January Sales? So last week! :)

Stock clearance. Massive reductions!
So visit our online shop and pop into the studio to select your bargain outfit.

Pilates Lifestyle is having a February Sale where we slash prices on the following:

• Online Pilates products reduced by up to 25%.
• Wide selection of our studio shop's Pilates clothing reduced by up to 75%, starting this Thursday, but only while these stocks last.

 

So How Many Calories Do You Burn in a Regular Pilates Class?

Most of us don't ask the question – how many calories do we actually burn in a Pilates class simply because most of us are not there to burn fat, rather we take up Pilates to exercise and stretch practically every muscle in our bodies, tone our abs, strengthen our backs, re-align our bodies, stretch out our bodies, become more flexible, and so on. The calorie count is probably the last on our list of questions but it has been asked before and of course we do burn calories in Pilates so here is a report you may find of interest.....

A report published by the American College of Sports Medicine tells of new research conducted by Michele Olson, Ph.D. Olson and her team measured the calories burned during beginner, intermediate, and advanced Pilates mat workouts. The research team monitored heart rate, metabolic rate and rate of perceived exertion while the participants performed exercises in a random order.

The research team found that a 30-minute session at an intermediate level burned 180 calories, and continuing the workout burned an additional 90 calories each 15 minutes. It was also found that men burned slightly more calories than women (likely due to the fact that men are larger and have more muscle mass).

Results showed that beginner Pilates exercises burned energy comparable to active stretching, or to other low-moderate intensity exercises. The intermediate workout proved to be of a moderate intensity level, similar to speed walking at a rate of 4 to 4.5 mph. The advanced workout was found to be of high-moderate intensity, similar to taking a step aerobics class.

The team also found that a 1 hour, intermediate level session burned 360 calories. If you add that in some classes we workout with free weights & ankle weights we increase metabolic and heart rate even more and therefore potentially burn even more calories!

When practised regularly, a Pilates workout out will:

• Improve joint mobility and flexibility, making you walk taller and feel slimmer
• Improve strength and muscle tone giving you a strong and supple spine
• Achieve a flatter tummy by engaging deep core abdominal muscles
• Enhance your sex life through greater flexibility and tighter pelvic floor muscles
• Help respiratory, lymphatic and circulation problems
• Make you less prone to injury when playing sports or other physical activities
• Improve your posture through shoulder stabilisation
• Make you feel mentally and physically relaxed and energized
• Permanent pain relief by addressing the cause, not the symptom

As a direct result of our dedicated drive for ongoing standards of excellence in Pilates, Pilates Lifestyle now brings you Pilates on the Reformer.

The Pilates Reformer, also known as the Universal Reformer, is the creation of a man way ahead of his time. The first piece of equipment, from which many of the matwork exercises are derived, is very versatile. The movements which can be performed on the Reformer range from basic to very advanced covering every possible physical need.

A Universal Reformer class would be one on one focussing on your particular need.