Contact: Monica Dare Tel: 01539 728272

Tuesday 9.30 - 10.30am/10.45 - 11.45am
Wednesday 9.30 - 10.30am

Visit www.pilatesstudio-thelakes.co.uk for full class details

Contact: Rebecca Edwards Tel: 0785 539 0680 or 01539 821009

Rebecca Edwards has been teaching various forms of health, nutrition and exercise classes over the last 13 years.  To read more about Rebecca click here www.pilateswithrebecca.co.uk

Pilates is a unique form of exercise which concentrates on developing the deep postural muscles in order to align the body correctly.  Most of the mat based exercises use the weight of your own body to provide the resistance, however some equipment may also be used in classes which give an added dimension to the exercises.  By attending a Pilates class you should become more aware of how you use the body in every day life.  The beauty of Pilates is that you can do this whilst targeting various body parts, helping to gain a better body shape, improving posture, flexibility and mobility whilst relieving tension from the body and mind.

Tuesday 6 - 7pm/7.15 - 8.15pm

Visit www.pilateswithrebecca.co.uk for full class details

Contact: Ailsa Finlayson Tel:0783 790 6648

Pilates on the Ball for Golfers
Pilates for Golf is built upon the established and very successful Pilates method of fitness, which is a contemporary, anatomically-based approach to the mind-body exercise regime developed by Joseph Pilates. Designed to develop optimal strength, flexibility, endurance and posture without building bulk or stressing your joints. 

More than 60% of all recreational golfers will suffer one or more golf related injuries during the course of their playing career. Most of these injuries result from poor mechanics, a lack of flexibility and generally poor golf ( physical) conditioning. Physician and Sports Medicine

Of all the professional athletes who have discovered Pilates, golfers have taken to it fastest and in greatest numbers. Devotees include Annika Sorenstam, David Duval, Kelli Kuehne, Andrew McGee, Grace Park and Carin Koch, among many others.

Golf, like Pilates, is about stability - the ability in the case of golf to hold a position long enough to play through a shot without the body buckling or twisting.

Golf, like Pilates, is about focus and 'getting in the groove' - repeating similar movements efficiently, effectively and precisely no matter, in golf's case, the distractions of weather, terrain or opponent.

Golf, like Pilates, is about core strength, movement from the centre of the body, flexibility, precise movements and tiny margins - a small improvement in a golfer's shoulder flexibility, for example, can be the difference between a drive from the tee veering into the rough or going straight onto the green.

Often thought of as a game requiring little more than hand-eye co-ordination to hit the ball and stamina for a long walk round the course, golf is actually a whole-body sport in which the key movements - particularly when driving or chipping - come from the core.

Pilates addresses the need for excellent rotation around the spine while maintaining stability through the transverse abdominal muscles. The shoulders and arms also need to be stable in order to control a shot - yet sufficiently strong and elastic to deliver power and send the ball 150 metres and more down the fairway.

Top golfers nowadays work on their fitness as much as their putting - a feature that is becoming more common among club-level players, too. Even though Seve Ballesteros describes Pilates as 'boring, boring, boring', the Spaniard knows it can ease his perennial back pain: 'I believe it is making a difference. It needs patience, but if it will help me on the golf course I will do it'.

The Pilates method will help to sculpt your body without adding any bulk to your muscles. It has been specifically adapted to improve your Golf game by developing flexibility and strength in your body.

Monday 12.30-1.30pm

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