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Contact Louise on 0413 882 726

Hotham St * ST KILDA EAST* MELBOURNE * Victoria * Australia

Pilates programs are customized to develop a supple, strong body at every age and stage of your life.

Pilates is a method of body conditioning that aims to achieve overall symmetry and balance within the body.   The Pilates method stretches tight and strengthens weak muscles.

 

Louise with Celia on the Long Box

Your body goes through many stages. Working from the inside out, Pilates exercises initiate from the pelvic floor and the transversus abdominis engaging. The transversus abdominis is the deepest layer of abdominals, it wraps around your torso like your own internal corset. By engaging the transversus during each exercise you will strengthen your core as well as develop a flatter structure to your abdominals. Pilates programs are customized (taking into account your age, health history, alignment, and fitness goals) to make you more streamlined, well aligned, stronger, and feeling fantastic.

 

Pauline doing legs in straps with Louise

Pilates is used for injury prevention, rehabilitation, to accelerate technique and performance in dance and sport, Pre and Postnatal, conditioning for osteoporosis and prevention of, general conditioning and well being. It is for all stages of your life and fitness level.

 

Louise assisting shoulder placement of Rory - doing the kneeling arm series on the Reformer

Joseph Pilates invented the first piece of Pilates equipment by rigging springs to hospital beds, thus enabling bedridden patients to exercise against resistance. Now you can attend studio sessions that employ a variety of equipment from the Cadillac, Wunder Chair and Reformer Bed that work against spring loaded resistance to streamline, strengthen and stretch the entire body. The equipment can offer support or resistance, depending what is required for you at any given time.   Most importantly the equipment is fun, kind of like a play ground for adults, so working out is not a chore.

 

Rory doing hands in straps on the Reformer

Pilates works the muscles without overloading the joints.   It keeps you looking toned - even if injury prevents you from doing your usual exercise program.

 

Louise with Tash on the Reformer

Often pilates is seen to be focused on core strength, working the abdominals in conjunction with the pelvic floor, however, pilates encompasses so much more than creating a flat abdominal structure.   Pilates can help with injury prevention and rehabilitation.   It can tone - not just the abdominals hips and thighs - but the little muscles in the feet (our foundation), the VMO for knee stability, the rotator cuff for shoulder conditioning, and help with spine mobility (creating a supple yet strong spine) and pelvic stability, as well as rebuilding tone through the pelvic floor, (especially useful after the physical stress of pregnancy and child birth).

My personal approach is to help clients to strengthen their weak areas, and stretch tight areas, while focusing on achieving their overall personal health and physical goals.   I enjoy taking clients through a progressive pilates program in an relaxed, friendly, positive, and clean home studio environment.  

For best results book in twice per week and practice another two times at home for 20 minutes. You will achieve maximum results by practicing four times per week. I know you'll love the results.

 

Joseph Pilates working with a client

Stretch Strengthen and Streamline