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PILATES
Pilates
is a 'mind-body' form of exercise designed
to re-balance the body. Pilates focuses on starting all exercises from
a central core of stability.
From this central core
pilates works by adjusting the intensity of the exercise and the
resistance.
Abnormal
patterns of movement can be altered by
focusing on breath control and precision of movement.
The
pilates technique is taught either through mat
exercises or the use of machinery.
Mat work exercises are
designed to promote core stability, flexibility, endurance, postural
and body awareness.
Practitioners
Marcus
A. Adey BA(hons), Dip.
Arch. RIBA
STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor
Matwork levels 1 & 2 (advanced)
Chartered
Architect
Classes incorporate
use of the stability ball,
flex-band and foam roller.
Golf and racket
sports.
Stott
Pilates is a contemporary approach to the
original mind-body exercise method pioneered by Joseph Pilates. A
progression in pilates that incorporates modern exercise science and
rehabilitation principles, it is a safe and highly effective low-impact
way to improve core strength and balance the muscles around the joints,
improving the way your body functions, looks and feels.
The program focuses
specifically on the five basic
Principals:
- Breathing
- Pelvic placement
- Rib cage
placement
- Scapula movement
and stabilization
- Head and
cervical spine placement
This
will develop a strong postural base, core
strength, suppleness, flexibility, grace and balance, as well as to
improve general body awareness.
Then a sport-specific exercise programme can be
designed to establish correct method and neuromuscular recruitment
patterns to develop the control and ability to move the body more
efficiently, so limiting the risk of injury.
Classes are kept small to enable the quality of
instructor attention needed to achieve best results.
Rona
Bennett has been doing
Pilates for 4 years to help alleviate back problems and migraines. She
has taught Pilates for 2 years, having trained with the Pilates
Foundation at the Scott Studio Somerset.
Laura Jones
is a Stott Certified Pilates matwork instructor. She has been
teaching classes and private lessons in and around Faringdon for four
years. Laura initially discovered the benefits of Pilates
through
Aikido training and developes her skills further during extensive rehab
following a knee injury. Totally hooked she abandoned an
academic
science career to focus on 'Contrology' as Joseph Pilates described his
revolutionary exercise method.
Laura
uses her scientific
background, together with ongoing training in injury rehab, postural
assessment and biomechanics to help clients improve their quality of
life using Pilates principles and exercises. Despite the
'science', classes are always as much fun as possible. We use
lots of 'toys' to modify exercises to challenge balance, coordination
and core strength.
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