With International Pilates Day on Saturday 6th May, we’re celebrating all month by giving away our new look Pilates At Home Workout Planner free to all members. Plus there are 4 new energising classes for flexibility and strength, including an International Pilates Day Celebration class. As well as 1 new meditation to help you reset for the week ahead and aid in restful sleep. Happy International Pilates Day!  #internationalpilatesday

5 new classes for your spine and strength are now available in our Pilates At Home member library. As usual, each class is varied in length so you can fit the classes into your week. In April’s monthly workout plan, I’ve included a variety of props and if (like me) you're rather partial to extra choccy over Easter, you can de-bloat with a bloating release class!

Get behind the scenes on classic Pilates exercises, learn the benefits of the movements, and what those mean for our day-to-day movement and well-being, this month’s Behind the Moves is all about the infamous Pilates Hundred…

If you are new to Pilates and are getting ready to take your first session, or are considering giving it a try, you probably have a few questions about what to expect and what to do to make the experience great.

Going to a regular weekly class gives you all the Pilates movement benefits, like increased flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination, but here are my top 7 less obvious benefits that we get from Pilates class that are nothing to do with strength or mobility.

If you’re reading this blog then I don’t need to convince you of the benefits of Pilates as you’ll already be enjoying them! As the summer months approach often our routines and habits change, kids off school and the return of holidays abroad (yay!), can mean our daily flow changes. When it comes to maintaining strength, flexibility and keeping pain or niggles at bay consistency is the key and when routines change this consistency can be harder to achieve. Here’s how to maintain good movement habits

Types of pain and helpful strategies for managing it - from a movement specialist experiencing pain.

As a subject currently close to my heart, I’ll explain the different types of pain and strategies I’ve found helpful in managing my pain.

Can Pilates help period pain?

The time of the month can leave us feeling rubbish, from cramps to bloating to increased anxiety so getting to your regular Pilates class or exercise session can feel like a struggle. Thankfully research shows that a regular Pilates practice can improve symptoms of PMS as well as decrease bloating and abdominal cramps.

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.

Our clients are what make our LH Pilates community so AMAZING. We know that everyone has their own unique Pilates journey so we wanted to share with you a regular feature about our clients. Meet Phil.

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.