Pilates dramatically transforms the way your body looks, feels and performs. It builds strength without excess bulk, creating a sleek, toned body with slender thighs and a flat abdomen. It teaches body awareness, good posture and easy, graceful movement. Pilates improves flexibility, agility and economy of motion. It can also help to alleviate back pain.
Pilates is a safe, sensible exercise system using a reformer, that will help you look and feel your very best. No matter what your age or condition, it will work for you.
Benefits of Pilates:
- Tone and strengthen Abdominals
- Longer, leaner muscles
- Improve posture
- Prevent injury
- Increase circulation, relieve tension
- Enhance strength with flexibility
- Heighten concentration
- Enhance athletic performance
- Boost self-esteem
The reformer is the most used piece of equipment for Pilates. With its sophisticated system of springs, straps and pulleys, more than 100 exercises can be performed on this surprisingly versatile apparatus.
The crux is in the gliding platform on which one can sit, kneel, stand or lie on their front, back or side. The user pushes and pulls off the foot bar using the arms, legs, wrists and ankles to slide back and forth along the rails in a controlled manner while the tension in the springs gently works the muscles.
The Pilates Reformer helps one establish torso stability and postural alignment while working peripheral limbs in a range of motion. The adjustable springs allow for progressive resistance, which helps to lengthen and strengthen the muscles rather than building bulk. It makes for an effective, no-impact stretching and toning workout that is friendly to the joints.
Don't be surprised if some beginner Reformer exercises seem simple - a relaxing, almost effortless glide back and forth on the carriage with none of that overexertion sensation you get from pumping iron. The effects go deep, and you'll engage muscles you never knew you had. As you progress, the fitness challenge becomes significantly greater.
Our Pilates instructors are all Stott qualified and we are constantly training our instructors to be the best in their field.