Club Pilates

Exercise of the week- Long Stretch, Planking on the reformer. In class we primarily hold a plank on the mat. Planks can be modified. Darcy, Dina and Megan demonstrate how they use their full body to hold a plank, aligning their shoulder, hips and ankles in one plumb line in Long stretch on the reformer, a Level 2 or 2.5 exercise. Planking not only works your core muscles, but is a whole body workout. It works the muscles in your body from your pelvic girdle to your shoulder g...irdle as well as your legs. Planking strengthens your spine, your rhomboids and trapezius, and your abdominal muscles, which naturally result in a strong posture as they grow in strength. So when you hold a plank, make it a strong one and feel all of those muscles working together. Work on it to improve your strength and form. See how long you can hold a plank on the mat.

Exercise of the week, Yay! Leg in straps all day! This exercise will help strengthen underutilised muscles, such as hips, inner thighs and glutes (buttock muscles). They also lengthen leg muscles and strengthen the lower back

Level 2.5 readiness workshop Saturday at 1:15 with Meghan Call to bookLevel 2.5 readiness workshop Saturday at 1:15 with Meghan Call to book

Attend a free Intro class and you will get a $10 coffee giftcard

Still wondering if Club Pilates is right for you? The answer is YES! every body needs Pilates! Club Pilates members range from teens to seniors to active athletes! You’ll experience: low-impact workout tailored to your fitness level, increased core strength, taller posture, greater range of motion, your own workout station with equipment cleaned for your use only and a small group environment with over 6ft of physical distancing! ... Schedule your FREE Intro Class for this Saturday Oct 17 @9:30am or stop by for our open house at 1-2pm! You can participate in open studio time. >> Share this post with your friends! <<

Exercise of the week is Mermaid! We all love this one. Enjoy! The Mermaid is a great exercise for stretching and lengthening the sides of the body. The exercise also incorporates rotation and extension which gives you the benefit of improved posture and can help improve performance in rotational sports such as golf and tennis. https://www.facebook.com/1356457647775463/videos/721078611750881/

If you have not met Ruby, she is back teaching in the studio's this week. Ruby has been teaching Pilates for 10 years. She loves to cook and hike outside. Ruby and her husband, Adam, just had a baby boy in August.

It is not too late to join Team Jeff or donate to LLS https://pages.lls.org/ltn/epa/Chester20/TEAMJEFF

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Tomorrow at 9:30 am we have added a level 2 class in Frazer. Signup via your app or call the studio. If you have never taken a level 2 and would like to try this class Kimberly will be customizing the class for those who would like to try out some level 2 exercises. We also have a Level 2 workshop this Saturday at 2:30 pm for those who would like to seek certification for Level 2 classes.

Exercise of the week is Side Lying Leg Series. Side Lying leg series can be done on the mat in a Level 1 class and can be done at the springboard and on the reformer in Level 1.5, 2 & 2.5 classes. Pilates side leg lifts work your abs, including those hard to reach obliques. Lifting your legs engages your inner thighs and buttocks while keeping your abdominal muscles pulled in and up develops core strength and improves balance.

Chest expansion exercises create better posture, opening your chest , stretching the pectoral muscles, strengthening the back muscles produces good posture. We do it in a variety of exercises, using the springboard, in swan, pulling arms, and more. It reminds us in every day life to draw our shoulders down away from our ears. Opening our chest opens our heart

Meet our front desk chick, Cera! Pronounced like triCERAtops. Cera is a creative yoga teacher and artist. Cera is a great asset to our member relations team and one of the first people you will have the pleasure of speaking to when you call the Frazer studio. Pilates opened up many doors for her fitness routine and even enhanced her yoga practice!... There’s something about Pilates that changes your mind and body that I can’t describe in words. You just have to experience it yourself. -Cera