Pilates, Power Plate and Reformer and Vinyasa Flow Yoga

Pilates

Pilates is a great way to strengthen your body's core muscles and enhance your posture at the same time. It is a slow, controlled form of exercising that improves posture.

The exercises are designed to tap into the deeper muscle tissues in the body that help support the spine and gently pull in and up the stomach and pelvic floor muscles.

Pilates can be taken up by anyone mobility, fitness and age is immaterial. The exercises can help to improve suppleness and flexibility and is particularly beneficial to those overcoming back, knee and hip problems.

You'll enjoy a workout that is custom-made just for you

Through the development of exercise we recognise more than ever the importance of correct alignment, mobility and flexibility in the body to lead a happy and healthy life.

This is why more & more fitness experts are now incorporating pilates and yoga into their clients workouts and many medical practitioners are referring their clients to these work out disciplines to aid recovery after injury and to maintain better posture.

Most of us are in jobs that affect our posture. Over tightening of muscles and over lengthening of other muscles, bring imbalance and instability to our bodies. Heavy work loads bring on high levels of stress, combine this with a round shouldered, closed chest position we often adopt at work, and we are restricting the depth and the width of our vital energy source – our breath.

Maintained on a regular basis workouts can help:

• Improve your posture, balance and body alignment
• Heighten your own body awareness
• Develop better range of motion and freedom of movement
• Reduce stress and physical/mental tension
• Find relief from back pain, sport injuries and other chronic health problems
• Improve muscle strength & tone without muscle bulk
• Increase energy and circulation
• Improve sense of well being

Power Plate

Power Plate® equipment is the premium vibration device powering a new dimension in wellness solutions for all ages, lifestyles and physical abilities. You don't have to be an athlete or in need of physical therapy to benefit from using Power Plate® machines. There are health benefits possible for everyone, such as enhanced metabolism, increased bone mineral density, reduction of the stress hormone cortisol, elevation of Human Growth Hormone and improved lymphatic flow. Power Plate® machines help the body in all these ways with little impact on joints and ligaments, and without always feeling like traditional exercise. At Evergreen Clinics, we use the power plate in conjunction with Pilates to get maximum results. Please ring for further details on session prices and times.

The reformer

The reformer is a piece of resistance exercise equipment designed by Joseph Pilates. It consists of a platform that moves back and forth along a carriage. Resistance is provided by the exerciser's body weight and by springs attached to the carriage and platform.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

The word Vinyasa means breath syncronised movement. Movement is instructed from one move to another on an inhalation or an exhalation. It involves cardiovascular and strength building, flexibility, mobility, core work, pranayama (the art of breath control) and meditation (allowing the thoughts to become increasingly quiet and settled.)

Following this practice, expect to feel physically and mentally refreshed, increased energy levels, more alert yet calmer.

Other specialist groups coming soon

Restorative Yoga

Ante/Postnatal Best of both (Pilates and Yoga)

Pilates for Golf

Specialist Yoga for marathon runners

One off Yoga Workshops

and more.......