PilateswithDenika

👏🏻 Another great week of Pilates classes 👌
⭕️ We used the Magic Circle to burn off those Easter eggs 🍫
💪 Week 5 brought plenty of progressions of the exercises, with some great progress seen! Fantastic effort everyone 👏🏻👌🧘🏼‍♀️

☀️ What a fabulous sunny week of Pilates 🧘🏼‍♀️

⭕️ In our Level 3 classes we have been using the Pilates circle to add some 🔥 to the traditional exercises.

👌🏻 It’s a great way to challenge those muscles and leave feeling lengthened & strengthened ☺️

How’s your balance ?🤔

In our Physio-Led Pilates classes we always include standing exercises which challenge our balance 👌🏻
🦵🏻We often don’t test our balance until we lose it and have a wobble or fall over
- As we all get older good balance is essential to reduce our risk of falls and injury
- Balance exercises are also really important to help maintain bone density 🦴
- Improved balance can also reduce your risk of injury during sporting activities 🎾 🏉 🏏 🏀 ⚽️🏃🏼‍♀️
- Balance exercises can be practised through the day, standing on 1 leg whilst brushing your teeth 🪥 or making your ☕️ (remember to hold on for support to begin with)
- Give yourself a goal I.e. 5 seconds on each leg and increase to 10 seconds as able.

👀 Here’s a sneak peek 👀 of our lesson planning for the next block of Physio Led Pilates classes
💪🏻 Our specialist chartered MSK physiotherapists are experts at restoring movement, strength and function.
📝 We plan every class to ensure a progressive course of classes, tailored to your needs
👌🏻 accessible to those recovering from injury and progressive for when you are ready to challenge yourself 💪🏻
🧘🏼‍♀️ The new block will have a variety of exercises utilising the pilates small equipment - including Magic Circles ⭕️ & Pilates ball 🔵
🤩 We are very excited to share these with you all! PS video has been sped up…. You won’t be doing classes this quickly 😜 See you on the mat soon 🫶🏻

Another Super Saturday of Physio-Led Pilates Classes ! 👏🏻

Here’s a great example of how to build strength & endurance in the quadriceps (thigh) an gastrocnemius & soleus (calf) muscles
✅ Feet wider than hips and toes turned out
✅ Ensure level pelvis and maintain position throughout
✅ Keep your chest lifted
✅ Choose how low you want to go down and hold your squat (lower = more strength & 🔥 in those muscles)
✅ Hold squat position and slowly lift one heel up and then down on each side Repeat x6
✅ Then both heels up and down at same time x6
👌🏻 To build the endurance repeat x2-3 sets and get those legs feeling 🔥💪🏻👌🏻🥰🧘🏼‍♀️

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🧠 Why choose Physio-Led Pilates?
Physio-led Pilates combines clinical physiotherapy knowledge with Pilates-based movement to improve the way your body functions.
Here you’re in safe hands as all of our clinical pilates classes are taught by Chartered MSK Physiotherapists.
The benefits of attending our classes are:
🔹 Focuses on deep core muscles that support the spine
🔹 Improves posture, balance, and movement control
🔹 Helps manage pain and supports injury rehabilitation
🔹 Provides whole body strengthening & mobility exercises 
🔹 Low-impact, controlled exercises guided by a Specialist Chartered MSK Physiotherapist
🔹 A great adjunct to other training methods — supporting strength training, running, and sport by improving stability, mobility, and technique

👌🏻 It’s not just exercise — it’s movement with purpose.
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The benefits of Physio-Led Pilates classes:
✅ Clinical Pilates classes delivered by Chartered Physiotherapists who are experts at analysing & restoring movement.
✅ Each exercise can be modified to make it suitable whether you are recovering from injury or ready for an extra challenge!
👌🏻 The shoulder bridge is one of my favourite exercises.
🧘🏼‍♀️ In this video I show you many variations of this amazing exercise to really get that core fired up!