This article may date back to 2015, but it is every bit as valid today. I especially like thes quotes from Pilates expert Dawne: “Pilates teachers are not appropriately qualified to diagnose or treat injury or illness. We can observe movement patterns, alignment, posture and stability to provide exercise programmes to help your overall physical … More 12 Reasons Why You Need Pilates In Your Life
Veteran pop singer, Bryan Ferry, age 74, is as busy as ever. Read this article from The Times about how he keeps in shape. “Pilates and a martini a day: Bryan Ferry on how to remain a pop idol “.
Zoom is an online video conferencing platform, see https://zoom.us. To use it you’ll need a mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop with a microphone and webcam. If you want to join a meeting, you need only download the app, you do not need to sign up for an account. Click on the meeting link sent … More About Zoom Video Conferencing
I taught all my classes as usual yesterday, 16th March. However, given the instructions that we have received restricting social contact, I have cancelled all my Pilates classes at the Village Hall with effect from today until the coronavirus crisis is over. I plan to continue my classes online on the same days at the … More pilatesbody.co.uk goes online!
The Pilates exercise method (originally called ‘Contrology’) has been around longer than most people realise. It has always attracted celebrities.
With the imminent launch of her new book ‘Shape Up With Pilates’, Lynne Robinson of Body Control Pilates was featured in an article in The Times Weekend about why buff bodies are doing Pilates. David Beckham, Andy Murray, Matthew McConaughey do it, as do Gareth Bale, Ryan Giggs, Diego Costa and Harry Kane. The article … More Try Pilates this Year
In a recent article in the Guardian, the writer describes how Pilates took her from crippling back-pain to amazing health. This didn’t happen overnight, but over a period of three years. Five years on, Pilates has: made her feel happier gives her a breather from everything else in her busy life reduced her clothes size … More A ‘Pilates-changed-my-life’ story
Adele is one of the celebrities who have recently been in the press as having ‘become a fan of’ reformer Pilates. The reformer is one of the large pieces of equipment invented by Joseph Pilates in the 20th century. The equipment has springs that provide assistance or resistance, depending on the exercise. In a Pilates … More Pilates celebs: Adele
Here’s another quote about the interconnection between physical and mental health. I believe that Pilates is an exercise method that can help many people with both. The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors. Joseph Pilates
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