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Pilates is mindful movement that strengthens your core, tones your body, and calms your mind. 


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Why Pilates? I'm glad you asked!

Because Pilates does what it ‘says on the tin’. It strengthens your ‘core muscles’; your abdominals, pelvic floor and back muscles.
This helps to tone your waist and tummy, and can help with lower back pain if its cause is weak or tight muscles often caused by bad postural habits.

Pilates focuses on strengthening and lengthening the muscles during all exercises. This helps to achieve long, lean, toned muscles and improved flexibility and mobility.

Pilates is a mindful type of exercise, you focus your mind on what you are doing in that moment and also why. During any exercise your attention is on your breathing, the movement and your centre.

The result is a calm, balanced and ‘stretched’ state, rather than gasping for air and completely ‘powered out’. Many people would assume that means they did not do anything. Pilates is deceptive in that way.

Most of the exercises are done on the floor, but I tend to do a few exercises standing up as well to translate what we do in class into why they are useful in our everyday lives. It’s all very well and good if we can do all these challenging exercises lying down, but of course we want to know how to apply that skill and knowledge in day to day situations to counterbalance or eliminate stresses and strains, whether we spend all day sitting at the computer, standing on the shop floor, driving a car, or looking after children etc.

You may notice some benefits after only a few sessions, other improvements will sneak up on you over time as your body adjusts.
You'll never know unless you give it a go! 

The ABC's of Pilates

Pilates for stronger abdominals

"My thoughtful friends bought me a course of Pilates with Katrina for my birthday, along with a new mat. Having a baby and a 2 year old had really taken its toll on my back and I often ached and felt tense. Since starting Pilates, it has taught me how to stretch and carry myself properly and it's made an enormous difference. The classes are my space to relax and enjoy some 'me time'. Katrina personalises the sessions by making sure we are all doing the positions correctly, and they're just great fun! A bit of a life changing hobby for me." 
Katy, 38, Catford 
KN Pilates is for almost any body, female or male, from 25-55. Depending on your needs and goals you choose the class that is the most appropriate for you. Classes are taught in levels from complete beginner to advanced rather than a one for all class, and private sessions are also available.
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All classes are mat based and are held in Catford and Hither Green, London SE13. View venues
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"Since beginning Pilates with Katrina the pain I used to feel in my lower back from sitting at a desk all day has long since disappeared.  I’m much more flexible than I used to be, and now able to do poses that I wouldn't have been able to do six months ago.  The exercises have strengthened my lower back muscles considerably, which is helping my marathon training.  Katrina is very patient, and very good at explaining stretches and poses.  If I’m not able to do a full pose straight away, Katrina is very helpful by doing a new pose in stages until I can do the full pose properly.  Katrina also adapts exercises to suit the marathon training I regularly undertake."
Richard W., Data Manager & Marathon Enthusiast

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    • Why Pilates
    • T&C's
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