
Pilates At Home Blog
by Lauren Hilton Pilates
Take five to enjoy free Pilates resources, Pilates tips, how-tos and insights, as well as our newest Pilates At Home classes.
Feel Stronger, Freer, and More Aligned – July Classes Are Here
Whether you’re feeling tight in the hips, spending long hours at a desk, or looking for gentle strength-building routines, this month’s line-up has something for you.
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New for June – Daily Flows, Classical Pilates & Core Connection
Whether you have 20 or 30 minutes, these new videos are perfect for keeping your practice fresh this month. Save them to your favourites and come back to them as often as you like.
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These 4 Pilates classes are the perfect quick antidote to December stress
As we reach December, I’m sure everyone's time is limited, more parties, more preparation, gift buying....the 'to do' lists get longer for many of us. I have held this in mind, I wanted you to enjoy your monthly classes still but with less of a time commitment, so all classes are 35 minutes or less so you can still fit in your practice. I hope you enjoy this month's classes and wish you all a festive season full of laughter, love, good health and, of course, Pilates!. Not a member? Join here
What is Pilates?
What is Pilates?
Is Pilates the same as Yoga? This is the number one question I get asked when I tell people that I am a Pilates teacher! Whilst there is cross over between the two movement methods they are very different, yoga originates from India where as Pilates origins are a little more recent.
What is the Pilates reformer?
If you have you’ll have seen the various pieces of equipment with bars, springs, pulleys and leather covered beds and will be forgiven if you felt you’d entered some kind of torture chamber, many of my clients raise an eyebrow when they first the equipment! Whilst the Pilates equipment can look intimidating we will explain why using the Pilates equipment can do amazing things for your body.
Our Top 5 Exercises for a healthy and flexible back
In Joseph Pilates famous quote he says “if your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, then you’re old; if it is completely flexible at 70 then you are young”. This was back when we were far less sedentary as human-beings so it is even more applicable today when the majority of us may spend most our day sat down. If your back feels stiff or sore are you going to be able to enjoy your daily life?
In this blog we’ll talk about the amazing design of your back and how it is meant to function and we’ll share with you out TOP 5 Pilates exercises which will help you to maintain a flexible and healthy spine.
Exercising after having a baby
If you’ve recently had a baby and want to get back into exercise it can be difficult to know where to begin, especially when you factor in exhaustion and lack of time. In this blog we’ll guide you through the main considerations before resuming exercise, introduce you to a specific post-natal programme which will help support your recovery from pregnancy and birth.