Pilates Plus

Look at my magnificent Mum. At almost 87, at the gym 6 / 7, proving that keeping on moving is imperative to living well at any age. So inspiring🥰

Meet Jan & Brian 👋. They train every morning at Club Fitness and have been training for over 40years! Both retired teachers enjoy the friendly atmosphere and love how quiet it can be in the mornings. Thanks for being such great members!

I was humbled to get this feedback from a fabulous new woman who has joined us this term at Pilates Plus.
"I loved the vibe you have going on in your sessions! You & the women in your class have created a relaxed safe space, and I really appreciated that.
I was looking for something a bit more intense, then was delighted to feel my abs aching a little on Tuesday! There’s more of a work out than I thought going on!"

This feedback reminds me, that we draw our own tribe of likeminded people and then we create a community. Although every session in the studio is fun, pilates becomes the silent assassin that wakes our body up and creates true connection. Let me know if you are keen to come and give our tribe and assassins a go! And the photo's title - even cats love pilates!

Pilates Plus PilatesPlus is a boutique studio in Strandon, offering inspiring mat classes as well as focused one on one sessions for a diverse range of clients.

I am so fortunate to do what I love in both the pilates space at Pilates Plus and the coaching space at Plus Coaching. I am humbled by the following feedback from one of my precious pilates clients.

"This starts my 4th year with Tracy at Pilates Plus, and my two weekly sessions have become an essential part of my life—
Tracy’s expertise is in her professionalism: her thorough knowledge of the structures of the body, the variety and purpose of each session, her willingness to explain/teach, her monitoring of each participant, and her positive attitude and joyous personality.
She’s simply the best!
Carol Marshall"
Grateful 🙏

Even cats love pilates! This is a photo of Katy Cat (grumpy Scarlett's sister) who died way too young, but even she saw the benefits of time in the pilates studio. In my last post I talked about the value of focusing on breath and breathing and I wonder if it has spurred you towards really focusing on creating excellent breath for yourself. The second pillar we use here at Pilates Plus to enhance our experience of better health and well-being, is correcting alignment and posture. Often when people come into a session they are embarrassed by the way they stand, or become very conscious of what they are NOT doing well to support their bodies. What I do in all sessions and for all clients is to be 'Jimminy Cricket' and a constant reminder to everyone about how we should be aligning our bosy and what our posture should not only look like, but more inportantly feel like. There is real value in actually understanding the purpose of both excellent alignment and posture and when we appreciate these things, we will be more inclined to adjust ourselves more often during the day to create it. I say often to the beautiful souls that walk across the treshhold of the studio, that while what we do in the studio is important and educational and encouraging and strengthening and supporting - it is what we do in our everyday lives that will make the difference. The classes are just they beginning. They should be regular and they should be a forever commitment to our bodies so.... be like Katy - come and start your journey to better health and well-being. Classes start for term one on 5 February so contact me now if you are keen to start.... I dare ya!

Pilates is such a wonderful way to get back in touch with your body! I know myself after the crazy Christmas season and a few weeks of being out of routine, coming back into the pilates studio feels like the right thing to do. Over the next few days, I'm going to talk a little bit about the pillars that we promote here at Pilates Plus
The first is breathing. While we take this process for granted and we do it between 17 and 35000 times a day, when we focus on our breath we are able to create a real difference inour being. Every session in the studio starts by embracing the relaxed or belly breath that truly encourages us to relax, release tension and connect with our body and brain. During our sessions we focus on using an active breath and we practice this powerful connected breath throughout the session in the hope that this sustaining breath will follow us out into our everyday lives. Active breathing truly establishes the connection between the power of the abdominals and the breath to keep our bodies working everytime we breathe which means we are able to use and work our muscles whenever during the day we think about our breathing! Want to know more? Term one for Pilates Plus starts on Monday 5 February so get in touch and have a go at connecting with you breath.

Pilates Plus PilatesPlus is a boutique studio in Strandon, offering inspiring mat classes as well as focused one on one sessions for a diverse range of clients.

Are you taking time to connect with your body, your breath and your health? We are ending Term 2 here at Pilates Plus with an awesome sense of connection, strength and stretch after a focused 10 week term. With all the illness that has been around we have increased our connection with our breath and we are so excited to be delivering a wonderful environment for exercise. Term Three starts Monday 25 July so how about it? Come and join us and create a new sense of self. What have you got to lose?

Term One 2022 - we are doing it! Hot pilates - and not by design! We are loving the focus on breath and movement that not only heals our bodies but keeps us grounded in this rather unprecedented times. It is always a privilege to work with our clients and watch them gain strength, stability, mobility and ease of both mind and body. There are still spaces in some classes so if you are keen, come and join us. We are local (in Strandon) and would love to have you as part of Pilates Plus.

With the term about to start, I thought you might be interested in the timetable for Pilates Plus so you know which session will suit you best. Let me know what session suits you best and I will slot you in.

And just like that we are almost ready to start Term One 2022! Here at Pilates Plus we focus on all the magic that Pilates offers. If you want better health in 2022 how about giving pilates a try. Our focus remains on breath, posture, alignment, strength, stretch, understanding the 'core' muscles (particularly the pelvic floor) and creating excellent movement patterns. It is all done from our beautiful studio in Strandon with care and a full dose of fun! To secure your mat for Term One 2022 that starts on 31 January - get in touch now. We would love to have you join us.

I am celebrating that we are now in Level 3. Although it doesn't mean a change for the Pilates Plus studio, it does mean we are one step closer to being together. To celebrate, I have completed another (amateur) video for you all to tide you over till we can be back together again at Level 2. Here are the links below for you to enjoy. There is hand weight work so remember if you haven't got handweights, you can go all Andy Warhol and use cans.... Here are the links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7MVWU88ce8&t=19s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlAjap-U4w&t=37s

The Last Few Bits

As we all take time to breathe again in a strange yet somehow familiar world, remember your health and well-being. Below are two links for you. One is a basic pilates class and the other is a spoken relaxation. Please feel free to have a look, join in and of course - enjoy. Take good care all. Class link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn5VVz1eUbs
relaxation link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3kUuTI1ZFk&t=97s

Spoken relaxation