Everyone can benefit from the Pilates method because the exercises are done with precision.
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Welcome to Shape-Up Pilates
Our General CD range is designed to meet the demands of the total novice, or the real enthusiast, who is seeking to reinforce their Pilates sessions at home or on holiday, thereby maximising the benefits that regular Pilates exercise sessions can achieve. You can choose to learn the real basics, progress to the next level, or totally relax.
Our audio-led, easy-to-follow classes allow you to stay in correct alignment,an essential element of Pilates, whilst helping you to stay focused throughout. All of our CD’s are professionally produced to the highest standards, containing inspirational music and professional instruction throughout, by our own qualified, experienced, Advanced Pilates Practitioner.
Our Personal Pilates Programmes are available to those seeking to strengthen individual postural weaknesses that create muscle imbalances and associated problems. By filling in our health and postural assessment questionnaire, we are able to prescribe an individual CD session to help improve skeletal strength or reduce further weakening. We are also able to help you achieve your goals of toning and helping to develop longer, leaner muscles.
Our CD‘s are not meant to replace regular sessions with a qualified Pilates Practitioner but to complement them. All our Pilates programmes are balanced sessions by working on stabilising muscles and deep core stabilisers, which ultimately strengthens the skeleton, spine and limbs, aiding us both physically and mentally, to cope with our demanding lifestyles.
What is Pilates?
Pilates (pronounced pill-r-tees) is a health and fitness programme to re-align and strengthen the body.
The 5 Pilates Principles are breathing, pelvic alignment and stability, ribcage placement, scapular placement and cervical placement and stability.
Why is it different from other forms of fitness disciplines?
The focus is on re-alignment of the whole body and stabilisation of the muscles that support the spine. The emphasis is on the lengthening of muscles rather than shortening. Pilates builds lean, long muscles rather than bulk mass strength, whilst also promoting good joint stability and posture.
Who is the programme designed for?
Everyone can benefit from the Pilates method because the exercises are done with precision. You should not experience any pain or discomfort, as you are able to work within your own range of movement, gradually increasing strength, plus your body awareness and knowledge.
How long will it be before I see and feel the results?
The changes are subtle to begin with as, initially, the stabilising muscles will be weak. As you progress, the posture and muscle strength benefits are profound and you start to accumulate those benefits from the first session.
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