11/109 West Burleigh Rd Burleigh Heads, Qld 4420
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 6:00pm

Pilates Classes Gold Coast

Burleigh Central Physio offers pilates classes for everyone from those wanting to improve flexibility through to professional athletes. Pilates is a great way to increase flexibility, mobility, and can even be a valuable exercise when recovering from injury or surgery. Check out our Gold Coast pilates classes today.
Pilates Classes

What is pilates?

Pilates is a form of exercise which aims to strengthen the body, mainly by placing an emphasis on increasing your core strength. Many people see it as a way to increase flexibility, and while this is true, there are also many other benefits to your general fitness and well-being.

In many ways, Pilates is similar to Yoga, in the sense that participants concentrate on improving their posture, balance and flexibility. However, Pilates is generally considered to be more intensive than Yoga. People enjoy Pilates because you’re still getting a great workout, but as a low-impact form of exercise, the risk of injury is significantly decreased.

Also like Yoga, there is a meditation aspect to Pilates, because you’ll focus on the connection between your mind and body. As you move through the various Pilates exercises, it’s important for your mind to maintain awareness of your breathing and how your body moves.

Pilates was originally developed by Joseph Pilates in Germany. As a carpenter and gymnast, he invented the form of exercise as a program for injured dancers and soldiers while living in the UK. He strongly believed that physical and mental health were closely linked, henced the birth of an exercise that had benefits for both.

Who can't do pilates?

Most people can handle Pilates, as your program can always be adjusted to suit your individual level of flexibility and strength. However, there are a few situations where it’s recommended you don’t participate in Pilates.

People with unstable blood pressure
Those who have suffered a herniated disc
People at risk of blood clots
Sufferers of severe osteoporosis

Most people can handle Pilates, as your program can always be adjusted to suit your individual level of flexibility and strength. However, there are a few situations where it’s recommended you don’t participate in Pilates.

What are the benefits of pilates?

There are several key benefits of Pilates, which is why it has become so popular all over the world. Some of these benefits include:

Improved posture – Pilates teaches you how to reach good posture, and also how to maintain it. This is one of the reasons why the exercise is so beneficial for people with lower back pain, or those who have undergone surgery. When doing Pilates exercises, you need to keep your body in alignment, meaning you’re training your body to move the right way.

Increased flexibility – Pilates helps to restore flexibility that gets lost as we age. It’s natural to lose some flexibility as we get older, so through gentle exercise, Pilates can help you regain some of that movement. Flexibility isn’t just great for your continued mobility, but it also plays a part in limiting the severity of injuries in case of a fall.

Muscle Tone – Muscle tone can be lost through age and inactivity. Sedentary lifestyles such as office jobs often contribute to the loss of muscle tone, and Pilates can help to gradually restore that. You’ll find yourself using muscles you haven’t used in a long time. So, while that results in some soreness when you first start, you’ll quickly start to see the benefits and increased muscle tone.

Better balance – Because Pilates focuses on keeping your mind and body connected, you’ll start to become more conscious of how your body moves. This is important, because the connection between mind and body can actually improve your balance.

Flat abdominal muscles – Pilates has a big focus on improving your core strength, and much of this comes from your abdominal area. So, if you’re looking for a flat stomach, Pilates is a great exercise for you.

Reduction in stress – Many people use Pilates as a form of stress relief. In many ways, it’s a lot like meditation, because you focus on your breathing and the way your body moves. While still strenuous enough to provide fitness benefits, it’s still a relaxing process that allows you to forget about stressful things in your daily life.

Improved sense of well-being – The mind-body connection required for Pilates gives you a great sense of well-being. This is because you’re strengthening your body, improving balance and posture, but also relaxing yourself at the same time.

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Clinical Pilates is an effective way to improve strength, tone and range of the joints and muscles within your body. It also plays an essential role in musculoskeletal rehabilitation.At Burleigh Central Physiotherapy, our classes are tailored to each person’s ability, needs and goals and are all conducted by our qualified physiotherapists.

We limit our class numbers so that each client receives individual attention. Classes are claimable from some health funds also.

If you’ve never done Pilates before but would love to give it a try, we’re always happy to hear from you.

We can book you in for an assessment, and we can even design personalised programs for you to do in your own time, either at home or in our studio.

We’re located at 11/109 West Burleigh Road, Burleigh Heads. For the best pilates on the Gold Coast, look no further than Burleigh Central Physio. Contact our friendly team today to discuss your needs.

11/109 West Burleigh Rd Burleigh Heads, Qld 4420
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 6:00pm

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