You’ve done Pilates classes with all the small equipment, the bands, balls, magic circle and the small hand weights, now it’s time to up the anti and get bigger with your props.
Introducing to special Workshop sessions:
Last weekend I was doing some people watching, which has now evolved into posture watching for me now! There is no right or wrong posture. When you really study the human form you will see just how different we all are!
I am just so amazed that so many of my friends and ladies who come to my classes do have issues in the under-carriage department. Why are we putting up with it? Why should we put up with it?
Well, you don’t.
Lets start with some myth busting.
Now I am bang smack into my menopausal years, the words ‘Pelvic Floor’ have been reintroduced to my vocabulary. Over 20 years ago I gave birth to two lovely human beings, and at the post natal check ups, the GP mumbled something about Pelvic Floor exercises and was I doing them. I said yes, but really I didn’t know if I was or not? Nobody had shown me, nobody had explained how. I was busy with my little ones, I vaguely remember someone mentioning a lift or something!
Fast forward 20 years to the present day…
If I had a pound every time someone asked me that very question…….
This year I decided I would like to get some Yoga into my body, so I have been regularly attending classes at Stay Well Health in Chellaston, Derby. Sarah has a fabulous studio entirely dedicated to the practice of yoga, so with a little knowledge from the few times I have attended and a wealth of knowledge from Sarah (she is helping me with this blog) I hope to answer that popular question…
What is Pilates? Is it like Yoga?
Here at Alive Pilates, we run a full class program using small hand weights, small balls and resistance bands (Small Pilates Props) to further enhance and develop your core whilst performing the classic pilates moves.
I am excited to announce that as from January 2019 I will be adding another fabulous small prop to our family.
There is so much more to this session than the actual pilates exercises.
So often at the beginning of my pilates sessions I notice the clients in the class that are living there lives in there heads.
The pilates session is looking like it is a ‘chore’ for them, something to just ‘get through’.
Here are 5 signs that this could be you:
*You often lose track of time
*You limit or prevent yourself truly connecting with someone else
*You mind Internally retreats, especially where you are required to be mentally present
*We can give off an air of being self-absorbed or self-involved without regard for others
*Sometimes you may lose the sense of reality
I like to encourage the mind and the body to work together as one. They effect each other. So if you mind is over busy you may see physical signs of this showing up in our bodies in the form of pain, illness or disease. So it is vital for our vitality that we get them working together, knowing each other.
Here’s 5 things we/I teach/achieve in each of our Pilates sessions.
*Taking deep clearing breaths
*Start to become consciously aware of our bodies feelings using slow mindful movements.
*Regularly ask you to notice how your body feels doing the pilates exercise
*Reinforce the feeling of your breath in your body throughout the session.
*Finishing every session with a mindful meditation which will, with continued practice, shrink the area of the brain which reacts to stress.
And now all of this is available in your own home! ‘At Home With Susan’ offers Pilates and Cardio exercise especially for the 40+ woman, LIVE sessions via Facebook, LIVE Meditation session, weekly Zoom coffee & chat, regular healthy eating plans.
Why do we need to strengthen the ‘core’ and why is it so important?