About Pilates
Pilates is a wonderful movement practice created by Joseph Hubertus Pilates.
Born in 1883 he suffered ill health as a child but quickly found an enthusiasm for fitness after being introduced to gymnastics, body building and martial arts such as Jiu-Jitsu.
Pilates believed that modern life style; lack of fitness; poor posture and breathing control resulted in ill health.
Pilates created a movement practice he named Contrology that he believed offered a path to total health.
Pilates promotes a strong mind body connection that can enhance fitness, strength, flexibility and fully functional movement in every day life.
Pilates is as useful to those with restricted mobility suffering physical discomfort as to those who are elite athletes wishing to enhance their performance.
Its is both a rehabilitating exercise regime and a conditioning programme that can assist all wishing to reach their full potential.
“To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to the limit of our ability”