Emily Preston Pilates

One of those moments when you say “cool” then your brain processes actually what was said and you turn around and fall on the floor laughing. Proudest teaching moment 🤣🤣🤣

Pilates isn’t just stretching and breathing…

Although yes — breath, alignment and nervous system regulation are foundational (and incredibly powerful)…

Pilates will also work you HARD. 🔥

Because true, lasting change doesn’t come from just going through the motions.
It comes from understanding how your body moves, why it compensates, and what it needs to feel strong, safe and supported again.

My approach combines:
• nervous system regulation
• effective breathing mechanics
• biomechanics & movement analysis
• retraining inefficient movement patterns
• progressive strength principles

So you’re not just exercising…
you’re learning how to use your body better in everything you do.

Strong body
Calm nervous system
Efficient movement
Confidence in your body again

Because the goal isn’t just to be good at Pilates…
it’s to feel capable, resilient and strong in LIFE.

(and sometimes… yes… you may end up lying on the floor afterwards 😅)

Back in the studio after Easter break — returning to the foundations.

The intrinsic foot muscles are small but incredibly important. They help create a stable, adaptable base for the nervous system to organise movement efficiently.

When the foot can appropriately load, sense and respond to the ground, we often see improvements in:
• balance
• gait mechanics
• pelvic stability
• shock absorption
• overall movement efficiency

Because the body works as an integrated system — and strong foundations allow everything else to function more easily.

And yes… the magic circle passed inspection from my smallest client today 🤍

I don’t know about you but as a busy mum and business owner who teaches movement for a living I feel I need to keep up with my own exercise routine (you know the whole practice what you preach!!) and I can feel very GUILTY if I don’t get my own exercise in. Well, mums it is important that we carve out time for ourselves and prioritise movement because our body was made to move and the health benefits are so many!

HOWEVER, I also see lots of mums who are literally killing themselves to fit in their ‘workouts’ when they are not sleeping, highly stressed and their systems are completely burnt out. Thinks another reminder that motherhood is demanding, emotionally, cognitively and PHYSICALLY! So don’t beat yourself up if your workout routine isn’t as ideal or far from ideal. My arms and shoulders were tired after that scrubbing!! Maybe more reason to keep loading them and working on stability and mobility but also a reminder that ‘exercise’ doesn’t always have to happen in a gym or studio.

It’s amazing how much joy dancing and singing can bring!

Who else used to come home from school and dance around to Spice Girls in their underwear?! 🩲 No? Ok maybe it was just me 🤣🤣