There are so many benefits to Pilates including improved stability, greater core connection, and of course, fun! But there are so many more reasons to give it a try.

There are various styles and forms of Pilates, ranging from mat and equipment classes, and from classical to clinical styles. But what you can be sure of is a total body workout that incorporates various components of fitness!

On a spin bike you do not get the 3D feedback that you do on an outdoor ride. However, it’s important to maintain that feedback even when you are stationary.

2020 has been a wild ride so far and it’s no wonder our nervous systems feel permanently locked in “fight or flight” mode.

Short of wishful thinking and a return to our pre-pandemic lives, how can we transition our tendency to live in a sympathetic nervous state, to a more calm “rest and digest”/ “tend and befriend” parasympathetic sense of being?

One of the core principles of Pilates is breathing. Joseph Pilates, the man behind the method, is quoted as saying “Above all, learn how to breathe correctly.” As if it wasn’t enough to wonder whether or not you’re doing the exercise correctly, now you have to think about breathing too?

One of our *favourite* classical Pilates exercises, the Spine Twist can feel soooo good: spinal mobility, hip flexibility, shoulder stability, and abdominal strength combine in an excise that looks much easier than it feels!

Here are some tips to set up for the perfect spine twist.

You’ve been diagnosed with hip bursitis, but you don’t know how that’s going to impact your Pilates classes?

This can be a tricky one: how do you set up your virtual Pilates class so that you can see your instructor, but they can also see you? What technology should you use?