Pilates
Pilates is a low-impact, full-body exercise method that focuses on core strength, flexibility, and mindful movement. It helps improve posture, stability, and muscle balance, making it ideal for injury prevention, rehabilitation, and overall well-being. Whether you’re an athlete, recovering from injury, or looking to build strength, Pilates offers a versatile and effective way to move better and feel stronger.
Monday: 7pm & 8pm
Wednesday: 10am
Thursday: 7pm
Friday: 10am
The Pilates technique was originally created by Joseph Pilates in the early 1900s, and it remains one of the most popular movement techniques in the world today. The principles of Pilates are:
Breath, centering, control, precision, and routine. These principles make it one of the best exercise methods. This technique provides a balanced environment for your body to function successfully in this stressful, busy world.
Another great advantage of the Pilates method is that it works well for a wide range of people. Athletes and dancers frequently use it, as do women returning to fitness after pregnancy, people at various stages of physical rehabilitation, and individuals of all ages.
The Pilates system allows different exercises to be modified from beginner to advanced level and can be tailored to the practitioner’s specific goals and limitations. The intensity of the exercises can also be increased over time as the body adapts
Many Pilates teachers refer to the group of muscles in the center of the body—encompassing the abdomen, lower and upper back, hips, buttocks, and inner thighs—as the “powerhouse”. All movement in Pilates should begin from the powerhouse and flow outward to the limbs. This is the main focus of Pilates. When these core muscles are strong and doing their job, as they are trained to do in Pilates, they work in tandem with the more superficial muscles of the trunk to support the spine and movement.
As you develop your core strength, you also develop stability throughout your entire torso. This is one of the ways Pilates helps people overcome back pain. When the trunk is properly stabilized, pressure on the back is relieved, and the body is able to move freely and efficiently. As such, it is excellent for the rehabilitation of injuries, improving postural problems, and relieving chronic pain all over the body.
The majority of my clients come from a background of low back pain, so my focus is helping them restore movement and strength to their backs, to relieve and prevent back pain.
The exercises provided on this webpage are intended as a guide for patients attending Motion Physio Clinic.
Many Pilates teachers refer to the group of muscles in the center of the body—encompassing the abdomen, lower and upper back, hips, buttocks, and inner thighs—as the “powerhouse”. All movement in Pilates should begin from the powerhouse and flow outward to the limbs. This is the main focus of Pilates. When these core muscles are strong and doing their job, as they are trained to do in Pilates, they work in tandem with the more superficial muscles of the trunk to support the spine and movement.
As you develop your core strength, you also develop stability throughout your entire torso. This is one of the ways Pilates helps people overcome back pain. When the trunk is properly stabilized, pressure on the back is relieved, and the body is able to move freely and efficiently. As such, it is excellent for the rehabilitation of injuries, improving postural problems, and relieving chronic pain all over the body.
The majority of my clients come from a background of low back pain, so my focus is helping them restore movement and strength to their backs, to relieve and prevent back pain.
The exercises provided on this webpage are intended as a guide for patients attending Motion Physio Clinic.
“If practiced consistently, Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength, and develops control and endurance throughout the entire body.”
