Belper Pilates Studio

High quality Physiotherapy-led Pilates classes. Specialists in core stability training, alignment, functional movement, and sports performance.

Pilates is a mat-based exercise method designed to strengthen and restore the body to balance based upon an understanding of the muscular and skeletal systems and how the body moves.

The main focus is the lumbar-pelvic region as this is our centre-of-gravity and contains our deep core stabilisers. This is what makes Pilates great for rehabilitating muscle imbalances, poor alignment, and injury as well as toning and developing exceptional core and abdominal strength.

Exercises such as sit-ups do not increase core stability or flatten the tummy (unless it incorporates the Pilates method of muscle activation) and just exercises our superficial muscles. Pilates teaches you how to hold and use your body during other exercise such as running or weight training to, improve technique and therefore power output, activate your stabilisers and prevent injury. Classes will focus on specific areas individually whilst using exercises that integrate the whole body to re-educate and restore it to optimum muscular and skeletal function.