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All Things Pilates

Fully equipped Pilates Studio offering high level teaching to Kingston and Surbiton

All Things Pilates is a Body Control Pilates Certified Pilates Matwork and Reformer Machine Studio based in Kingston Upon Thames. At All Things Pilates we pride ourselves on taking an individual approach with all our clients, whether you attend a class once a week or take on private lessons, we always strive to go that little bit further so that you really get what you want and need for your lessons.

29/09/2023

Eager to perfect your Find Your Flow movements from the comfort of your own home? Look no further! Join our online classes every Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30am. If you book and can't make it on the day, we'll be happy to send you a recording so that you can practice in your own time.

All you really need is a mat - preferably quite cushioned and non-slip if you're working on a wooden or tiled floor. As for other equipment, we developed a list of 'swaps' during lockdowns (eg. a pair of tights or a belt in place of a theraband) which we're always happy to share. You'll get a feel for the right environment in your home, your prop swaps and an understanding of the moves that bring you joy - and those that you find more challenging. (It's often tempting to practice only the moves you love, but it's useful to have a go at those that challenge you - over time, you may learn to love them!)

If you'd like to develop a habit of self-practice at home, why not book into an online class using the link below - we'd love to see you - and it's a great way to start the day!

https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

27/09/2023

The Grasshopper is an amazing full body movement, enabling us to find connections in our body from head to toe. We have enjoyed building the movement with you all. �

We’re quite sad to be saying goodbye to the Grasshopper program, but are looking forward to sharing our new Find Your Flow Program with you all - this one is called The Twist and we will share more about this program in the coming weeks.

Reserve your spot in class today and join us for The Twist Program next week.
https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

26/09/2023

We’ve done quite a lot of work to mobilise and strengthen muscles in our shoulder girdle and thoracic spine, with variations of kneeling arms movements. We’ve also challenged our balance in those movements - kneeling upright demands more of our core muscles to ensure that we stay in control of the springs!

Some have enjoyed a love/hate relationship with our prone extension work. It has really challenged us to mobilise our shoulder girdle, while keeping the legs strong. It has been so inspiring to watch everyone become so much more comfortable and strong in this movement over the course of the program. Effort, perseverance - and a can-do attitude have certainly paid dividends!

Tap the link below to reserve your place:
https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

25/09/2023

We're coming to the end of our Grasshopper program. Each week, we’ve enjoyed a full body workout. As with each Find Your Flow Program, we have a particular focus. This time we have focused on finding extension through the front of our body, from toes to the crown of our head, while strengthening muscles in our back, shoulder girdle and legs.

We usually enjoy a warm-up by opening our hips - so often, they are tight from sitting, or from other forms of exercise. Running, for example, can often lead to tightness in the hips. If our hips are tight, it can hinder the use of our glute muscles, or cause us to overuse muscles in our lower back, leading to pain.

Tap the link below to reserve your place in class!�
https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

22/09/2023

Most people find prone extension to be challenging as well as finding extension through the front of our bodies, we need our legs to be active to prevent us working into our lower back. Meanwhile, we are mobilising and strengthening our upper back, shoulders, chest and arms. It’s also a great way to improve our grip strength.

In everyday life, many of us over-rely on our lower back, particularly for lifting, often leading to tight hips and lower back pain. By mobilising and strengthening our upper back muscles, we can move more efficiently - sharing the load through the back. This will lead to better posture and reduce the risk of injury to the back.
By strengthening shoulder and chest muscles, we’ll reduce the risk of injury to joints and support our head and neck in good alignment. We’ll also be able to move our arms more freely - instead of using only muscles in our arms (for example, to reach to a high shelf), we’ll be able to use our shoulder girdle muscles. This will also help us improve our range of movement and stability when swimming, golfing, playing tennis and so on.

It's not too late to join our Grasshopper Program - we'd love to share it with you!

20/09/2023

There are many ways to enjoy prone extension: lying face down on the mat and finding the Dart position; on the trapeze table; on the ladder barrel or chair; or on the long box on the reformer.��They’re all great positions and really beneficial for our bodies. In this program, we have devised a novel way of finding extension, using the frame of the reformer.

We start by lying face down (prone) on the long box, facing the back of the reformer. Most of us will be using a light spring. We’ll use the side frame of the reformer to help us ‘climb’ to the back of the reformer and grip the frame. We take a moment to ‘hang’ off the frame, enjoying the stretch into our shoulder girdle. From there, we’ll pull ourselves towards the back of the reformer, allowing the chest to come through our long arms into a slight extension. We’ve built up repetitions over time and those feeling really strong can increase the load on the springs.

