balance, Pilates can actively help you avoid the onset of Osteoporosis, where bones become thin and weak & susceptible to fracture.

6. Relaxation
Pilates is a gentle form of exercise & is a good way to release tension and relax & to beat the stresses & strains of modern life.

7. Prevention of incontinence
Pilates exercises can strengthen your pelvic floor muscles & avoid the onset of stress incontinence, where the pelvic floor muscles are weakened.

8. Improve balance and co-ordination
Pilates helps improve balance & co-ordination by realigning your spine & strengthening the "core" muscles.

9. Aid recovery after injury & prevent injury recurring
Because of its low impact nature, Pilates is recognised as being beneficial to people who are recovering from certain types of injury including whiplash, back ache & a wide range of sporting injuries.

10. No pain plenty gain!
Pilates is a gentle non-aerobic form of exercise that will tone & strengthen your muscles & transform poor posture without stressing the joints or the heart

Please contact Crushes Manor Clinic for more details.