Top Pilates resources for athletes & easy home workouts.
Discover how Pilates can strengthen your performance and stability using these top pilates resources for athletes, and easy workouts you can do at home to improve back and joint pain
Top Pilates resources for Athletes
‘5 key benefits of Pilates for Athletes’
Ever wondered how Pilates can be incorporated into an athlete’s lifestyle?
This article discusses how boxers can incorporate Pilates into their exercise regimes and the benefits this has on athletes. Not only does this type of exercise help to develop and stabilise your core muscles, but it can also be a great way for athletes in any sport to cross train as it emphasises alignment and muscular balance.
‘5 Power Pilates Moves to Make You a Better Athlete’
Can Pilates make you a better athlete? Of course!
Read about these top 5 power Pilates exercises suitable to different sports and activities. This blog gives deeper insights into the exercises that have been modified to suit any workout space and athlete. If you’re an athlete who wonders if Pilates could help you be the best that you can be, get in touch and we can talk about your personal goals.
‘6 Reasons Runners Benefit from Pilates’
I’ve worked with many runners to ease their aches and pains, and to help them prevent injuries.
Pilates is an excellent choice of complimentary training for a runner as it is very low impact so will not place the body under further stress while strengthening the very important core stabilising muscles and helping maintain good biomechanics under fatigue.
Some runners seem to think that running is their exercise, it’s what they do for their body, and resist investing in other disciplines. I’d be interested to hear from runners, coaches, physios and more for your views on whether running is enough?
Here’s an in depth rundown of how Pilates can be a perfect mix with running.
Easy Home Pilates Workouts
’NHS Back Pain Pilates Fitness Workout’
The NHS provides a 29-minute Pilates inspired workout class that’s suitable for people with chronic back pain. Regular Pilates practice can help with posture, muscle tone, balance, and joint mobility. It can also relieve stress and tension.
‘Desk-Induced Back Pain? Here’s 5 Pilates Moves to Help With That’
With many lifestyle changes and increased time spent sitting down or on our desks, many of us have been left suffering with stiffness, soreness, and pain in our backs. Luckily, with just some simple at home Pilates exercises, we can solve this issue and over time strengthen our core muscles to become more mobile. Here are 5 easy Pilates exercises to get you started on your journey to becoming pain free!
‘Ten back exercises to relieve pain’
Movement is an excellent way to relieve back pain that’s caused by tension or strain. Have a look at these ten back exercises that do a great job in targeting your upper and lower back to help stretch the muscles in those areas, helping them relax and, in the long term, strengthen them.
Get in touch
Through my Pilates classes, I help people overcome their limitations, get free from pain, avoid operations, get back to work or excel in the sport or hobby they love.
I run group classes at venues in Aldwick and South Bersted as well as online classes delivered via Zoom.
Want to find out more? Please get in touch to arrange your free trial or you can book a block of 6 classes via my website.
I hope you found the above resources helpful, and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
