11 Sep 2017 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Pilates, Sydney CBD Draft CBD Term 4 2017 Timetable Draft 'term 4 2017' timetable is subject to change. These classes will run for 11 WEEKS in our York St, CBD clinic. Classes will commence from Monday 9th October and end Friday 22nd December 2017. We are excited to announce the return to the warmer months and our before work classes from 7am! And don't forget our Yoga with physiotherapist Tusanee. Why not treat yourself to a before work or lunch hour in stretch heaven? Or if you have been thinking about a second class per week at our studio, this could be the one to keep you balanced, relaxed and focused more in body and mind. (These classes will be invoiced and receipted no differently to our Pilates classes. Classes will be classified as a "group physiotherapy consultation" for health fund rebates. Ask your provider regarding your eligibility) Classes are recommended and scheduled for: Beginners Pilates for those new to postural strength and awareness Intermediate/advanced level Pilates for challenging and functional postural control Pregnancy specific Pilates Mums&Bubs post natal Pilates. Safe and fun with baby when you really want to be sure your exercise is safe as a new mum Stretch&Relax classes with a lean towards stretching and learning to relax around the pelvis, spine and hips Yoga.
Draft 'term 4 2017' timetable is subject to change. These classes will run for 11 WEEKS in our York St, CBD clinic. Classes will commence from Monday 9th October and end Friday 22nd December 2017. We are excited to announce the return to the warmer months and our before work classes from 7am! And don't forget our Yoga with physiotherapist Tusanee. Why not treat yourself to a before work or lunch hour in stretch heaven? Or if you have been thinking about a second class per week at our studio, this could be the one to keep you balanced, relaxed and focused more in body and mind. (These classes will be invoiced and receipted no differently to our Pilates classes. Classes will be classified as a "group physiotherapy consultation" for health fund rebates. Ask your provider regarding your eligibility) Classes are recommended and scheduled for: Beginners Pilates for those new to postural strength and awareness Intermediate/advanced level Pilates for challenging and functional postural control Pregnancy specific Pilates Mums&Bubs post natal Pilates. Safe and fun with baby when you really want to be sure your exercise is safe as a new mum Stretch&Relax classes with a lean towards stretching and learning to relax around the pelvis, spine and hips Yoga.
04 Sep 2017 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Pilates, Sydney CBD Draft October 2017 Termbreak timetable Draft 'October term break 2017' timetable is subject to change. These classes will run for 2 WEEKS in our CBD clinic, falling on Tuesdays 26th September and 3rd October and Thursdays 28th September and 5th October, 2017. Classes are on offer only for our existing Fix Pilates clients. We have a mixed class scheduled for combined beginners/intermediate/advanced classes (called PILATES), and pregnancy-specific Pilates (called PREGNANCY PILATES). Classes are $41 each and must be paid for upfront for the 2 classes, total $82. Receipts will be issued for these 2 weeks for use when claiming with your private health fund provider. Check yours for eligibility.
Draft 'October term break 2017' timetable is subject to change. These classes will run for 2 WEEKS in our CBD clinic, falling on Tuesdays 26th September and 3rd October and Thursdays 28th September and 5th October, 2017. Classes are on offer only for our existing Fix Pilates clients. We have a mixed class scheduled for combined beginners/intermediate/advanced classes (called PILATES), and pregnancy-specific Pilates (called PREGNANCY PILATES). Classes are $41 each and must be paid for upfront for the 2 classes, total $82. Receipts will be issued for these 2 weeks for use when claiming with your private health fund provider. Check yours for eligibility.
10 Aug 2017 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Exercise, Physiotherapy, Pilates Getting more from your squats at Pilates Find your 'hip hinge ' If you've had anything to do with a personal trainer, a physio or a gym, you'd certainly have found yourself squatting in some capacity. It is an amazing way to get great bang for your buck when it comes to an all body strengthening exercise. An excellent squatting technique is essential in so many ways: Safe squatting can become a valuable everyday movement pattern for each and everytime the body needs to lower itself towards the ground. Think lifting, sitting and bending required in everyday. Squatting is amazing to waken and strengthen important muscles about the pelvic girdle and hip regions. This can include the big powerhouse muscles of the butt and thigh and the deep stabilising muscles about the deep trunk, including deep hip and spinal postural muscle systems. Strong legs can strongly underpin the trunk and give your back all the support it needs in everyday activity. Good squat technique allows you to be more efficient within the movement, allowing for bigger weights, bigger strength gain and less injury risk. Squatting gives your knees great muscular support when done correctly. Perfect you runners and cyclists needing good support and balance about the knees. This amazing tip borrowed from US physio Zach Long will have you learning the best way to squat. I love it. Making the drill this simple makes you understand the importance of the hip in a safe and effective squat. As we say in class, 'focus on how far the hips shift back relative to your heels', or 'feel the weight in the heels' or 'make sure you can see all of your toes over your knees.' Give this a try: Grab a long foam roller, placing it on its long end, just in front of your toes. Drop into a squat without your knees translating forward and knocking over the roller. Feel and focus on the hip hinge, rather than the knees coming forward. Remember all of your safe 'Pilates cues' such as maintaining pelvis and spinal neutral, tracking your knees straight towards the third toe, widening through the sit bones, exhaling on the effort or movement. Easy! Brilliant! For further reading and training ideas on squatting and the 'hip hinge', check out this great blog. Zach has HEAPS of other really cool tips for those of you into your gym and weights. Read more: www.thebarbellphysio.com/best-hip-hinge-fixes
Find your 'hip hinge ' If you've had anything to do with a personal trainer, a physio or a gym, you'd certainly have found yourself squatting in some capacity. It is an amazing way to get great bang for your buck when it comes to an all body strengthening exercise. An excellent squatting technique is essential in so many ways: Safe squatting can become a valuable everyday movement pattern for each and everytime the body needs to lower itself towards the ground. Think lifting, sitting and bending required in everyday. Squatting is amazing to waken and strengthen important muscles about the pelvic girdle and hip regions. This can include the big powerhouse muscles of the butt and thigh and the deep stabilising muscles about the deep trunk, including deep hip and spinal postural muscle systems. Strong legs can strongly underpin the trunk and give your back all the support it needs in everyday activity. Good squat technique allows you to be more efficient within the movement, allowing for bigger weights, bigger strength gain and less injury risk. Squatting gives your knees great muscular support when done correctly. Perfect you runners and cyclists needing good support and balance about the knees. This amazing tip borrowed from US physio Zach Long will have you learning the best way to squat. I love it. Making the drill this simple makes you understand the importance of the hip in a safe and effective squat. As we say in class, 'focus on how far the hips shift back relative to your heels', or 'feel the weight in the heels' or 'make sure you can see all of your toes over your knees.' Give this a try: Grab a long foam roller, placing it on its long end, just in front of your toes. Drop into a squat without your knees translating forward and knocking over the roller. Feel and focus on the hip hinge, rather than the knees coming forward. Remember all of your safe 'Pilates cues' such as maintaining pelvis and spinal neutral, tracking your knees straight towards the third toe, widening through the sit bones, exhaling on the effort or movement. Easy! Brilliant! For further reading and training ideas on squatting and the 'hip hinge', check out this great blog. Zach has HEAPS of other really cool tips for those of you into your gym and weights. Read more: www.thebarbellphysio.com/best-hip-hinge-fixes