Overall health and well-being
The lifestyles we lead today, often sitting for long periods of time, dealing with the fast pace or stressful day to day activities it is highly important to take time for ourselves. Pilates is known as the mind-body exercise, focusing on breathing, contracting the correct muscles, moving well and understanding what your body needs to feel healthy.
Overall health and well-being
The lifestyles we lead today, often sitting for long periods of time, dealing with the fast pace or stressful day to day activities it is highly important to take time for ourselves. Pilates is known as the mind-body exercise, focusing on breathing, contracting the correct muscles, moving well and understanding what your body needs to feel healthy.
Strength and Stability
At Pilates First, our main aim is to allow our clients the opportunity to age well. Longevity is the key to living a long healthy life. Nobody wants to move in pain or lack confidence on a daily basis. We have a long life to live, why not make it a good healthy one. Creating strength and stability around all our joints allows us to move freely and do all the activities we enjoy without worrying about injury.
Rehabilitation
With our highly experienced instructors we can assist you with your rehabilitation programme post-surgery or working towards recovering from injury. Pilates will provide pain relief, reduce inflammation and increase your strength around the injured joint or muscle. Experiencing an injury can increase your anxiety, interrupt your sleep and cause fatigue. At Pilates First we are ready to help you through your rehabilitation process through the mind and body.
Rehabilitation
With our highly experienced instructors we can assist you with your rehabilitation programme post-surgery or working towards recovering from injury. Pilates will provide pain relief, reduce inflammation and increase your strength around the injured joint or muscle. Experiencing an injury can increase your anxiety, interrupt your sleep and cause fatigue. At Pilates First we are ready to help you through your rehabilitation process through the mind and body.
Pre- and post-natal
This is a very exciting time for new expecting moms as well as the more experienced moms. Pilates is the ideal form of exercise to make your pregnancy and birth more comfortable. Focusing on core stability, the pelvic floor, strengthening and toning full body, as well as working on posture which can change dramatically before and after birth. Pilates is safe and beneficial for both mother and baby throughout the pregnancy and, is highly recommended for recovery after birth.
Sport specific training for injury prevention
We can relate to athletes trying to reach their full potential but, it can get frustrating when injuries or niggles hinder our progress and training. What makes Pilates ideal for any sport is it focuses on stabilizing certain joints and the small muscles surrounding it. Each exercise is executed with precision and control taking joints into bigger ranges required for sport. Pilates First will not help you run faster, swim better or play better golf but we help you lower the risk of injury, increase the longevity for competing and transfer good movement techniques into your sport.
Sport specific training for injury prevention
We can relate to athletes trying to reach their full potential but, it can get frustrating when injuries or niggles hinder our progress and training. What makes Pilates ideal for any sport is it focuses on stabilizing certain joints and the small muscles surrounding it. Each exercise is executed with precision and control taking joints into bigger ranges required for sport. Pilates First will not help you run faster, swim better or play better golf but we help you lower the risk of injury, increase the longevity for competing and transfer good movement techniques into your sport.