Pilates-based exercise is a great body conditioning complement for yogis and athletes of all kinds. Like yoga asana, Pilates uses your own bodyweight to balance your strength and flexibility, enhance endurance, focus, and coordination, and improve good postural alignment. Pilates primarily focuses on strengthening all aspects of your core, and emphasizes quality and precision of movement over quantity. The effects are greater range of motion in the spine, fluidity in the joints, increased awareness in the core (from pelvic floor to shoulders, back-body to abs, and back again) and improved functional movement for the whole body.
"If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If its completely flexible at 60, then you are young.” ~Joseph Pilates
By Shelley Williams on Aug 17, 2016
Strengthen and balance your roots; lower body, quads, hips, glutes, adductors, and core with a steady rhythm, graceful and playful mix of Pilates Mat exercises infused with a bit of yoga flow. Learn more Classic Pilates exercises while inside of a contemporary approach, with counter balancing stretches included ...enjoy!
By Shelley Williams on Jul 25, 2016
Dust off and pump up that exercise ball in the corner of your living room! Enjoy a quick, effective, and fun pattern to shake up your circulation. This fit ball workout is a great body conditioning routine that incorporates simple, straightforward Pilates-inspired exercises to improve core strength, leg strength, upper body strength, overall flexibility, agility, and balance. Rock & Roll!
By Shelley Williams on Jun 15, 2016
Learn about the layers of your core, and the basic concepts and vocabulary of Pilates Mat methodology. Experience a contemporary sampling of classic Pilates Mat exercises for strength, with simple stretches mixed in between for flexibility. Yogis can learn about the relationship and similarities between yoga asana and Pilates exercises. Beginners, remember its always about quality, not quantity, so take your time in building strength and body awareness... enjoy!
By Shelley Williams on Jun 15, 2016
Get a little deeper and more focused with your endurance and stamina, as we connect the dots of our Pilates Mat exercises in a brisk yet fluid flow. You may find your heart pumping as we move from one exercise to the next seamlessly, and build your core strength and functional movement for overall strength and flexibility. Have fun and let it flow!
