Resources on the benefits of Pilates
Benefits of Postnatal Pilates
Lauren McLeod2025-09-10T16:41:07+01:00Postnatal Pilates helps you build strength, stretch out and regain fitness in the postnatal period.
Why physiotherapists make great Pilates teachers
Lauren McLeod2026-03-25T14:53:55+00:00Postnatal Pilates helps you build strength, stretch out and regain fitness in the postnatal period.
Benefits of Pilates during Pregnancy
Lauren McLeod2025-04-10T10:57:39+01:00Pre-natal Pilates is a safe and beneficial way to stay fit and active throughout your pregnancy.
Pilates and Balance. Will Pilates improve my body balance?
Lauren McLeod2025-09-12T14:12:30+01:00This term we will be focusing on achieving muscle balance in our bodies. Find out more here...
Pilates and Fitness. Will Pilates make me fitter?
Lauren McLeod2025-09-12T14:17:10+01:00This term our programmes will be focusing on building strength. Find out more about the importance of being strong and see how Pilates can help ...
Pilates and Strength. Will Pilates make me stronger?
Lauren McLeod2025-09-12T14:21:08+01:00Will Pilates help me to get stronger? Yes! And this term we will focus on all the ways Pilates can! When physiotherapists talk about strength they are talking about the ability of a muscle to generate force along it's length. Being strong incorporates power, tone and endurance. Strength also requires other elements of musculoskeletal fitness including flexibility. Physiotherapists use something called 'muscle grading' to establish how strong a muscle is. But, just like fitness, being strong can be relative. We need to be strong enough to balance our bodies and do the tasks we need to. For some that might [...]
Pilates for Wellbeing
Lauren McLeod2025-09-12T16:46:45+01:00What is Mindful Movement? This term, our courses will focus on mindful movement. We know that Pilates is brilliant for our bodies but did you know it can be brilliant for our mental health too? Often in daily life our brains are busy with one task and our bodies another. Often we don't have time to think about what our bodies are doing or the sensations they are feeling. It is easy to be too busy writing emails to notice that tiredness in our neck. It is too easy to be absorbed in our day to day life to check [...]
Pilates and Flexibility
Lauren McLeod2025-09-12T14:19:29+01:00Find out how Pilates can help you to be more flexible and feel less stiff