About Us
Thinking about starting your pilates journey? Here's how we work at Elisabeth Pilates Studio to make the difference to your body.
What makes Elisabeth Pilates Studio Different?
Pilates is a gentle, non-aerobic exercise that favours control and technique over repetition and speed.
It doesn’t stress the joints or the heart, making it one of the safest, most effective forms of exercise available.
But it's not just about fitness for fun! Pilates, as created 100 years ago by Joseph Pilates, is a therapeutic process that aids injury rehabilitation and recovery.
And that's how we practice it at the studio. With one-to-one sessions, or small classes (just 4 people at a time) we are able to give you the personalised attention to ensure that whatever your goal, we work closely with you to ensure the movements are performed exactly as needed to be effective in building your strength, your confidence and your recovery.
Pilates for Rehabilitation
If you’re looking for a gentle exercise regime to provide relief from injury or medical condition, our pilates classes are recommended due to their small size, personalised focus. The low-impact exercises in pilates are designed to support and strengthen the weaker muscles, joints and bone structures in your body.
Pilates can aid your recovery from many injuries and conditions including:
- Ankle, Back, Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Neck injuries
- Fibromyalgia
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Tendonitis
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- and more.
Before undertaking remedial pilates classes, we advise you to check with your GP or medical practitioner first to plan a pilates exercise program that’s right for you.
The benefits of pilates include:
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- Greater flexibility,
- Increased mobility and energy,
- Improved alignment and postural correction,
- Mental and physical harmony,
- Strong, sleek muscles and overall slimming,
- Releasing muscle tension,
- Improved core strength and bone density,
- Improved pelvic floor function,
- Greater lung capacity and improved breathing,
- Long term fitness and wellness,
- And many more!
Our pilates classes will leave you standing taller, sitting straighter and moving with better balance and coordination.
The History of Pilates
Pilates was developed by Joseph Pilates during the First World War. Using the methods he had worked on to improve rehabilitation programmes for casualties, he helped injured soldiers regain their health by strengthening, stretching and stabilising key muscles.
Whilst pilates gained traction among ballet dancers and gymnasts to improve performance, its appeal is now widespread and the substantial benefits pilates has on everyday health and well-being make it one of the most popular forms of exercise available.
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