PILATES & YOGA: ENHANCE SPORTS PERFORMANCE

People have discovered the core stability concept and are slowly realising that the core is linked to everything in the body.  Both disciplines will help any sportsman because you improve posture, you start to integrate your core stabilisers and the breathing aspect of Pilates and yoga causes the ribcage to expand, thereby increasing your VO2 [...]

TOP 10 BENEFITS OF PILATES

Pilates is now the exercise of choice with many people on account of the impressive benefits to be gained.  Below are the top 10 benefits you can expect from your regular practise, in no particular order!
(1)  Re-educate and realign your body to prevent imbalances.  This is particularly useful for sportsmen, for example.  If you think of [...]

BODY AWARENESS: IMPROVE YOUR PROPRIOCEPTION

Probably the most frequently asked question during any discussion regarding working out from videos, MP3 downloads, etc,  is “How do I know if I am doing it correctly when I am working by myself ?”  In fact, I was on the underground in London last week and this was exactly what one lady asked her friend [...]

THE BENEFITS OF PILATES

During the many years of teaching Pilates, these are some of the many benefits that have been mentioned to me or that I have experienced for myself:-

Improves core strength, working on transversus abdominis and multifidus spinae.
Provides pelvis, shoulder and spine stability.
Entire body becomes stronger, more mobile and flexible.
Posture improves.
Long, lean muscles (as opposed to bulky [...]