Frequently Asked Questions

Each Pilates session involves 10-15 minutes of standing ‘warm-up’ exercises which…

Pilates is an ideal way to exercise in pregnancy as you do not exercise to exhaustion or outside your comfort zone. Pilates, when performed regularly, positively changes the body. It combines awareness of the deep postural and stability muscles, breathing sequences, and alignment with suppleness and flexibility. The exercises can be modified to allow you

What is Pilates? Pilates is a mat-based exercise class, performed with only gentle background  music, using precise movements and breathing techniques to build a strong flexible body. It is a mind body conditioning programme that targets the deep postural muscles of the abdomen, spine and pelvic floor to improve overall central core stability and posture. Contrology

Hi.  I am Amanda Savage, a specialist pelvic floor physiotherapist and experienced Pilates teacher.  I write the articles on ProPelvic.com to offer a few extra tricks and tips to our active PhysioPilates Academy pupils and our wider community of previous pupils and pilates fans. I write wearing three different hats. I have my ‘lots of