PILATES FOR SPORTS

Pilates helps to build a strong core, increases your strength and flexibility, and improves posture, stability and alignment. Undertaking Pilates classes focused on stability, strength and mobility can make athletes and sports enthusiasts more agile, help to prevent injury and increases dynamic movement and overall performance.

Pilates was first developed as a fundamental part of the fitness regime for professional dancers and gymnasts. Now, with a huge rise in popularity amongst professional sportspeople, elite athletes are including regular Pilates practice as part of their weekly training regime. Cristiano Ronaldo, Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, Victoria Pendleton and countless others have all publicly praised the effects of this training method.

Tennis and Racket Sports

Strenghtens stabilising muscles to help knees cope with short sprints and sharp turns

More power when stretching and side lunging

Stronger rotator cuff muscles to stabilise and mobilise the shoulder

Increased range of movement to improve serve and power through your strokes

Improves rotation and extension of the spine

Faster balance recovery

Improved flexibility in lower back, hips and shoulders for low drop-shots high lob shots

Prevents injury and aids recovery

Rectifies muscle imbalance and over development of one side

Prevent over twisting and tennis elbow

Golf

Improved hip rotation

Longer drive

Increased range of motion in the shoulders

Better back stability leading for more powerful and accurate shots

Optimal backswing and follow-through for more distance and power

Added hip and torso flexibility for a stronger and bigger hip turn

Greater power through rotation

Create a smoother and more powerful swing

Horse Riding and Eventing

Increases core strength

Strengthens the back to reduce back pain

Prevents collapsing, twisting, bouncing, or bobbing

Improves communication with the horse

Improved flexibility and increased ability to move fluidly on and off the horse

Prevents rigidity and reduces soreness

More effective use of the aids

Better balance

Improved functional strength to maintain body alignment on a moving horse

Helps maintain balance in the saddle and strengthens the seat

Football and Rugby

Improved general mobility

Enhanced core strength

Eases stress placed on the neck and spine

Increased stability for rapid speed changes, sideways, backwards and pivoting

Enhanced power production

Increased power, speed and agility and accuracy of performance

Greater potential and increased confidence

Increased flexibility

Helps to prevent hamstring tears

Reducing risk of injury and faster recovery

For all sports, benefits include:

Better flexibility
Refined sporting technique
Correction of muscular and postural imbalances
Efficiency of movement
Injury prevention and recovery

For amateur sports enthusiasts, a combination of sedentary and stressful work lives with training or sports for just a couple of hours at a time can lead to sore and tight muscles, back and neck problems and poor posture. Introducing Pilates into your weekly fitness regime can significantly improve performance and help to avoid injury.

Classes can be booked as private 1-2-1 sessions or as private small group bookings.

Sessions can be held at our studio at Grove Farm in West Huntspill, or online via Zoom.

Please see the CLASSES AND PRICES page for details of prices, class sizes and locations.

For more information or to book, please contact Emma

07988418033 or emmavickery@outlook.com