“Back pain? You should try Pilates.”

90 percent of us will experience at least one episode of lower back pain in our lives. It’s also likely that many of us will hear this more often now: “Back pain? You should try Pilates.”

Pilates strengthens the core, a corset-like group of muscles that stabilize the trunk and pelvis much like a weightlifter’s belt. Equally important, Pilates increases awareness for proper posture and healthy body mechanics. When we stand or sit with a tall spine, we create space between the vertebral discs, relieving pressure.

Sometimes the cause of back pain isn’t the back at all but rather an imbalance in the hips or pelvis.  Over time, our unconscious habits like sinking into one hip while standing or crossing one leg over the other while seated can cause back pain.
Pilates and our new Iyenga Yoga exercises are designed to counteract and address these postural imbalances.

Think of a Pilates or Yoga session as an antidote to our modern lifestyles.
Lots of driving or sitting at a desk lead to tight hamstring muscles and weak gluteal muscles.  This pulls the lumbar spine (lower back) into an undesirable anterior tilt, creating strain.
Similarly,  hunching over our phones and desktop computers creates a kyphotic (rounded forward) posture.

Pilates and Iyenga Yoga exercises emphasise the “neutral spine,” an ideal posture that respects the natural, healthy curves of the lower, mid and upper back.
A single Pilates or Iyenga workout can sometimes improve back pain in the same way that a massage can bring relief to tight muscles. But for more lasting results and to prevent future flare-ups,  it's recommended that we get in two or three workouts per week.  Give yourself at least four to six weeks to feel the results. Remember that these workouts don’t have to always be hour-long sessions all of the time.  Even a short series of simple exercises and stretches, done daily,  can create lasting improvement. The secret to living with less pain is more movement.

Once you begin your Pilates or Iyenga Yoga journey, you will automatically begin to implement healthier movement patterns into your daily activities.  
It will also begin to increase your awareness of proper spinal alignment and good posture, so if you feel yourself starting to slump in a chair or driving seat , hunch or dip into one hip, you can correct it straight away.!

To wrap it all up our classes will help YOU  "fix the problem" that you are  living with.

​Their are many ways you can restart your fitness journey with us.....
1. In our studio for PILATES  or YOGA 
2. On ZOOM.
3. Our On-Demand Channel 
4. Our Free Video Section
Hope to see you soon. 
much love
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Emma & Team x.