If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young” Joseph Pilates
How can Functional Pilates help you?
Functional Pilates takes the original 34 mat-work exercises and brings them up-to-date by adding adaptations, 3-dimensional movements and a whole-body focus, for the way we live today.
Over time you can expect to notice:
- a stronger core
- reduced back pain
- improved flexibility
- better core stability for balance and easier movement patterns
- increased mobility
- improved postural alignment
No previous experience is necessary.
Regardless of your fitness level, your age or how you spend your days, Pilates offers you the following benefits:
- a focus on core stability
- relief of stress and postural tension
- exercises to complement other types of fitness
- rehabilitation of injury, alongside your relevant health care practitioner
Functional Pilates brings together mind and body and offers you the chance to take some time for yourself to focus on how your body moves & feels.
What does a Functional Pilates session involve?
Each class typically consists of the following components:
- warm up/mobilisation/mental and physical preparation
- some release-work for areas of the body that may be holding tension
- standing functional exercises
- mat work exercises
- relaxation section
“In ten sessions you will feel the difference, in twenty you will see the difference and in thirty you’ll have a whole new body” Joseph Pilates
When are the sessions?
(term-times only):
- Fridays 9.30am in Kilndown village hall
- Mondays 8pm in Sissinghurst village hall
- (click here for details and booking information)
One-to-one pilates sessions can also be arranged if you are not able to attend one of my classes or feel that a more tailored approach will suit you better.
What should I wear?
- you will need comfortable clothing which stretches to allow you to move freely
- ideally you will have several light layers so that you can remove them as you get warm and add them back on for the relaxation section
- bare feet are ideal but you may prefer to wear socks
- you might want to bring a bottle of water
- you will need a yoga mat
- as you progress, you may like to buy one or two pieces of small pilates equipment to support your Pilates practice – I am happy to make suggestions as required
