Further details – dates – costs and times will be here soon !!!
looking forward to seeing you soon.
Joyce
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.
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
Two new classes unique to BODYFIRM Pilates – check this out TRX Training
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
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
Hi Folks
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 can help men fight serious illness and reduce the incidence of painful sports injuries
It amazes me when I hear that some men still consider Pilates to be “an exercise system just for women or people who are not able for the cut and thrust of the gym”. Pilates is in the worldly view of such men ‘NOT FOR REAL MEN’.
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:
– 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
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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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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“The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power” –Joseph Pilates 1939
Pilates is about moving, moving the body uniformly.
Pilates is about movement being driven from the inside out by ‘internal stabilization’
We have in our bodies a natural process of protection, when we go to move. This internal muscular process switches on to protect in particular the lumbar spine. However, through poor posture, perhaps pain or abdominal surgery, this process can be inhibited and may not work as effectively as it should in order to protect us.
Pilates as a movement system – starts from the inside out, all our movement comes from being actively aware of this internal process, we learn to re connect with the pelvic floor and deeper abdominal muscle (TVA) – so even the simple bicep curl – starts deep from within.
Pilates is a full body process
For example, to improve the tone of your upper arms, the Biceps, you might engage in moving a leaver – hold a dumbbell, curl the forearm towards the shoulder, lower and repeat – and you have performed a bicep curl. This is a simple mechanical process that works a muscle in isolation.
Now in Pilates, we focus not only on the bicep, but on where your arm is in relation to your shoulder; where your shoulder is in relation to your spine, where your spine is in relation to your pelvis, where your feet are in relation to your pelvis and so on … Nothing works in isolation, everything is integrated. So Pilates is a full body process.
By using Pilates to create a strong centre, organizing your trunk, aligning your shoulder and pelvic girdles and thus distributing the load through a network of appropriate structures dedicated to your well-being, you will ultimately have a quality of movement, in performing the activities of daily living (ADL’s), improving your quality of life.
Key Benefits of Pilates:
Joyce
If you have any questions about Pilates or would like to learn more about our training, phone us at 01 868 4600, or drop us a line to training@bodyfirmpilates.com
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