Mat Pilates: The Fundamentals

Mat Pilates is a great foundation for building strength, flexibility and the Pilates breath work. It is recommended a great place to start for beginners wanting to learn the Pilates method, how to use the core muscles for stability, how to slow down your breath and control each movements to give optimal strength, alignment and even flexibility.

Mat Pilates is an exercise class that will give you results! You will  really see you body changing within a few consecutive sessions.  Usually done with equipment such as hand weights, rollers, balls, rings and elastic resistance bands but sometimes we use just your body strength and resistance. Mat Pilates is not only great for a beginner, but since it uses only your muscles to control the body, without any apparatus helping to hold your body into position, it is even challenging for the intermediate to advance practitioner wanting to get a serious core workout.

The focus of Pilates is your core, or powerhouse. Your core includes your shoulders, hips, butt, inner thighs, back and abdomen. The basic idea is that we are working to stabilize your body from your powerhouse while moving through your arms and legs. So a Pilates class will be a full body workout centered around the strength of your core. 

Want to see your body change, feel stronger, loose weight? Pilates is a great cross training exercise! Great for dancers, golfers, runners, bikers, yogi's, really any athlete that wants to be stronger, faster, more agile at their sport.  But it is also safe and good for the non-athlete wanting to get in shape and feel great for swimsuit season! :) 

Come try a class! All of our classes at Pilates Place of The Woodlands are taught by certified instructors trained to give you individual attention and assistance to keep you safe and getting stronger!  We offer classes in the day and evening and for more information or to see our class schedule visit our website www.PilatesPlaceYogaSpace.com

Our Pilates Instructors:

Tori

Jen

Greg

Maggie