Six Pilates

Pilates is a mind–body exercise approach requiring core stability, balance, strength, and flexibility, with attention to muscle control, posture, and breathing. 

It’s suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels.

At Six Physio we offer Clinical Pilates, these are an organised Physio-led sequence of Pilates based exercises on the mat, the reformer and other Pilates equipment. These classes are a fantastic adjunct to keeping fit. 

At Six we personalise our three person to one clinician led classes to your individual needs. This means you will not necessarily partake in the same exercises as the person next to you, as your clinician will ensure the sequence they give you is aimed at you achieving your personal goals.

Yes, particularly over a longer period of time. Additionally,  Pilates is particularly effective for people who are overweight or obese because it does not put the same strain on the joints as certain other forms of exercise, such as running. 

Pilates sculpts long, lean, and strong muscles.

Overall it incorporates; posture to improve balance, deep core movements, and small, repetitive exercises that test endurance. It will transform your body and build strength by lengthening, toning, sculpting and strengthening.

You will be able to see visible muscles along your arms, abs, and legs – long and lean.

Reformer Pilates is a type of Pilates performed on a carriage or machine. Each machine is equipped with springs, straps, a moving bed (the carriage), a footboard, and a bar. Additionally, you can add a box, Pilates ring, a ball as well as a few other items into the mix, to add resistance.

Both Pilates and yoga are low-impact mind-body exercises, however, in yoga, typically a position is held or encouraged to flow into a different position using bodyweight to build endurance, balance, flexibility, and spirituality with deep breathing and meditation.

Pilates focuses on muscle toning, body control, and core strength by adopting a position and challenging the core by moving the arms, legs or using equipment.

Wearing clothes that you feel comfortable to exercise in are the best, however, grip socks in all classes are required to prevent slipping and risk of injuries.

Most instructors have a level 4 certification in Pilates, however, for clinical Pilates it is necessary to have a background in allied health alongside additional Pilates training.

Pilates does not burn a significant amount of calories, but studies have shown it can reduce body weight.

Pilates can effectively reduce body weight and body fat percentage in participants who are overweight or clinically obese.

Yes, Pilates uses a combination of approximately 50 simple, repetitive exercises to create muscular exertion.

Because Pilates is a form of strength training, yes, it does build muscle.

Pilates was created by Joseph Pilates and was originally called “controlology,” and originated in the 1930s.

Clinical pilates is used for patient-specific treatment after or during an injury or after surgery. It is different from Pilates because it takes into account an individual’s specific injuries and physical needs, instead of having multiple individuals complete the same program.

For rehabilitation, Pilates can be used to treat both acute and chronic injuries, providing a whole body approach to patient care. Proprioception (spatial awareness) is an important component in injury recovery, forming a link between your musculoskeletal and nervous systems.

Examples can include the following:

• Chronic back pain.
• Postural pain.
• Hip pain.
• Shoulder pain.
• Whiplash.
• Arthritis.
• Post-surgery.
• Fibromyalgia.