Cycling, Pilates, & Lower and Upper Back Pain Exercises Cycling is such a popular sport nowadays, yet unfortunately at both the professional and amateur level cyclists encounter problems relating to posture. While it may be great cardiovascular exercise, the modern bike is not a masterpiece of efficient design. It also does not promote a healthy...

Cricketers, Pilates and Back Pain Stretches Pilates provides key benefits for both batsmen and bowlers, which is why many top cricketers use it. This is because the aim of the batsman in cricket is to spend long periods at the crease. This necessitates standing in an unnatural stance that requires forward flexion of the spine....

  Pilates Provides Exercises To Help Lower Back Pain, General Back Health and Good Posture One of the key advantages of Pilates is that it offers relief from lower back pain. Lower back pain is an extremely common health problem that is difficult to solve. Pilates offers a solution via lower back pain exercises. Back problems are only...

What Age is a Pilates Workout Good For? This is a question we get asked a lot. Pilates is suitable for all ages and we have clients of all ages who benefit from a Pilates workout. In fact, many of our clients are middle-aged or older. It is important to keep the body strong and...

Pilates vs Yoga? Both Pilates and yoga are often seen as trendy (and bendy!) celebrity choices when it comes to fitness. There is sometimes even a Pilates vs yoga debate regarding which is better. Therefore, we thought it would be useful to look at what celebrities say about their experience with Pilates. Below we list...

What Exactly are the Benefits of Pilates? People who have not encountered Pilates before often wonder what might the benefits of Pilates be for them. The advantages of incorporating Pilates workouts into your life are numerous, and you can read more about them below. It is a form of exercise that is even endorsed by...

The Creator of Pilates and The Pilates Reformer Pilates takes its name from Joseph Pilates. A German-born emigré to Britain and then America, he devised the Pilates method as a new approach to exercise and body-conditioning in the early decades of the last century. His method included the use of equipment referred to by him...

Getting Started – Visit Our Pilates Studio! Perhaps you are wondering how our Pilates studio works and how you get started. Well thankfully it is a simple process. The best way to start is by giving us a call and coming to see the Pilates studio in action. Alternatively, just stop by the studio for...

At Pilates Central Men Enjoy Pilates for Beginners to Advanced Levels… Many men feel put off by the myth that Pilates is not manly enough for them. Yet roughly a quarter of all Pilates Central clients have been male since we started the studio in 2004. What’s interesting is that the proportion is steadily growing....

From combating ageing to pain-averting lower back exercises… Pilates offers something for everyone. It is still popular with dancers, gymnasts and athletes, but it is equally suitable for most men and women. From nine to 90 and beyond, it truly suits all. In fact, some people are surprised that almost a third of our clients...