It's not too late to join our Grasshopper Program - we'd love to share it with you!

https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

19/09/2023

Testimonial Tuesday

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15/09/2023

We’ve introduced the Grasshopper to the program because it’s fun and brings a smile to everyone’s face! Smiling is good for us as it helps relax jaw muscles. Smiling also causes the brain to release dopamine, serotonin and endorphins into the body - one of the many reasons why we want all of our classes to be fun!

If you want to have some fun with the Grasshopper program, it’s not too late to join us. Reserve your place now!

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13/09/2023

The Grasshopper can be a challenging movement, which is why we build up to it gradually, over the course of the six-week program. You’ll have noticed that all of the other movements in this program help you build up to the Grasshopper: opening the hips and strengthening leg muscles, mobilising the shoulder girdle, finding chest expansion and strengthening core muscles.

These are all important exercises to help us move our bodies more efficiently, rather than over-using some muscle groups (particularly in the lower back). This will help prevent injury, by supporting joints and improving our balance. As many of the movements are weight bearing, this will contribute to our bone health and good posture. �

If you want to have some fun with the Grasshopper program, it’s not too late to join us. Reserve your place now!�

https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

08/09/2023

In the Grasshopper Program, we’re focusing quite a lot on increasing strength and mobility across our shoulder girdle. Book a class today and join us to and notice the benefits in your day-to-day activities!

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07/09/2023

Let's take a look at Seated Arms (facing forward) and the benefits it will deliver.

One of the first things to be aware of, is that, just by sitting tall and maintaining a neutral spine throughout the exercise, we are using muscles in our core.

The muscles work to support our shoulder joints and upper spine and help to keep our upper body (including the head and neck) balanced and stable. By increasing the range of movement in our shoulder girdle, we will improve the functionality of our arms, leading to improved efficiency of movement. This will really help if you're a swimmer, golfer, tennis (or any racquet sport) player, but will also help us move efficiently, without straining, in our everyday life.

If you'd like to experience the Grasshopper Program, reserve your place in class below!

https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

06/09/2023

We're really getting into our Grasshopper Program now and already noticing increases in strength and mobility.

The Reformer is such a versatile piece of equipment: you can lie on it, kneel on it, stand on it or sit on it! You can use it facing forwards, backwards, or sideways. Over the course of this program, we’ll be using the Reformer in many of these ways. They all bring differing benefits to the body - and variations help keep things interesting!

If you'd like to experience the Grasshopper Program, reserve your place in class below!

https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

05/09/2023

Some of you have asked why we often include lunges, hip stretches and scooter in our Find Your Flow® programs.

But why?

These movements use all of the muscles in our legs, as well as requiring us to use muscles in our core (particularly abdominal and back muscles) for stability and balance.

They’re great for increasing strength and endurance in those muscles. Because we work on each leg separately, they sometimes expose imbalances in strength and/or greater flexibility in one leg. We can then work on those imbalances.

As we grow more confident in our strength and balance, we can challenge ourselves further by taking our hands off the foot-bar; by adding in some rotations; and by increasing the load on the springs.

Crucially, lunges, hip stretches and Scooter also help open our hips - a necessary antidote to sitting for long hours, at a desk, in the car, or simply relaxing on the sofa. We often notice - and hope you do - that everyone looks taller at the end of a class. That’s usually because, on arrival, we’re a little bit bent over (almost imperceptibly!) - tight hips can pull on muscles in our lower back and prevent us from standing tall on top of our pelvis.

The Scooter has many of the same benefits, but in addition, improves our ability to move our legs freely in the hip joint socket, without pulling on our pelvis and spine. (We call that hip disassociation.)

That’s really important in preventing lower back problems. If, for example, when we’re walking, our legs can’t move freely in the hip joint, muscles supporting our spine and/or pelvis will join in to compensate. This can cause those muscle to over-work, leading to lower back pain.

The Scooter is such a great exercise to familiarise ourselves with hip disassociation. If we do it often, we may notice how much more freely we can walk, particularly over longer distances.

Although challenging - (we can often ‘feel the burn’ in the glutes, the quads and/or hamstrings) - these movements are also fun to perform. We’ve all enjoyed adding ‘hops’ (or ‘leaps’) to our lunges - great for raising the heart rate, while the Scooter can take us right back to the carefree days of childhood.

04/09/2023

We would like to introduce our new Find Your Flow® themed program - The Grasshopper.

