Private Sessions in Classical and Clinical Pilates

The Pilates of Champions experience concentrates on teaching and reinforcing the core principles of pilates ensuring maximum benefit from every session.

Pilates of Champions offers both Clinical and Classical Pilates sessions. Selecting the one which is right for you will depend upon a number of factors including your current health status, history of recent or long term injuries and general fitness levels.

Clinical Pilates:

Clinical Pilates is the application of Pilates methods and equipment to assist in the rehabilitation of injuries caused by musculoskeletal imbalance. It involves close cooperation between student and Pilates practitioner to observe and adapt exercises to address underlying problems. At all times the priorities are on correct form, movement and adherence to the core Pilates principles. Clinical Pilates will also be valuable to you if you have been taking Pilates classes and appear to be having pain associated with some part of the program. When correctly taught and carried out in accordance with the core Pilates principles it should not injure you or leave you with recurring pain! If it does, then the root cause must be addressed. The same principles of closely evaluating form and student response to movement can be applied to this situation to help correct dysfunctional movement and faults, however small, in technique which may be leading to your discomfort. Clinical Pilates sessions are always about quality and precision and helping your recovery process.

The staff at Pilates of Champions is trained in kinesiology, physiology and exercise science as a core component of their certification. They understand exactly why they are asking you to make a specific movement and what is happening to and inside your body when you do it. This depth of understanding is essential for effective rehabilitation and performance enhancement.

Classical Pilates:

Pilates at Pilates of Champions is true to the fundamental core principles developed by Joseph Pilates and expressed through his teaching. The exercises themselves evolved throughout Pilates’ lifetime and an important feature is that he adapted them to the requirements of those he served including ballet dancers, elite athletes, boxers, acrobats, gymnasts and rehabilitating hospital patients. Whatever your experience level, fitness background or needs, Pilates Equipment sessions at Pilates of Champions are an ongoing learning experience and you will find many unique exercises on all pieces of equipment.

To ensure a full and balanced workout all of our Equipment sessions utilize the full range of the studio’s state of the art Pilates equipment. No single piece of Pilates equipment can bring you the full benefits of a multiple equipment session like you will experience at Pilates of Champions. Each piece was developed for a purpose and we have carefully constructed sessions to make full use of this. Please ask yourself an important question, would you consider a workout using a single piece of cardiovascular equipment or a single piece of weight training apparatus as providing a balanced and whole body workout?

At all times you can expect to be firmly guided in achieving and adhering to a high level of competence in the core principles.

What are the Core Principles of Pilates?

 In Anatomy and Physiology the word Systemic is used to mean “pertaining to the general system, or the body as a whole”. A Pilates session at Pilates of Champions is a truly systemic experience, in the way that Pilates should be practiced. To achieve this there are 6 core principles of Pilates which any Pilates exercise must follow.

Breathing:
Correct breathing is a must to stabilize the trunk and optimize the benefit of the exercise

Core Alignment:
Shoulder blades(scapular), lumbar spine, pelvis, hips, knees and ankles should be kept in a neutral position. Doing this increases the effectiveness of the exercise by strengthening the joints.

Centering:
The core or "powerhouse" of the body between your rib cage and your pelvis should be the mental and physical focus of all exercises. This helps stabilize and develop strength deep in the trunk of your body. 

Control:
For maximum effectiveness, no movement should compromise your core alignment, work within your limits. Jerky motion, shaking and tightness in muscles all indicate you may be outside those limits.

Concentration:
You must focus your mind on your body and its movement. This helps you achieve precision in your exercise and achieve maximum effect on the target body part.

Coordination:
Good concentration is required to do any exercise and focus your mind on the precise movement, alignment and breathing.

Our innovative teaching methods and experience will ensure that you clearly understand these principles enabling you to follow them in all your exercises. Just remember, we will at all times reinforce these principles and that perfect practice makes perfect, not just any old practice.


What You Can Expect
You can expect your sessions to be mentally as well as physically challenging with the reward of maximum benefit to your health and fitness levels.

The Pilates of Champions experience is a fully consultative process and expected to be an ongoing open relationship between you and your Pilates practitioner. The initial sessions will be all about understanding your body and your needs and establishing a lesson plan which will deliver the best possible results from your future sessions. From your very first session you will be using the equipment and introduced to the core Pilates principles which will be reinforced throughout your time with the studio. If you subsequently choose to attend our group equipment or mat classes you will continue to follow a program based on the principles and needs identified in your time as a private student. 

At all time the emphasis will be on quality and not quantity of exercise.

You can find more details of our equipment group sessions elsewhere on this website.