Why Pilates?
Basically, why would you not practice Pilates?
Mobility - Flexibility
Preservation - Injury - Rehabilitation
Physical & Mental Strength - Wellbeing
Modern life can be chaotic and stressful. We rush through life with our heads down in our phones or spend too much time sitting at a desk or in a car. All of which can have a negative impact on our physical and mental health.
Pilates can help de-stress and restore the balance needed to our whole wellbeing. We can take the time to breathe, to clear our minds and concentrate, to become aware of our bodies and enjoy the precision in our movement.
“Breathing is the first act of life and the last. Our very life depends on it.”
— Joseph Pilates
Many people come to Pilates because of injury and rehabilitation, seeking the restorative and healing effects regular practice can offer.
Pilates can help and support conditions such as Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, disc degeneration or rehabilitation after hip & knee replacements and shoulder or knee injuries.
There are many exercises are accessible to clients who are injured. We focus on what you can do and not what you can’t.
“Change happens through movement and movement heals.”
— Joseph Pilates
As we age it is even more important to keep our mind and body active and Pilates is perfect for this reason.
Many of the fundamental movements transition into our everyday lives and the emphasis is on stability, mobility, balance and an increased range of motion.
If we cannot balance, struggle to sit, bend down or get back up, then we will quickly lose our independence as we mature.
“If your spine is stiff at 30, you are old. If it is flexible at 60, you are young.”
— Joseph Pilates
Joseph Pilates original 6 principles of Pilates are Awareness, Breath, Balance, Concentration, Centering and Control
BASI founder Rael Isacowitz added Efficiency, Flow, Harmony and Precision.
These core principles are the foundations that Pilates classes are built on and are reflected into our everyday lives.
