Hi folks 

hope you are all well and looking forward to a wonderfully busy 4 months to the end of the year. 

From September to November we have a fantastic range of workshops / master classes and courses for you – full details are  in the September newsletter & also the web.  

There are some new workshops not previously presented and some that by demand you have requested – these include a full day on AIS stretching and of course the Pilates for Breast Cancer Survivors – your feed back on the last course was just wonderful. 

See full newsletter here

So have a read and to book just call the studio at 01 868 4600 or email training@bodyfirmpilates.com 

wishing you all a sunny September 

Regards Joyce

The workout beyond workouts – for those of you who want a tougher more aerobic class this is the ultimate BODYFIRM Pilates BOOTCAMP is fusing the TRX Suspension training system the Pilates Method & Core Ball

Designed by Joyce Gavin Pilates Master Trainer – This class is revolutionary and a unique BOOTCAMP fusion class to BODYFIRM Pilates Ireland

This class will in 40 minutes challenge your

• Core to the max
• Your Balance and flexibility
• Increase your Cardio capicity
• Increase you strength and tone

So come on down – improve your fitness, your tone, your sport – your overall well-being !

Small numbers in this unique Pilates Suspension BOOTCAMP

Pilates experience neccessary

Class times Wednesday  @ 6.00pm & 6.40pm Starting Sept 1st

Call 01 868 4600 to book – space limited

further details 01 8684600

I hope you are all enjoying the dry if not sunny weather!

check out this little snip, the wunda chair while maybe not being ideal for your home is a fantastic piece of Pilates equiptment – if training in or on the wunda chair is of interest give us a call – in the mean time have a great June

Regards Joyce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_tRgTiABBE

Health and wellness from controled movements

A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.

Pilates and the Professional Sportsman

Tour de France

My response to this terrible misconception: “You choose to question the wisdom of sporting professionals who play international rugby, NFL and premier league soccer, not to mention members of GAA county football and hurling teams, Olympic athletes, Tour de France cyclists, professional golfers etc, the majority of who consider Pilates to be an integral part of their overall training regimes.

Exercising in a gym can be great for building strength and muscles, but top sports coaches and trainers understand that Pilates helps their elite athletes achieve greater postural balance in their bodies as well as considerably reducing the incidence of injury and pain.

So, if it works for the professionals, why are there still a few ‘Weekend Warriors’ who cannot see the benefit of this excellent system of movement?

The Simple Facts about Pilates and Men’s Health
I don’t have the answer to that question, but I would like to present some Simple Facts about Pilates and Men’s Health that show there is more to Pilates than meets the eye.

In addition to helping men who suffer the occasional twinge or knock from sporting activities, regular Pilates workouts can help build resistance to some very serious health conditions that affect men as well as greatly improve your overall health and quality of life.

Just take a look at Joseph Pilates, the founder of  Pilates techniques, he was still teaching and training in his 80s.

Meet ‘The Reformer’
If you are a man who thinks working on a mat is not tough – then let me introduce you to The Reformer; a customized piece of Pilates resistance equipment.

Working with the principles of Pilates and resistance, a Reformer Workout tones muscle and helps to create a masculine streamline shape while simultaneously improving posture, stability, flexibility, mobility and co-ordination. The beauty of a Reformer workout programme is that it works your body as a whole, unlike individual exercise machines that can be found in a gym.
As I have stated in earlier blogs, Pilates works to create a balanced body – right left, front back.

Pilates provides:

• – Improved Stability
• – Increased Mobility
• – More Fluency of Movement
• – Better Co-ordination and
• – Greater strength

– All the components required for living injury and pain free.

So, in terms of  physical workouts, Pilates offers men an opportunity to build a better-balanced body with more strength and muscular endurance and create a flexible masculine shape.

Pilates and male medical conditions
Erectile Dysfunction
At BODYFIRM Studios we see the Pelvic Floor as essential part of both male and female health. Most men do not realize how important their Pelvic Floor is to their overall health. However, we have in the past had men referred for PF (pelvic floor) work to aid with Erectile Dysfunction.
Prostate Cancer
In more recent times with the apparent increase in the incidence of Prostate Cancer, Pilates has been acknowledged as a movement system that can play a big part in helping men fight the possible onset of the disease.
Deterioration of the Pelvic Floor has been cited as a contributing factor to the contracting of prostate cancer. By working with Pilates movement, becoming aware of Pelvic Floor activation and strengthening, the risks of contracting prostate cancer can be reduced.

Want to give Pilates a go?
Pilates is a movement system that has much to offer men looking improve their fitness. It is a programme that combines both mat and resistance machine exercises with great results

So, come and give it a go.

I think you’ll find you can be man enough for it…

Joyce

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Click here to book a course or learn more about what Pilates can do for  you.

Call Bernie on 018684600 if you have a specific Pilates query.

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Images courtesy of www.freedigitalphotos.net . Tour de France Photograher Tom Curtis Worker waistcoat – Photographer: Suat Eman

The PROGRESSIVE Pilates Academy

Mat and Reformer Pilates (assessment based ) Course Schedule August to December 2010

MAT WORK Course schedule____

PPM1. PROGRESSIVE Pilates Method Mat Instructor Level I & II

Cost: €750 course material DVD & exam included 3 Day intensive course for qualified movement instructors i.e. yoga, fitness,personal trainer, dance etc  New for 2010 1 day teaching module

EXTRA DATE

Hosted by the Killashee Hotel & Leisure Club in Kildare

bookings through Deidre Webster 045 981600 @ Killashee

or BODYFIRM studios 01 868 4600

Dates: Aug 31st/Sept 1st/2nd Tue/Wed/Thur – Times:9-5.30pm

Teaching module Fri Oct 29th 9-3pmExam Sat Oct 30th 9am start

(these dates are held in Dublin @ BODYFIRM studios)

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Dates: Sept 17th/18th/19th Fri/Sat/Sun – Times:F/S9-5.30pm Sun 9-4pm

Sept course Teaching module Fri Oct 29th 9-3pmExam Sat Oct 30th 9am start

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Dates: Oct 8th/9th/10th Fri/Sat/Sun – Times:F/S9-5.30pm Sun 9-4pm

Oct course Teaching module Fri Nov 26th 9-3pm/Exam Sat Nov 27th 9am start

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PPE2 PROGRESSIVE Pilates Method Intermediate Up Skill for PPE level 1 instructors

November  2010

1 day intensive course for qualified Level 1 instructors taking Pilates to the Intermediate Level

Dates: Nov 13th – Times: 9am-5pm

Exam: Jan 2011 tba

Cost: Fan member €295 – Non Fan member €325 Comprehensive course manual / DVD  & assessment included

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REFORMER  Course schedule____

PPR 1PROGRESSIVE Pilates Method Reformer Level 1  Group Class Instructor 10 hr intensive

September 2010

Course material for beginner / improver group reformer class programming suitable for Mat Level I/II instructors- new teaching module

Dates: Sep 10th/11th Fri/Sat  – Times: Fri 2pm-6pm Sat 11am-6pm – Exam: 12th Nov

Cost: Fan Member €375 – Non member €400  (Comprehensive course material & exam included )

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PPR 2 PROGRESSIVE Pilates Method Level 2 Reformer Group Class instructor

October 2010

1 day intensive for Reformer qualified level 1  instructors

Dates: Oct 15th – Times: 9am-5pm

Exam: Jan 22nd 2011 

Cost: Fan Member €295 – Non Fan member €325 Comprehensive course manual & assessment included

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