When your mind can see your body better, your body will start to move more effortlessly....... 

So why choose Pilates, I hear you ask. Have you ever wondered why you are not  getting the results despite the hours of   mindless work-out at your local gym?

You may know little about Pilates, but you are probably familiar with, or at least have heard the term ‘core stability’. In Pilates, we call this the ‘centre’ and this refers to the postural musclues that lay deep in our trunk to create torso/pelvic stablility while moving other parts of our body. Our modern-day life has unfortunately led us to spend hours sitting in a car or at a desk during the day and slouching on a sofa at night with little concern for keeping a good posture. Many people have forgotten how to use their deeper stabilising muscles to keep their torso up, as they are so used to leaning back on the sofa or too far forward while looking at a computer screen.

Can you imagine what this kind of lifestyle does to your body? Instead of using the correct muscles to stabilise your body, you start using the wrong muscles, and often rely on your legs to carry most of your body weight. This may result in shifting your hips either forward or backward when standing and poking your chin forward to counterbalance the weight. At this point, various parts of your joints are being put under stress and your body starts to lose its ideal alignment. Years of bad habits mean that your muscles become either too tight or over-stretched and can no longer function effectively. The most alarming thing is that all of this applies to almost everyone, including myself. We are all guilty of letting our body do what it feels comfortable doing, creating more muscular imbalance and joint misalignment as days go by...