1. STRENGTH: The primary benefit to adding weights to Pilates exercises is to add tone and strength to all muscle groups particularly core muscles including back, stomach, shoulders & chest.
The great thing about Pilates with weights is you create strength without bulk.
2. ADAPTABILITY:
All our exercises can be adapted to suit your individual needs - using smaller weights if necessary.
We use either small dumbells or weighted balls around 1-2 kg in order to ensure correct alignment. Smaller weights in Pilates allow you to control & stabilise your joints’ range of movement.
3. STABILITY: Many of the exercises allow you to explore your individual range of movement & learn how to recognise your own stabilisers. Whilst exercising within the parameters of Pilates Instruction you learn to listen to your own body’s feedback mechanisms & build on it safely.
4. PRECISION:
Adding weights to Pilates heightens your focus of your body positioning making you really concentrate on the precision of each move.
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