The Pilates exercises that we give you for your feet might not be exciting, but they are essential to your body’s function. A 2015 journal article from the British Journal of Sports Medicine explains that the stability of the arch of the foot, where most of these muscles lie, is a key part of your core stability.

Neck pain affects about 70% of us at some time in our lives. When specialists and imaging are unable to identify a specific identifiable cause for your symptoms, you are usually considered to be suffering from what is called mechanical neck pain (aka “idiopathic” meaning we don’t know why….). A recent study in 2018 into the effectiveness of Pilates in the treatment of chronic mechanical neck pain concluded that Pilates is an effective and safe treatment with no adverse effects.

You may have noticed your instructor heading to the small desk to make some notes during your studio session.   This is a key part of how we make sure your workout addresses your needs and that we precisely tailor the exercises, the set up you need, the choice of props, the level of resistance and so on.  Some of you have quite complex (and changing) things you are working on and it is important we keep track accurately.  It enables different instructors to collaborate on your program and substitute instructors to get up to speed quickly.

1. The front of the card records the key things about your posture, biomechanics, pathologies and medical issues, injures etc. We summarise your goals in doing Pilates, what you want/need to focus on and the no-go areas.  This is created after your Initial Assessment process and then updated when things change (as they usually do).  It can get pretty crowded if you’ve been coming for a while and have resolved some issues and added interesting new ones.  We do start again for some people, and a “reassessment” private session is sometimes a really good idea.

2. The attached cards are a chronological record of your sessions. We note any fresh injuries or “sore bits”, a particular focus area that we want to make sure we attend to, new exercises you are learning or some specific variation that works for you, we describe how to make you comfortable doing certain things that you find tricky and we identify movements that aggravate conditions.  So, the comments might look like:

• “Wry neck today so Cx (“cervical spine”) releases and avoided upper body work”
• “Increase focus on passive thoracic extension and external rotation of humerus”
• “Adding progressions to scooter series, working on vestibular system”
• “1/2 roller for Ref FW (reformer footwork)”

3. There’s a lot of shorthand as you might imagine – and many exercises/variations have no commonly accepted name so we try to describe what’s involved as clearly as possible. The instructors each have their own way both doing and recording exercises – so we often have to ask each other for explanation!

These are your records and you are welcome to review your card and see what we are doing (although some of us have dreadful handwriting, not to mention the jargon!).   Creating a dependable, accumulative approach is how we help you get the enduring benefits of Pilates.

Our experienced instructors incorporate all of the Pilates equipment into your workout. You will be able to get all the benefits of Pilates repertoire in all its variations – you will never be bored!

There have been changes to Health Care Fund benefits from 1st April 2019 that are relevant to Pilates claims and so it is important you check with your Health Care Fund at to see how these changes affect you.

Osteoporosis is a common disease affecting over 1 million, mostly older, Australians. If this is you, or perhaps a family member, there is a lot you can do to prevent it becoming a drag on quality of life.

1. To book your virtual private Pilates session – Click on VIRTUAL PRIVATE BOOKINGS or to book your virtual Pilates class – Click on VIRTUAL CLASS BOOKINGS. This will take you through to the Mindbody Booking System. To find out more about booking through a browser or the Mindbody App look at BOOKING FAQ.

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