Laura Lewis Movement

15/10/2025

What's your pilate alter ego. Comment below 👇👇👇👇

14/10/2025

Let’s talk about the roll down exercise — and yes, I’ve changed it up a bit! Here’s why.

I’ve started adding what’s called traction through the fingertips. It’s a small change, but it makes a big difference. That gentle pull helps guide the spine as you move and evens out any little imbalances. Without that fingertip traction, your stronger side tends to take over, while your weaker side just tags along. By adding this traction, you actually create more length and space in the body — and less compression.

There’s also a little asymmetrical push into the floor, using what’s called ground reaction force (GRF). This helps your body feel lighter and more supported. If you try to lift your legs without pressing into the floor first, you’ll end up putting extra pressure on your neck and back — and nobody wants that!

14/10/2025

I am very excited to be part of this. Can not wait 😊

Welcome to The Pilates Collective by Courtney Maunder!
We’re so excited to introduce ourselves to the local community.
The Pilates Collective is a brand new Reformer Pilates space designed to be a space for every body- inclusive, empowering, and beginner-friendly.
Whether you’re completely new to Reformer Pilates or looking for a fresh, welcoming studio to continue your journey, we are here to help you move, breathe, and feel your best.
Stay tuned for updates, opening dates, class schedules, and a peek behind the scenes as we bring this dream to life.
We can’t wait to welcome you through our doors very soon!

11/10/2025

New series on the on demand service is being added.

I teach a form of movement which allows us to learn to flow more, understand opposing forces upon the body and how working asymmetrically can create more balance within your body.

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06/10/2025

I love a sunny day teaching at the studio. 😊

When the sun is shining it can make us feel all better, allowing us to fully appreciate the surroundings.

Recently I have been inspired and amazed by everyone's progress.

Practice, patients, and consistency in training is the key, to fully appreciate what Pilates can do.

Also really learning about the way we feel when we move, not every movement is appropriate for individuals, we can adapt and change angles to best suit someones design.

I also want to emphasize that you don't need to consiencely draw your pelvic floor muscles in and the TVA all the time. Sometimes the body needs to let go and mobilise, as when we are always thinking about the core, you offer restriction in movement.

Learn to see, feel, move.

30/09/2025

It's always a pleasure x

The perfect way to start the day exercising with Laura Lewis Movement

29/01/2025

This week, I have been experimenting with language used for what works best and weight bearing through the hands. For best results when it comes to press ups and those achy wrists.

When performing a press up I realised that a lot of people including myself put the weight through the heel of the hand. This leads the wrists causing a bit of discomfort.

However when I used language such as push with your fingertips into the ground, it felt a bit different but some participants still experienced wrist pain and some pain through the hands.

Then after some thought, as I love to problem solve, I changed my language to, ' push away the floor as you do your press up,".changing the language changed the outcome, those that focused on pushing away constantly. Said to me they felt stronger, and the pain was no longer there.

I am always learning and really enjoy feedback in class as it really helps me evolve and learn. Everyone is different and even the way we explain things can change everything.

25/01/2025

Hi lovely people,

✨ This week we went back to basics. Really being aware of where our shoulders were placed. We made adjustments if needed, by possibly widening our stance with our arms. Pressing more with our fingertips etc as it seems many out more weight through the heel of their hand which puts more pressure on your wrists.

✨ We also looked at the simple shoulder bridge exercise, did you know that when you place the arms straight down by your sides with palms down and hoisting the hips up. This shortens the neck muscles and limits your breath. So instead, we have elbows pushing into the ground and this helps those muscles around your back function more efficiently, gives us a longer neck and allows us to breath more easily.
✨ We also chose a different foot position. Instead of the whole foot grounded, we had toes lifted and pushed through the heel of the foot. This allowed us to move the pelvis with ease and flow and feel the floor with our back. In the shoulder bridge position it allowed us to gain my hip extension.

✨ Simple changes make a huge difference, you can learn these changes in my online subscription. A week's FREE TRIAL AND £4.99 A MONTH THERE AFTER.

17/01/2025

When I don't move, I feel all out of sorts. Movement helps put this on track, if our bodies feel good, our minds can then feel good.