Tempo Pilates

PILATES FOR PEOPLE AGED 65 YEARS + 🤩

Pilates for people working in construction 💪🏼

This population spend years lifting, carrying, bracing, and working under heavy loads every day, lifting cement bags, timber, ladders, tool belts, machinery.

Strength is not the missing piece in this case.

What I often see instead is a body that has become great at creating tension and stiffness to manage load, but has gradually lost movement variability and efficiency, also some less than ideal breathing mechanics from shallow breathing or breath holding under load.

When the spine, rib cage, hips, and pelvis stop moving well together, the body starts distributing force poorly. Certain areas become overloaded while others stop contributing properly.

This is where Pilates can be incredibly valuable, and is usually the most appreciated!

For this population, the focus is less about building more strength, and more about:

Restoring spinal movement in all planes.
Improving rib cage and breathing mechanics
Freeing the hips to move more efficiently
Reducing unnecessary tension and gripping
Distributing load more efficiently

A strong body that can also move well is often more resilient, more efficient, and better able to tolerate the physical demands of construction long-term.

Hi 👋🏼 I’m Natalie