Pilates Facts and Benefits

What is Pilates? [download our brochure]
An exercise system developed to improve posture,breathing, “core” stability, strength balance, muscle endurance and flexibility. It involves a series of controlled movements, performed on a machine or on the floor. It requires mental focus and improves your physical awareness.

What is the “core”
A term used to describe the muscles of the trunk, spine and pelvis. An efficiently functioning “core” reduces the risk of injury and improves spinal posture.

Transversus Abdominis/Pelvic Floor Muscles
Your initial assessment will include an assessment of your flexibility, muscle patterns and imbalances and a tutorial on how to activate the muscles of the “core”.

Neutral Spine
Your initial assessment will also teach you how to find your neutral spine position and how to move one segment of your spine independently of other segments. This will help with keeping good posture and improve your body awareness when doing pilates.

Breathing
During pilates exercises you will be encouraged to breathe using your diaphragm and abdomen rather than your upper chest. This allows for a more relaxed, longer breath and helps to keep your shoulders and neck muscles relaxed with exercise.

You will also be encouraged to breathe in through the nose and out via an open mouth (similar to a sigh, rather than through pursed lips). Your initial screening will also teach you how to do this correctly.

Injury Rehabilitation
Pilates exercise combined with specialised physiotherapy knowledge makes it an effective method for rehabilitating injuries of any kind, but particularly those pertaining to your back and neck.

This method of teaching is referred to as clinical pilates and the exercises are tailored specifically to improve any underlying muscle or joint dysfunctions, or movement patterns which often contribute to pain.

Schedule of Fees – Rebates Apply
Initial assessment (1 Hour) $100
30 mins $55
45 mins $75
60 mins $100
Duo (2 People – 30 mins) $35pp
Equip use/30mins $15

How To Make An Appointment
To begin your pilates training today, please call Brisbane City Physiotherapy today.  We look forward to seeing you there.