Genesis Pilates
The Benefits
“Pilates is a mind-body exercise that requires core stability, strength and flexibility, and attention to muscle control, posture and breathing”
Benefits of
Pilates
There are numerous benefits of both individual and group based Pilates such as:
- Improving or developing core stability
- Optimising and improving body posture throughout day to day life
- Increasing body and breathing awareness
- Increasing local and global body strength therefore supporting joints and re-educating biomechanics and muscle imbalance
- Improving body articulation and joint control in addition to joint and body mobility
- Maintaining and improving physical balance and co-ordination
- Improving general fitness
- Increasing health and wellbeing – both physical and mental
- Assisting rehabilitation post injury or pre and post operative surgery
- Maintaining or improving bone density
- An improved and stronger foundation for daily life for all of your activities
Benfits of
Ante Natal Pilates
- Improves postural awareness
- Maintains pelvic floor muscle strength and helps prevent incontinence
- Improves segmental spinal and pelvic stability
- Reduces incidence of pelvic girdle pain and lower back pain
- Improves upper quadrant posture
- Maintains flexibility
- Maintains circulation
- Assists Relaxation
- Preparation for labour
- Improves postural awareness
- Maintains pelvic floor muscle strength and helps prevent incontinence
- Improves segmental spinal and pelvic stability
- Reduces incidence of pelvic girdle pain and lower back pain
- Improves upper quadrant posture
- Maintains flexibility
- Maintains circulation
- Assists Relaxation
- Preparation for labour
Benfits of
Post Natal Pilates
- Prevention of incontinence
- Assists restoration of the primary sling (Assists development of the core post birth)
- Assists recovery of Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA)
- Assists with muscle tone and strength
- Maintenance of bone density
- Increases fitness
- Provides social interaction
- Psychological wellbeing
- Reduces anxiety and post natal depression
(IOC, Part 3 2017; ACOG 2015; Davenport et al 2011)
- Prevention of incontinence
- Assists restoration of the primary sling (Assists development of the core post birth)
- Assists recovery of Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA)
- Assists with muscle tone and strength
- Maintenance of bone density
- Increases fitness
- Provides social interaction
- Psychological wellbeing
- Reduces anxiety and post natal depression
(IOC, Part 3 2017; ACOG 2015; Davenport et al 2011)
Appointments
To book an initial consultation to start your Genesis Pilates journey or for any further questions or information, please use our contact form or contact our Physiotherapist: claire@genesispilates.com
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