I will re-open for business on June 15th. Appointments will be on Mondays and Wednesdays ONLY at my home clinic (Postcode A82 DH29), for the time-being. Only one-to-one Physical Therapy treatments and one-to-one Pilates classes will be available, group classes will resume when it is safe to do so. Extra safety procedures will be in […]
Benefits Helps to strengthen the muscles of the upper back, legs, arms, abdominals & glutes. Improves balance & coordination. Improves hip & shoulder mobility. How Start kneeling with knees hip distance apart and hands shoulder width apart. Take a breath in to begin. As you breathe out, slowly reach away with the opposite arm […]
Benefits Strengthens & challenges core, abdominal & pelvic floor muscles. Whole-body warmup. Builds endurance. Encourages flexion and movement in the spine. How Start lying on your back, engage your core and lift your legs up one at a time. Knees can be bent or straight, depending on your strenght. Arms by your side. Take […]
Benefits Improves hip mobility. Strengthens Glutes, abdominals & pelvic floor. Challenges balance and improves hip stability. How Start lying on one side with legs on top of each other (bottom leg can be bent if balance is difficult), keep a straight line with your body. Support your head on a pillow or on your […]
Benefits Strengthen core, abdominal and pelvic floor muscles . Encourage flexion and movement in the spine. How Start lying on your back, knees bent, feet flat hip-distance apart. Arms by your side. Take a breath in and lengthen the back of the neck. As you breathe out, lift your head, neck, shoulders & arms, […]
Pilates Group Classes resume the week of February 24th, 2020. Details as follows: *Max 6 people per class at this location. One-to-one & Pregnancy Pilates Full cost is payable at the first class. Places will be offered first to existing students before being offered to new students. Booking essential. Please […]
Bone Health. I’ve been learning more about bone health lately and at a recent course, one thing that struck me as interesting was that osteoporosis is seen as ‘a pediatric disease with geriatric manifestations’. What is meant by this is that diet and activity in children and young adults has a profound effect on their […]
Benefits Opens up and stretches the chest and arms. Improves spinal rotation. Good warm-up exercise. Strengthens abdominal muscles as they control the rotation. How Start lying on your side with your hips and knees bent and arms extended out in front, palms together. Take a breath in as you slowly reach your top arm […]
Benefits This is a great exercise for warming up and loosening out the spine. Strengthens Glutes, Hamstrings, Abdominals and hip flexors. Opens up and stretches out the front of the hips. How Start lying on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the mat, hip distance apart. Arms by your side palms […]
Balance. Balance can be defined as an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady. For the majority of people, balance is something that is taken for granted. However, as we age, balance can become more of a challenge resulting in trips and falls in older adults. This, in turn, […]