STOTT PILATES®
The Stott Pilates® method carries many benefits which include:
- Builds core strength and stability
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Improves posture and alignment
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Increases flexibility, balance and co-ordination
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Prevents injury and heightens body awareness
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Enhances athletic performance
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Relieves stress and back pain
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No impact, easy on the joints
The aims focus on core stability, neutral body alignment and stability. The exercises work on strength, flexibility and endurance, whilst not compromising injury or building bulk. The results should produce a balanced body in alignment.
Once you have learned the 5 basic Pilates principles you will be able to apply them to all your daily activities. Pilates translates into real life situations.
Pilates really is amazing. So many of us lose the natural curves of our spine as we grow older – simply through the way we sit, walk and work. Pilates works to address the daily living demands on our bodies. As Joseph H Pilates said, ‘if your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old; if it is completely flexible at 60, you are young’
