Mat Pilates Hythe - The Garden Retreat

Service Description

Pilates every Wednesday at 6:15pm. This class is around 55 minutes to 1 hour, suitable for beginners and mixed abilities. Pilates focuses on the 6 principles, Centering, Breathing, Precision, Control, Flow, and Concentration. Pilates gives us the opportunity to re-focus both our mind and body back towards moving in its optimal (neutral) position, where gravity is equally distributed throughout the body, joints are aligned appropriately and muscles are balanced and effectively recruited. This class is held at The Garden Retreat in Hythe. Full address details are given once the booking is complete. Equipment: All equipment is supplied for you, for example; mats, blocks, weights etc. If you have your own mat and you prefer to use it, please bring it with you. Having good alignment is also so important for our major body systems (nervous, respiratory, digestive immune) to work more effectively, and efficiently. For example, a slumped/rounded shoulders position can impact lung capacity, which could in turn result in shallower breathing leading to less oxygen and ultimately less energy. Try it for yourself, right now; imagine, a string is lifting the crown of your head up up towards the ceiling. Take a deep breath and see how that feels (note Doctors often ask us to sit up straight when they listen to our lungs). Next, take a deep breath and imagine the same piece of string is gently pulling your head/spine forwards, to where the wall meets the ceiling. Notice the difference? I personally feel the benefits of the lifted (string to ceiling) posture. Cancellations: PAYG minimum 24 hours notice please to transfer to another class. Refunds are not permitted.