Pilates with Kelly Carthy

Pilates is an incredible way to strengthen and tone all the muscles of your body, in particular the muscles of your core and the muscles that support good posture, balance and alignment. Time spent with Kelly Carthy will leave you feeling calm and full of energy to make the most of your busy life. Kelly will guide you through a range of Pilates classes suited for all levels of experience.

Diaphragmatic breathing is a fantastic way to get oxygen flowing while maintaining a strong core throughout your Pilates workouts. We all breathe in different ways so this session will start with an awareness of your own natural breathing style and what that means, and then give you an experience of 3-dimensional breathing where we focus on breathing into the front, sides and back of our rib cage.

This is a quick and easy sequence that can be done anytime during your day to totally stretch out your body, mobilize your spine and re-energize you throughout your day. When we sit at a desk for long periods at a time we are compressing our spine and reducing the amount of oxygen flow throughout our body. We also tend to take on poor postural habits.

A balanced workout using a simple sequence that flows from one exercise to the next to work your whole body. Incorporating at least 2-3 resistance style training sessions into your week is important to strengthen and tone the muscles of your body, strengthen your bones and help to prevent osteoporosis, as well as increase your metabolism and assist in better hormonal balance.

Pilates is an incredible way to strengthen and tone all the muscles of your body, in particular the muscles of your core and the muscles that support good posture, balance and alignment. This workout will focus on strengthening and stretching your body to leave you feeling thoroughly worked out without even breaking a sweat.

Everything starts with a strong core. Whether you are working your legs, your arms, running a marathon or surfing some serious waves, without core strength your performance is limited and you are prone to injury. Good core strength will support your whole body in moving fluidly and help to prevent injury by creating a strong center.