3 Buxton Old Road, Disley,
Stockport, SK12 2BB
3 Buxton Old Road, Disley,
Stockport, SK12 2BB
Pilates is a form of exercise which concentrates on strengthening the body with an emphasis on core strength. This helps to improve general fitness and overall well-being.
Concentrating on balance and flexibility, in Pilates the chance of injury is much lower than with other more strenuous forms of exercise.
Pilates also focuses on the mind-body connection. Whilst practising Pilates your mind needs to be constantly aware of the way your body moves & your breath.
The energy for Pilates is said to emanate from the core and spread outwards to the limbs. Practitioners think it essential to build a strong core to ensure increasing stability and the best possible potential to progress to ever more advanced Pilates.
Health Benefits
Benefits reported include better posture and increased muscle tone and mobility in the joints. It is also an effective tension and stress reliever. There is also evidence that practising Pilates can provide significant pain relief for those suffering from conditions such as non-specific pain in the lower back.
Breathing
Pilates breathing should be done with control, concentration and precision. Joseph Pilates thought that efficiently circulating blood was able to awaken the body cells. For this to happen properly, he said that the blood needed to be well supplied with oxygen so that waste products caused by fatigue could be removed from the body. He believed that key to this was proper breathing — particularly forced exhalation.
Pilates places significant emphasis on breathing whilst focusing the exercises on targeted and precise moments designed to benefit the specific part of the body requiring treatment.
The quality of movement is extremely important and is regarded as more important than the number of repetitions.
By concentrating on controlled, smooth movements, the practitioner is able to become highly in tune with their own body.
Our classes have clients from Disley, New Mills, High Peak and across the Cheshire region and are perfectly structured to make sure you get the very best from your Pilates workouts, and what’s more they’re all run by qualified instructors which means we really understand your body and its limits.
Joseph Pilates designed special types of apparatus for his exercises to be executed on. Later, he developed a series of exercises designed to be performed on a mat, making it easier for Pilates to be practised at home. These days, Pilates is more often a mat-based activity, occasionally utilising equipment such as gym balls or stretch bands to enhance the exercises.
Effective Plilates
For Pilates to be effective, it is important to seek a qualified and experienced teacher, and all exercises should be tailored to meet the participant’s individual requirements.
1-to-1 or group?
Small group work is beneficial as the teacher will be able to develop a personalised programme of exercise to work best with the strengths and weaknesses of each participant. Our Stockport Pilates classes can also be taught on a one-to-one basis.
Improves posture
Decreases back pain
Prevents injuries
Increases energy
Enhances body awareness
Decreases stress
Improves flexibility & mobility
Improves balance
Boosts immunity
Enhances sports performance
Strengthens bones
Boosts your mood
Improves sleep
Darel has been practicing Iyengar yoga for over 25 years and teaching since 2006.
Darel is an experienced level 2 teacher.
He teaches classes to beginners and improvers of all abilities and ages, with a style to make everyone feel at ease and able to progress to their true level