Ease Pilates

Does being left alone by your teacher mean that you are the best in class?

Does a teacher giving you a hands on cue in a group class mean that you are worst?

Not necessarily! While teachers will prioritise correcting clients who are doing something hazardous or very wrong, often they are giving individual cues appropriate to your stage of learning.

I will often 'correct' the most advanced person at a particular exercise because I see that they have the potential to get more out of it. We call this going deeper into the movement and it's why the 'beginner' exercises continue to challenge advanced practitioners.

"I'm not an exercise person" - watch this!

Pilates changes your relationship with exercise.

Why? Because it meets you where you're at and it feels fantastic. Forget gruelling, 'no pain, no gain' and swap it for sustainable, enjoyable exercises that build confidence, strength, and generally better movement habits that boost your self-confidence.

Pilates exercises build skills that combine to make the advanced work possible. There are many routes to chest expansion on the reformer. Here are just a couple of examples of how to build up to it safely.

If you don't build these skills and try to shortcut to the advanced work, not only will you not get the full postural benefits of the exercise, but you also risk falling and hurting yourself.

The Pilates apparatus is there to support you, not just to challenge you. Watch how the roll back bar allows me to find the shape in my spine to allow me to roll up without cheating - which feels great! Just one way that the authentic Pilates method sets you up for success!

I made this video in response to a common question about neck pain...I was crouching a bit to get my head in shot (🫣), so apologies for my posture, but the sentiment stands. I've heard so many myths about neck pain during curl ups. A simple posture change (ironically) will usually fix it...the change isn't easy, but it is something that you can work towards.

You don't often get stuck in a traffic jam on bike, but when you do, it's the best fun.

I inadvertently found myself in the middle of a cycle parade disco with on my way to running training tonight.
Lots of fun...the best way to travel!