I have now been living and teaching in St Helens for eight months. This has been my first opportunity to teach full time in a fully equipped Pilates studio and I have to say that it is fantastic! My body is loving it and I am really noticing a difference in the time it is takes for my clients to progress and get results in their bodies. I know that the Pilates mat work is the most well know aspect of the Pilates method and that most people are aware of only the mat, but it has been a struggle trying to get the message across to prospective clients that you don’t have to start on the mat. Many people are saying to me that they think the mat is the easiest place to start so they can build up some stength and then be able to use the machines. As soon as people get on the reformer though they realise that the spring resistance not only works the muscles well but it also gives your body support to move through positions that it struggles with initially on the mat. I now have a great base of clients working in the studio and they are doing a great job.
We have ha
d many ah-ha moments over the last few weeks which I love. It’s fantastic to watch someone gain a new understanding of how to move their body and feel the difference it makes. I love it! It has been interesting working in a gym environment as well, which apart from a small stint teaching a mat class in a gym, for me is not at all familiar. My partner Jason and I are both enjoying offering a different approach to health and fitness.