As with all of our programs, you’ll get a full body workout, which will be great for your bone health and posture, as well as overall mobility and stability. We’ll be carrying forward, with a few tweaks, some of the movements you’ve enjoyed in recent programs. The main intention of the Grasshopper Program is to help us find extensions throughout our body - from our toes through to the crown of our head. As the weeks progress, we’ll also be expanding our range of movement and increasing our endurance (by holding into stretches).

We are looking forward to sharing it with you over coming weeks!

If you'd like to experience the Grasshopper Program, reserve your place in class below!

https://allthingspilates.co.uk/book-now/

18/08/2023

We took a different approach with some movements in the Down Stretch program. Instead of setting a number of repetitions, we set a timer. We do this to enable you to work at your own pace, taking breaks as needed. Some days we may be focused on achieving maximum repetitions, while on other days, our bodies may be inviting us to hold a particular stretch and breathe into it, to ease out tensions and knots! We have been delighted to have your feedback on the use of timers - and would be thrilled to hear more of your views!

It has been rewarding and inspiring to hear how much stronger and confident you feel in each of the movements. You have been able to move from lighter to heavier springs - and sometimes vice versa - to increase the challenge. You have increased the number of repetitions, you have jumped/hopped higher and your balance and stability have improved (notice how you can now perform lunges/curtsies with no, or only fingertip, support).

We love watching you walk out of the Studio full of energy, looking taller, stronger and more confident in your body. It's all testament to your hard work and willingness to try - thank you!

Next week, we'll be revealing more about the new Grasshopper Program - it's great fun - we can't wait to share it with you!

If you'd like to experience the joy and challenge of our Find Your Flow® Programs - book your place below!

17/08/2023

The Down Stretch also requires us to find good range of movement in our shoulders. To help us find this range, we worked on freeing up and strengthening the shoulders and the arms. We warmed up with our Chest Lift (in later weeks, combining this with Jumping) and our Supine Arms work (in later weeks, combining this with core strengthening work). The work on Pulling Ropes and Extension on the Reformer Frame enabled us to combine work on shoulder mobility and stability, with lengthening the front of our bodies.

As well as working on hip and shoulder mobility and stability, in the Down Stretch program, we were also working on lengthening and strengthening core muscles. We worked hard on our Side Sit Up to find length and greater mobility in the sides of our body. This movement also helped us open our hips.

When we reached the Down Stretch movement, we put all of this work together. We were able to keep our hips open and find connection and length from our toes through to the crown of our head. For added challenge and benefit - and for fun! - once we found the movement, we added rotation through our ribs.

Stay tuned to our social media pages to learn more about the benefits of the Down Stretch program.

Reserve your spot in our Find Your Flow® Programs and discover the joy and excitement for yourself!

16/08/2023

The main intention of the Down Stretch Program was to improve our shoulder and hip mobility and stability, through lengthening and strengthening supporting muscle groups. The secondary intention was to lengthen and strengthen core muscle groups (muscles in our torso that support the spine and organs - and keep us upright).

To find our Down Stretch, we spent time strengthening our leg muscles, particularly our hamstrings (back of the thigh) and glutes. We warmed up with Jumping before working on our Lunges - a great way to work into leg muscles. Many of you told us that you'd felt muscle soreness the next day - which tends to happen if we use muscles that we're not used to using in that way!

Stay tuned to our social media pages to learn more about the benefits of the Down Stretch program.

Reserve your spot in our Find Your Flow® Programs and discover the joy and excitement for yourself!

14/08/2023

We're now heading into the final week of our Down Stretch Find Your Flow Program. We thought it might be helpful to re-cap on the program and the benefits.

As with every Find Your Flow Program, we've enjoyed a full body workout. In the Down Stretch Program we included some aerobic exercise in the form of Jumping and Reformer Lunge Hops and Curtsies. As well as raising our heart rates, it was wonderful to see how much these fun movements raised our spirits. Over the course of the Program, we saw one or two grimaces turn into broad smiles as we learned to 'flow' through our jumps and hops!

Stay tuned to our social media pages to learn more about the benefits of the Down Stretch program.

Reserve your spot in our Find Your Flow® Programs and discover the joy and excitement for yourself!

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Kingston Upon Thames

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 8pm
Tuesday	7am - 9:30pm
Wednesday	7am - 9pm
Thursday	7am - 9:30pm
Friday	7am - 6pm
Saturday	8am - 1pm

Website

http://www.allthingspilates.co.uk/

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