Classes & Equipment

Private instruction
By appointment private sessions are available for exercise and management of low back pain, Pilates mat work and Pilates using equipment. Shared private sessions, corporate sessions and sport specific sessions also offered upon request.

The use of equipment can take your Pilates routine to the next level by providing additional resistance to your workout. It also helps to ensure that you are correctly positioned while doing the exercises.

Large Equipment
Cadillac/trapeze table
X2 Wunda chairs
X2 reformer machines
Step barrel
Arc barrel
Equilates barrel stand

Small equipment provides variety, assistance, resistance, destabilisation and can be fun.

Small Equipment
Foam Rolls
Pilates rings
Soft balls
Fit balls
Weighted gloves
Blocks
Weighted bars
Wobble board
Air dome
TRX suspension training straps
Bolsters

Pilates Room Classes
All classes are taught by an advanced teacher with precision and correction being top priority. Class sizes are small to ensure time to adjust each participant during every exercise performed. Thick professional mats are provided and the use of small equipment is used during classes.

Most general classes are mixed ability, age and sex but some specialised classes are also held.

Ante natal Pilates
For all pregnant ladies who want to maintain some fitness and improve posture through safe exercises modified for each stage of pregnancy.

Beginners Pilates
If your new to Pilates or want to sharpen up your technique by going back to basics.

Pilates Progression
Those who are more experienced in Pilates and want to progress to more advanced exercises and use equipment to enhance some exercises to a different level and feeling.

Modified Pilates
Those with postural problems, non specific back pain, general aches and pains, getting a little older or just like a slower paced class.

Pilates for Men
Be in a class where your goals are similar. Gain strength, flexibility, power and become aware of how bad posture effects all you do.

Equilates
Horse riders wanting to become more in tune with their horse through better posture, muscle balance and equal weight distribution.

All you need to attend private sessions or classes is comfortable clothing, shoes are not worn for Pilates. Please bring your own towel if you think you will perspire and your welcome to bring your own mat and refreshment along.

Mat work
Pilates mat work is the foundation of the system, the spring from which the water flows. It is the source of all that flows, the root of every other exercise in the repertoire, and it never ceases to challenge. Without an intricate familiarity with the mat work, you will lack a fundamental component in your practice.
Mat work can be practiced anywhere and everywhere, with no special apparatus other than a mat. You can practice it anytime of day, at any level of difficulty, from fundamental to advanced. You also can structure it to meet different goals: as warm up for Pilates on apparatus, as part of a daily conditioning program, core strength, for general body awareness and neuromuscular reeducation , or as a pre-and postnatal activity.
mat work embodies flow as no other apparatus does. It lends itself to the integration of transitions and movements without pause, and because of this fact, it also promotes cardiovascular endurance more than any other aspects of Pilates method. Duration and flow of movements result in muscle endurance.

Reformer
The universal reformer, commonly know as the reformer, is undoubtedly the most recognisable and popular piece of equipment in the Pilates menagerie. It is versatile beyond all imagination. The movements performed on the reformer range from fundamental to extremely advanced, movements that are performed in every conceivable position and for every possible purpose.

Cadillac/Trapeze table
The Cadillac facilitates ranges of motion that surpass even those of the reformer. The cadillac's structure also permits hanging exercises , opening up tremendous possibilities for the upper and lower body. These exercises develop balance, coordination and strength throughout acrobatic-type movements, which are very beneficial as well as a lot of fun. The fact that the Cadillac does not move, providing a stable base of support, is an advantage for people who lack balance and stability, such as the elderly or injured.

Wunda Chair
Closely simulates everyday movements, making the exercise more functional. It highlights imbalances and weaknesses like no other piece of equipment. It is also well suited for improving general fitness and enhancing athletic performance. The upright footwork positions demand grater activation of the trunk stabilisers than the reformer or cadillac.

Barrels
The barrels provide exceptional opportunities for both active and passive back extension at all ability levels. The barrels are great for strengthening the back extensors and for passively relaxing in a position of spinal extension, thereby stretching the trunk flexors. During forward flexion abdominal exercises, the barrel supports the lower back in a neutral position; this is very important when flexion of the lumbar spine is contraindicated. The barrels also support the trunk during lateral flexion exercises from fundamental to advanced levels, facilitating the improvement of both strength and flexibility. Lying supine over the step barrel at the end of a session leaves you feeling stretched out, with a delightful open feeling.