matt p

Pilates (sp)

How chilled out do i feel now

Was the only bloke in the class mind but what a good way to spend an hour after a weights session.

Highly recommend you give it a go

Paul Eggleton

What exactly is it? Is it like yoga/stretching???

matt p

Yeah controlled breathing etc,

Teaches you how to regain your correct posture it killed my legs and abs, forget hundreds of crunches just do this twice a week

Andy_R

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Right im going to find out about it too, I could be doing with some of that.

Of late I've been learning the different effects breathing & posture has during excercise! All self observations/learning thus far, so it will be interesting to see what the Pilates classes have to offer & what can be learned.

I'll report back

Benni

Do you think this would be possible with a hip replacement? I'm not allowed to take my leg beyonnd 90 Degrees.

Benni.

Andy_R

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Thats me booked in for a class tomorrow night

I'll ask tommorrow for you dude!

Benni

Andy_R Thankyou very much mate, that's really appreciated. My weight loss is going great, I would just like something new, and from what I've read this seems right up my street, providing it's okay.

I hope so, cheers, Benni!

Andy_R

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Benni just in form my first class it was good One of the first things that I was aware of was that there was a high percentage of people in attendance who were carrying injuries, quite a few folks with differing degrees of instability.

The excercise isnt intense quite the opposite actualy, a lot of focus on breathing whilst maintaining an element of tension to your tummy! Focus on stretching out your back & legs. Using a resistance-band to excercise too. Its almost like physio but you are in control of the extent you flex and your movements(If you can relate to that)

Hope that paints a picture of what its like??

I made a point of asking the instructor at the end about you and your position. He(not a she. Gutted ) said that Yes you would benefit from Pilates but to make it clear to your instructor from the start about your hip, just so you dont atempt anything that may aggrivate it!

So Id say go for it mate, loads of different folks there all with differing abilitys and all at different fitness levels, some folks didnt do certain excercises due to injuries, but everyone is so focused on themselves it go's unnoticed. Its fun, relaxing yet working out and good for focusing on breathing and posture.

Benni

Fantastic news mate, thankyou very much for taking the time to ask, I will be going to my gym in the morning and signing up!

I hope my instructor is a she. Benni.

Andy_R

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No probs, have fun and let us know what you think

Benni

Don't worry, I will mate!

jamesw

Been doing a pilates based class for a while now, it is really good to help you stretch all your muscles after a heavy workout and even hits you where you did not think you had muscles before! I was the only male in the class, there are now a few more but the amount of young attractive women that do it also may entice a few more blokes to go and try it too!

matt p

Andy R good to here you gave it a go, its my third lesson tomorrow night, and im still the only bloke in the class

Benni good luck with trying it, hope it goes cool

Andy_R

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Cheers for the post Matt it was enough to motivate me to go and give it a try

The class I do is in the dance studio which is mirrored all the way around, maybe once I dont need to focus on tweeking my posture so much, I can start to admire the surroundings

Do you find yourself using some of the techniques during normal days??

matt p

Tell me about it, the mirrors are bit of a distraction

Tbh mate, the main thing i find is that my abs are held in more without knowing about it, my back is a lot straighter and im not hunched over

Will report back after a few more lessons