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14/09/2026

Anyone booking their next block of classes may have spotted a 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 in the Equilibrate timetable from 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵–𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.

I haven’t accidentally deleted a week and a half and I’m not abandoning you all! I am, however, going to be unavailable for some of those dates, so I’m looking at arranging some cover to keep Pilates life ticking along in my absence.

Rather than randomly putting classes on and hoping somebody turns up, I thought I’d ask the people who actually have to attend them:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀?

Reformer? Tower? Chair? Mat? Strength & Conditioning?

Morning? Daytime? Evening?

Comment below or message me and tell me what you’d genuinely book. There is absolutely no point in me performing advanced timetable Tetris to create beautifully covered classes that nobody actually wanted.

𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗼 — 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 / 𝗦&𝗖 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀:

If you’re local to Congleton, or close enough to get here without it becoming a full-scale expedition, and you’d potentially be interested in covering some sessions during those dates, please drop me a message.

You absolutely do 𝗻𝗼𝘁 need to teach every piece of apparatus we have.

If you teach 𝗠𝗮𝘁 + 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝗠𝗮𝘁 + 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, or have broader 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 training, I’d be very interested in having a chat.

You don’t need to cover the whole timetable either — if there are particular days, times or classes you could do, please still message me.

Lucy 💙

09/09/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 “𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

In Pilates and rehab, it gets credited with an impressive amount.

Balance improved? Proprioception.
Eyes closed? Proprioception.
Something wobbly involved? Obviously proprioception.

A new systematic review of 51 RCTs suggests we might want to be a little more specific.

Improvements in 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 were often used as evidence that proprioception had improved — despite these being indirect outcomes.

When proprioception itself was measured more directly, the clearest improvements came when the training actually matched the sensory skill being tested.

Which sounds painfully obvious once you say it out loud.

Want to improve position sense? Train position sense.
Want to improve movement detection? Train movement detection.

Balance work is still useful. Strength work is still useful. Pilates is still useful.

𝗪𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁.

Trybulski et al. (2026), Sports Medicine

08/09/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜 𝗖𝗨𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬. 👀

“Draw your shoulder blades down into your back pockets.”

Sound familiar? I was taught this in my Pilates teacher training, and plenty of teachers still use it.

The intention is scapular stabilisation. But 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 and 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 aren’t the same thing.

When you lift your arm, movement is shared across the shoulder complex. The humerus moves relative to the scapula (shoulder blade) at the glenohumeral joint, while the scapula upwardly rotates and posteriorly tilts over the rib cage. Your collar bone (clavicle) moves as part of that process too.

The relationship between humeral movement and scapular movement is called 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗢𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗛𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗠.

Ludewig et al. (2009) measured the humerus, scapula and clavicle during arm elevation and found substantial movement across the whole shoulder complex.

So… arms going up while shoulder blades are being sent towards your bum?

Slight biomechanical disagreement. 😂

Your scapula isn’t directly jointed to your ribs. The shoulder girdle’s only bony connection to the axial skeleton is at the sternoclavicular joint — where the collar bone meets the breastbone.

And the ribs underneath matter too. Kebaetse et al. (1999) showed that thoracic position changes scapular movement, shoulder range and force production.

Gómez-Recio et al. (2024) demonstrated that the chest wall changes shape as we breathe.

So the scapula is moving over a 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 rib cage — not a brick wall.

That’s why I’m more interested in 𝗔𝗥𝗠–𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 than simply pulling the shoulder blades down.

You’ll often hear:

“Long neck.”
“Wide collarbones.”
“Reach through your fingertips.”

The aim is support and coordinated movement — not fixing the shoulder blades in one position.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸.
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻.

🔎 Full research references in the comments.

07/09/2026

𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗𝗡’𝗧 𝗕𝗘 𝗔 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗦. 👀

I don’t want you to become really good at following instructions without understanding what you’re doing.

I want you to know what you’re trying to feel, why we’re doing something, and what changes when it doesn’t feel right.

So there are a few things I really want you to tell me in class:

𝗜 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗.
If something I’ve said hasn’t made sense, that’s on me. It’s my job to find another way to explain it.

𝗜 𝗖𝗔𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡.
Useful information. It doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗗. 🤨
Also useful. We may need a little more detail, but it’s a perfectly good place to start.

