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GOOD DAILY HABITS

“Change happens through movement and movement heals” - Joseph Pilates

BRING PILATES INTO YOUR HOME

Even though one might walk daily and do Pilates once a week, we all need to understand that we still need to KEEP MOVING. One hour of Pilates a week is not enough movement to keep our ageing bodies injury free.

Woman Practising Pilates

IT'S ALL ABOUT MOVING

It’s all about MOVING the body and MOBILITY of the joints. As your car needs oil & petrol, your body needs STRENGTHENING and STRETCHING.

Pilates Class

PRACTICE DAILY

PRACTISE daily by doing little exercises and stretching in between long periods of sitting. STAND UP every 45 minutes and WALK. And STRETCH. Example: After sitting and working at your computer for 45 minutes, stretch your back by doing a back extension exercise on a dining room chair.

Pilates

BALANCE AND ROTATION

BALANCE on one leg while waiting for the kettle to boil. Squeeze in various other stretches like TOUCH your toes, BEND sideways, MOVE your arms. Always include ROTATION in your daily routine.

Young Man doing Physical Exercise

UNDERSTAND THE FOCUS OF THE EXERCISE

Understand what the FOCUS of the exercise is. Why am I doing this? What muscle am I training or stretching? Always focus on the INTEGRITY of the exercise. If you increase your range or your speed, the integrity of the movement has to be MAINTAINED.

Reformer Workout

EQUALITY

EQUAL quantities of exercise on either side - what you do on the one side, you must do on the other.

Group Reformer Workout

YOU'RE AN INDIVIDUAL

Understand your INDIVIDUAL LEVEL and RANGE OF MOVEMENT. No one is able to work to level 10 on day one. If it is the first time your body has done any form of exercise or movement in a while, you simply start at level 1, and slowly and gradually increase your level until you reach the OPTIMUM LEVEL FOR YOU. Pilates is not a competition. Your optimum level might be 5/10, and not necessarily 10/10. UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN BODY.

Pregnant mixed race woman meditating on

Pilates is a lifestyle that promotes life changing habits that will make your spine smile.

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