Pilates with Priya

Last week in studio the rollers came out. Cue 45 mins of concentration, balance, deep core work and some laughter and wobbles!

I used to say I taught roller classes on days I had a headache 😂 because everyone is quiet and focused so hard.

But in truth it’s my fav piece of small equipment and will make your mat work better!

Love or hate rollers?

Spaces in our Tues 7pm and Sun 9.15 class in person and spaces online in all classes.

On those days you just need to wake up and move your body here’s one flow I love….

In Pilates we don’t just lie on the mat and breath. We work on full body workouts, mobility, flexibility, strength and of course the core.

Join us in person (Southampton UK) or online.

In our mid life we have to build a body that’s functional and strong for later life…. Pilates is a non negotiable in my opinion.

For example if you want to be able to:
- Get down to the floor an up again
- Climb the stairs, mountains, do long walks
- Lift heavy items (including children!)
- Twist and bend eg gardening
- Look after your pelvic floor
- Build strength and flexibility
- Take care of your back

Spaces Wed 7.30pm and Sun 9.15am for beginners and Tues 7pm for intermediates

Midlife isn’t a time to stop exercising. It’s a time to build in exercise - Pilates is the perfect foundation.

In classes we use all kinds of props to add resistance, to add challenge and to ensure you keep moving forward in building strength and function.

Spaces Wed 7.30pm for beginners, Tues 7pm for mixed ability and Sun 9.15 for the weekend workout.

I love a heavy lifting session and use weights as part of my routine, but then Pilates with light weights humbled me each time.

In mid-life, we need the heavy lifts for bone density, but we need Pilates for joint longevity, balance and a core that actually supports us. This flow doesn’t just work your muscles…it challenges your nervous system.

Not tried it yet?

Spaces Tues 7pm, Wed 7.30pm and Sun 9.15am. Online and in our little studio.

The magic of Pilates is all about the precision.

There is a huge difference between just going through the motions and actually applying the method. You can do a Hundred or you can do a true Pilates Hundred. The difference is in those tiny cues like moving your arms from your mid back, having length through the back of your neck and activating your inner thighs.

When you don’t use muscles with constant cues and form corrections, you might be leaving half of your results on the mat. Quality will always outweigh quantity.

Pilates is a continuous conversation between your brain and your body. So if your teacher isn’t providing the correction, reminders and adjustments, it is a workout, but it isn’t a practice.

What do you think?

Ps spaces Wed 7.30pm and Sundays 9.15am

Balance is so key in midlife, it’s more than just staying upright; it’s about finding stability in the middle of life’s constant motion. Which is the same in Pilates!

As we hit our “mid-life” era, functional balance becomes key. It keeps us agile, protects our joints and so helps us move well as we age.

Why these moves matters:

- Ankle Stability: Strengthens the stabilizers that keep us steady on uneven ground.
- Core Engagement: You can’t stay up without that deep abdominal connection!
- Focused Breath: Teaching the mind to stay calm when the body feels a little “wobbly”

Consistency is the key to longevity!

Come join us in person or on the mat for classes that will support you through life - with plenty of support and feedback from our teachers.

Pilates isn’t about the aesthetic look. It’s about training your body for the moves it needs for life!

Moves like:
- Reaching for items in the cupboard
- Leaning to unload the dishwasher
- Squatting to the toilet
- Getting up and down to the floor
- Twisting to reach behind you
- Lifting your shopping

Well we have to train our bodies for these. That’s part of what we go in classes. We strengthen the core, the legs, the arms, the back, the glutes. We use the breath and we calm the nervous system. Oh and we laugh a lot too!

Spaces Tuesday 7pm, Wed 7.30pm and Sunday 9.15am in the studio and online.

There’s a difference between Pilates taught well and a Pilates style class.

That difference is technique and it really changes everything!

Pilates is about control (it was originally called “Contrology”), precision, breathing… the technique matters.

That’s why in our classes we hone in on it. You’ll get expert teaching with feedback, you’ll be gently corrected and reminded throughout.

So if you want to learn the technique we have spaces Wed 7.30pm and Sun 9.15am plus a few others…

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In mid-life, the “why” behind our movement undergoes a beautiful, necessary shift. It stops being about aesthetics and starts being about how it best supports us for life. I’m all about finding that balance.

We aren’t just moving muscles… we are:

Recalibrating the nervous system after a decade (or two) of adrenaline fuelled “fight or flight.”

Bridging the gap between a busy brain and a body that deserves to be felt, not just used.

Prioritizing longevity over intensity, we need our mobility to match our lifestyle. So you can get out of chair when you are 90, walk upstairs and pick up children.

It’s not all about going fast and hard. So in our classes we intentionally do some things SLOW. This isn’t about “taking it easy.” In fact it’s often harder slower.

It’s about the deep, quiet work of rebalancing our system. Which is why so many at the end of Pilates classes “feel better” not just physically but mentally.

Movement is medicine. Integration is the goal. Balance is the result.

Ps: matwork is just as good as reformer!

Pilates is all the rage right now which is fabulous!

But there’s a difference between a fast paced gym style class where you go through the moves and make the shapes vs a small class where you are really taught what to feel, where to feel it and how to SLOW it down at times too. This is what makes the difference.

Join me on the mat (spaces right now Sun 9.15, Thurs 7pm and Fri 9.30) or online in any of our classes.