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬.
Tell me. What’s changed can be more useful than whether something simply feels hard.

𝗜 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗘.
Fine. We can change the setup, spring, range, cue or exercise. I’m not emotionally attached to any of them. 😏

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦?
Please ask. You deserve to know what we’re actually trying to achieve.

And if you need a break, take one. You don’t need to prove anything to me.

I can see a lot from the outside. I can’t feel what you’re feeling from the inside.

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 — 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱. 💙

07/09/2026

A little unnecessary professional transparency.

Apparently there are a few things I’ve been keeping from you.

Nothing serious.

Mostly selective demonstrations, strategic pauses, questionable internal monologues and the occasional use of feet in straps as conflict resolution.

No further questions at this time.

06/09/2026

𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘. 👀

A 2025 randomised controlled trial by Uluğ & Özeren looked at 54 women with persistent low back and neck pain.

They completed 45 minutes of Reformer Pilates twice a week for 6 weeks — just 12 sessions.

The Reformer group improved in:

• pain
• fear of movement
• fatigue
• sleep quality

Pretty encouraging. 💙

It’s not the only research either. Larger reviews have also found Pilates can help with pain and disability in people with persistent low back pain.

Does that make the Reformer a magical back-fixing machine?

Sadly, no. 😂

But it does mean back pain doesn’t automatically mean avoiding movement — and Reformer Pilates can be a really adaptable way to get started.

At Equilibrate, classes are small and exercises can be changed to suit you.

Our lead instructor, Lucy, is a Level 4 Pilates teacher with Level 3 GP Exercise Referral, Level 4 Low Back Pain, Level 4 Strength & Conditioning and Level 4 Sports Massage qualifications.

So if you’ve been thinking:

“I’d love to try Reformer Pilates… but I’m not sure my back would cope.”

You might be more capable than you think. ✨

06/09/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

By Monday morning, your diary will somehow contain work, messages, errands and at least one thing nobody mentioned on Friday. 😅

So book the hour that belongs to you before the rest of the week gets a vote. 🗓️

You don’t need to arrive flexible, strong or knowing which spring does what. Just arrive—we’ll coach the person who walks through the door. 💙

✨ Small, fully coached apparatus classes
✨ Maximum six people
✨ All ages. All abilities.

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱.

📍 58 Mill Street, Congleton
🔗 https://bookwhen.com/equilibratepilates

05/09/2026

Some Pilates exercise names are perhaps a little… optimistic. 😅

Some sound soothing. Some sound straightforward. Then you find yourself shaking on a box, trying to coordinate four limbs and a breathing pattern, and wondering whether anybody checked the name before it was approved.

Teaser, to be fair, is at least honest. 👀

If you’re new to Pilates and none of these names mean anything yet, don’t worry—we explain everything. The questionable naming system comes free.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭?

📍 58 Mill Street, Congleton
🔗 https://bookwhen.com/equilibratepilates

05/09/2026

𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟. 🧠

It begins with a perfectly reasonable set of instructions.

Then your arms and legs are doing different jobs, one side is moving while the other stabilises, you’re trying to control the carriage—and apparently you’re also expected to continue breathing.

Suddenly right has become left.

Left has become your other left.

And somebody has briefly called an ankle an elbow.

Sometimes it’s the client.

Sometimes it’s the instructor.

We won’t be naming names. 😂

No judgement—we have watched entire rooms temporarily lose all sense of direction together.

𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 💛

04/09/2026

𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

We feel we should clear this up.

Every so often, somebody gets dragged along by a friend or partner who has reassured them:

“Don’t worry. It’s basically stretching.”

Four minutes later, the springs are involved, something is shaking, and they are looking at both us and the person who brought them as though a serious breach of trust has occurred. 😂

Yes, Pilates can help you explore your flexibility and mobility—but it also trains strength, control, coordination and muscular endurance.

The apparatus can assist a movement, resist it, support it—or make a very small movement feel unexpectedly personal. 😅

You don’t need to arrive strong, flexible or experienced. Everything can be adapted and you’ll be fully coached throughout.

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 😇

✨ Small apparatus classes
✨ Maximum six people
✨ All ages and abilities

📍 58 Mill Street, Congleton
🔗 https://bookwhen.com/equilibratepilates

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https://bookwhen.com/equilibratepilates

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