How to: Your Pilates Journey @ BPS
Read all about how you can start your personalised Pilates training at Birmingham Pilates. It's your journey to a Balanced Body!...
02 September, 2020 / No comment
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All About Your First Pilates Lesson
What to expect in your First Pilates Lesson? Why not just join a group? Who is it for? How to find me? All your questions answered!...
20 October, 2019 / No comment
Reformer: Short Box Series Twist
Strengthen your abdominals and spine whilst stretching upwards in an exercise that really challenges the control we have over our body!...
26 May, 2021 / No comment
What on earth are “Pilates Barrels”?
It's not another type of Pilates. Mat, Reformer, Barrels, Wunda Chair & Cadillac - it's all Pilates - if it's done properly!...
28 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Short Box Series Side to Side
Much more than a side bend, you'll be looking for equal strength, lift and length on both sides of the body......
20 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Short Box Series Reach aka “Flat Back”
The Basic Reformer is all about the spine: flat back follows round back every time and that's good for you......
19 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Short Box Series Round Back
Massage your internal organs, strengthening the abdominal area as well as strengthening and stabilising the spinal muscles....
16 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Short Box Series Reformer Set Up
Find it hard to set up for the Short Box Series? Tips on how to set up the Box, its distance from the strap and why use a Ladder Barrel......
15 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Stomach Massage Reach Up
Massage your internal organs, strengthening the abdominal area as well as strengthening and stabilising the spinal muscles....
13 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Stomach Massage Hands Back
Massage your internal organs, strengthen your spine, and stretch out your chest (pectorals) as well as do some footwork....
12 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Stomach Massage Round Back
Massage your internal organs, strengthening the abdominal area as well as strengthening and stabilising the spinal muscles....
10 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Feet in Straps
Hip imbalances are often compounded by activities with highly repetitive motions such as running. These exercises help to address these problems....
09 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: One Hundred
The One Hundred empties your lungs (and fills them again), moves the blood and warms the body for the rest of the workout......
08 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Footwork Tendon Stretch
This is the last variation of the Footwork Series and stretches the calves and helps focus on ankle and foot stability....
08 April, 2021 / No comment
Reformer: Footwork how to…
Learn the Footwork Series on the Reformer. It is good for foot strength and mobility as well as stretching and strengthening the lower leg....
06 April, 2021 / No comment
Fed Up??? Then join in #pilates4life2021: the “UnCancelled” Project!
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10 February, 2021 / No comment
Step Barrel: Roll Over
Strengthen your abdominals, stretch your hamstrings and mobilise your lower back! It helps prepare for more challenging mat exercises....
21 January, 2021 / No comment
Wunda Chair: Pumping Standing aka “Hamstring II”
This exercise will mobilise your spine, strengthen your abdominal muscles and stretch the back of the legs. Excellent recovery for runners!...
18 January, 2021 / No comment
Wunda Chair: The Push Down aka “Hamstring I”
The Spine Corrector can help you get started with your Pilates practice making challenging exercises for beginners easier......
16 January, 2021 / No comment
Step Barrel: One Hundred
The Spine Corrector can help you get started with your Pilates practice making challenging exercises for beginners easier......
14 January, 2021 / No comment
Measuring Your Progress …
Can you measure your Pilates progress? Yes you can! You become ever more independent in your practice and say: "I can do"!...
10 January, 2021 / 3 Comments
Remote Pilates: what do you need & what you get…
During this lockdown, get your fitness on track with remote Pilates lessons supported by video tutorials - what you need and what you get!...
02 November, 2020 / No comment
Return to Life: #33 Control Balance
This exercise will work your spinal extensors and open your hips - perfect for all runners, cyclists and other athletes......
29 October, 2020 / No comment
Return to Life: #32 Rocking
It’s perfect for anyone that spends a long time hunched over desks or electronic equipment....
28 October, 2020 / No comment
Return to Life: #31 The Crab
Rolling right onto your head sounds dangerous, so one major element is learning control because that’s what gives you the safety!...
28 October, 2020 / No comment
Return to Life: #30 The Seal
– Another rolling exercise and gives us a brief respite after the exertions of the Side Bend and Boomerang and before the Control Balance and Push Ups....
26 October, 2020 / No comment