Pilates is at the heart of Fitness Excel, supporting strength, mobility, balance and co-ordination while encouraging good posture and a mindful connection between movement and wellbeing. My approach is informed by practice, walking and research into the relationship between movement and place.
September Timetable
Session Day Time Venue
Pilates Wednesday 10.00 Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Pilates (nature inspired) Tuesday 18.00 On-line
Pilates Thursday 19.00 Elmslie House, Malvern
Pilates Friday 9.30 Colwall Community Church
Pilates Friday 10.30 Colwall Community Church
Contact for more information.
Nature Inspired Pilates – Where Mindful Movement Meets Forest Calm
Thursdays 6pm £7 per session (Sessions and times can change)
Move – Read – Explore. This Nature Inspired Pilates for everyday life session combines mindful movement with the calming atmosphere of the forest — Movement does not have to be confined to a studio. Drawing on my experience in Pilates, outdoor education and wellbeing, I connect movement with the natural environment through online live classes and outdoor sessions.
My book provides practical stretches and exercises that can be incorporated into everyday life, whether at home, in the garden or while exploring the outdoors.
Wednesdays 10.00-11.00am The Studio, Ludlow Assembly Rooms –
A combination Pilates exercises combined with stretching exercises. This class offers core stability, strength, developing flexibility and balance. whilst promoting relaxation.
Bring your own mat, we provide thera-bands, balls, circles, tubing. Promotion book £13 for new clients.
£11 per session
Colwall Community Church, Fridays 9.30-10.30am, Colwall, Nr Malvern
Small group matwork Pilates class, using strength and conditioning equipment. Bring your mat, drop in sessions cost £10 per class.
Elmslie House, 8 Avenue Road, Great Malvern – Thursdays 7.00-8.00pm
Small group matwork Pilates class – limited space must book
Malvern Wells Village Hall, Malvern Wells – Fridays 11.00-12
Small group Pilates class focusing on strength, flexibility, posture, balance and co-ordination.
Tailored Individual Pilates Class
Looking for an individual tailored class to suit your health and wellbeing, leisure and sports activities whether you play golf, tennis, climb, run or walk, this personalised class is a more focused approach designed to complement those activities.
Introducing the Pilates Circle
Class demonstrating the Pilates Circle – this small prop is mindfully integrated into Pilates exercises, where aims to challenge such as resistance, stability, joint mobility and balance are executed into multiple areas of the body.
Pilates Live on-line
Live on line Pilates small classes on Zoom/Skype – maximum 4 per class – Classes are general level of fitness, make sure you are fit and healthy and at the appropriate level of fitness, you need to complete the PARQ before commencing all sessions.
This class is a fusion of exercises combining Pilates, mindfulness and relaxation. Small group live on-line lesson to help you release tight muscles and wind down, excellent for those who have either been working or studying at your computer during the day.
Important information
1. Make sure there is sufficient space to perform the exercises safely and move freely without obstacles, free from furniture, equipment, and other hazards, you need at least 4 square metres.
2. Make sure any equipment you use is in good condition.
3. The surrounding floor is entirely clear, remove any hazards that may increase the risk of slips, trips or falls.
4. Make sure there are no distractions during the session.
5. Make sure there is sufficient lighting, ventilation and hydration.
Corporate Group Exercises Classes
Group corporate Pilates classes for employees or specialist classes such as ballet or music. These sessions help improve back and neck pain often due to excessive repetition of working at a computer, sitting in meetings. for prolonged periods of time, which can create compression in the hip joints. This can lead to shortened muscles in the back, knees, neck and torso. These group sessions help improve energy and concentration. A typical back strengthening exercise such as Swan Dive is a demonstration of a typical exercise we would do in a corporate Pilates class.
Nature Inspired Pilates
Taking Pilates outdoors offers an opportunity to connect movement with the natural environment, encouraging strength, balance and wellbeing. This approach reflects my wider interest in the relationship between movement, place and health.
Pilates classes
Pilates is a system of mind-body exercises including breathing, maintaining a neutral spine, developing strong core muscles, flowing movements which aim to improve co-ordination, balance, challenge neuromuscular pathways and improve your kinaesthetic sense by fine tuning your exercises and improving motor skills.
Awareness of addressing muscular imbalances caused by poor posture and sporting activities you will learn to move more easily with less tension in the body.
Our method focuses on an holistic approach, you develop a sense of body awareness, learn how to activate key postural muscles and achieve stability in the abdominals and lower back.
Each exercise is executed with precision, considering the angle of the spine, pelvis and curves of your spine. What makes Pilates different is you do not just focus on one muscle, but address the body as a whole.
Our collection of exercises vary from week to week and exercises have carefully been selected to complement each other by incorporating both simple and complex movements. Group classes include using resistance bands/circles for additional toning.
BENEFITS OF PILATES:
- Sportspeople, those who have suffered injuries or muscle imbalance as a result of their sport such as racket sports, running or golf.
- Performers, such as dancers, actors or musicians.
- Performance sports, horse riding and dressage, ice skating, where posture and alignment are essential.
- Those wishing to return to exercise or take up exercise for the first time.
- Elderly people wishing to improve strength and mobility.
- People wishing to prevent the onset of osteoporosis
- Those students with disability and/or special needs.
- Those suffering from stress or stress related illness.
Contact: fitnessexcel@gmail.com – +44 (0)7967 482510
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