Skiing and Pilates? In my humble opinion Pilates is a no-brainer as far as skiing goes. Just perfect!
OK now think! What is the part of your body that works the hardest when skiing?
Which part of your body is most at risk of injury?
Blanca joined us from 9th January and will be with us at Pure Pilates in Ilkley for the next few months. Originally from Barcelona, she has been in London for the last 7 plus years. She is slowly adjusting to the cold up north!!! It’s only -5 degrees today so it is really quite warm!
Blanca trained at Pilates International in Highgate and has been working in a number of studios across London, including Pilates International, The Pilates Clinic in Camden, I Go Physio in Hampstead, and with Home Health Fitness.
Before starting her Pilates career Blanca trained as a dancer in both Barcelona and London and toured with 7 Powers, an afro-cuban dance company.
She is now setting about warming up the North!
Do they know something the rest don’t? For the rest - is it generally the case of “Macho man”?
Pilates is for girls – real men do men’s exercise!
Where on earth has that misconception come from?
Our bodies may be a bit different, but we have similarities too!
So why do girls do Pilates?
Charlie Snitcher
Charlie will be teaching at the Ilkley studio from Monday 16th - Saturday 21st August.
Currently working at studios in both St Johns Wood and Primrose Hill in London, Charlie specialises in:
Pre and post natal Pilates
Injury rehabilitation
Sports performance
When Kirstin first asked me to contribute my experience of Pilates to this blog I was concerned – what on earth could I say without it being a very long, boring “war & peace” – not to mention more than a little prejudiced. After all, she is firstly my daughter and my best friend. But as she is also my trusted Pilates teacher, and I have been helped so much by Pilates, I had to agree.
Try This Pilates
Rachel Naylor works up a sweat at Ilkley’s new pilates studio
When I first heard about Kirstin Ferrie’s new pilates studio in Ilkley, I leapt at the chance to sample a free session. Being a complete pilates virgin, it was partly out of curiosity, but mainly because my holiday to Zante was looming and I had ambitious visions of obtaining a celebrity bikini body. We all knew it worked for Madonna and Gwyneth but would it would it work for me? Giddy at the possibility of achieving a sleek physique, inner peace and doing the splits, I approached my first class at Pure Pilates in high spirits.
RT @PinarAkal1: Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same. ~Unknown #fb (via @lyndalippin)
Looking towards the fireplace of our brand new, fully equipped studio in Ilkley.
The window end of our beautiful new studio in Ilkley, along with our handmade Pilates equipment from Balanced Body!
