Clinical Pilates
Pilates is a unique whole body conditioning programme, which is founded on movement.
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Pilates lengthens and stretches all the major muscle groups in the body – improving flexibility, strength, balance and body awareness. Pilates is ideal for injury prevention and rehabilitation and for enhancing performance.
There are two main forms of Pilates:
- Mat Pilates – a series of exercises performed on the floor using gravity and your own body weight to provide resistance.
- Reformer Pilates – a series of exercises performed on the ‘reformer’, a moveable carriage that you push and pull along its tracks.
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At Align Health, we offer one-on-one, Mat Pilates and Reformer Pilates sessions with experienced Physiotherapists who are also trained Pilates instructors.
Your Pilates session will be tailored to suit you individually. Exercises are regularly re-evaluated to ensure they are appropriate for you. With this individual attention to your needs, our Pilates sessions are suitable for everybody – from elite athletes to clients with more limited mobility or lower base fitness levels.
Pilates is ideal for enhancing recovery and performance in a range of conditions including:
- Back pain
- Joint pain from injury or arthritis – including knee, hip or shoulder pain
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Pre and post-natal care
- Balance issues
- Osteoporosis
- Enhancing sports performance
How can Pilates help me?
- Improves your whole-body strength
- Improves your mobility and flexibility
- Develops improved coordination and posture
- Develops efficient movement patterns
- Improves general sense of well-being and reduction of stress and anxiety
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noun | piˈla’tes | piˈlätēz
A mind-body exercise that provides daily conditioning, promotes whole body health and develops mental awareness to optimise your personal performance.
Origin,1960s: named after German physical fitness specialist Joseph Pilates (1880-1967), who devised the system.