Saturday Beginners classes and now Reformer classes.

Our dedicated Team are very excited to bring you new challenges and ensure your Pilates experience with us is fun, safe and enjoyable.

Please see the new timetable.

Our small class sizes give you more personal attention ONLY 3 of you in class.

So visit the timetable for your class, get in touch and book your place in class today. 

Keep on Moving.

Carol X

With Pilates, everyday is a good day.

Let’s keep moving together.

Byfleet Pilates is running private and small group sessions via Zoom from my home to yours!

The sessions are interactive, restricted to 3. It means we can monitor your movement closely and make sure you are getting the best from your movement practice.

If you would like to join one of our intimate sessions please call (07966 069313) or drop me an email [email protected]. I will guide you through your log in and explain what you need.

Stay home. Stay safe.

Carol

Our Osteopath Ben Brown regularly visits the studio. Please call to ask for details to avoid disappointment 07966 069313

‘Putting your best foot forward’

The last thing we think about when we are training is our feet.

We simply take them for granted…………….. Oh, we make them look beautiful with the odd pedicure and painting our nails but when was the last time you gave yours a bit of TLC and a workout?

Think of the forces we put through them daily as we achieve our 10,000 steps and more. Simply walking can be 1.5 times your body weight; running up to 5 times and sprinting, to do your interval training, even more. Boy, do they work hard.

So some simple TCL to take care of them is a wonderful thing.

At Byfleet Pilates, we offer classes for footwork – literally. There are balls available to massage and stretch your feet from the moment you walk into the studio.

What can you do at home?

1. Simply allowing your feet to stretch out and walk without shoes when its safe to do so.
2. Wriggle those toes, can you spread  them out and do a Mexican wave with them? I love to do this on the massage ball, standing on the ball and rolling it under my foot. I hold the pressure points for several seconds.
3. Sitting at your desk write the alphabet with your feet, you’ll be surprised how hard that can be but great for the ankles.
4. Try picking up the towel from the bathroom floor with your toes after your shower – one foot at a time please!
5. Stretch your ankles as you start to climb the stairs, holding the banister, with your toes on the bottom step reach your heels downwards. To improve your ankle strength now raise up on to your toes – don’t bounce.
6. Can you still walk on your tip toes? Try it carefully please close to the wall if you need the support.

Have fun with these exercises, your feet with thank you , especially as party season arrives and you put them in those  killer heels.

The weather looks set to be nice for September, an Indian summer, prefect for getting outside and back to training as the children return to school.

It is tempting to go back too hard, too quickly, remembering how fit you were at the end of term. If you have not managed to train consistently during the holidays it’s best to ease yourself back in. You will be back to full fitness in no time. More importantly you will avoid the frustrating injuries often caused by overtraining too quickly after a break.

Warming up and cooling down are key parts of your training. Stretching after your exercise has been shown to aid recovery and help you avoids Delayed Onset of Muscular soreness, DOMS. Enjoy your training and remember to increase your water in take by 500mls per hour of training.

Cross training is great for the body, try something new, mix it up.

Byfleet Pilates is interested in supporting and participating in local sports events.

We will let you know what is coming up locally. If you want to search further afield The Running Bug is a great website, here you can find all sorts of information about events.

Bookham 10kms Sunday 5th February, 2017

https://therunningbug.co.uk/events/find-races/bookham-10k.aspx

The Surrey Hills Challenge 5kms is perfect for all the family 25th September, 2016.

http://therunningbug.co.uk/events/find-races/surrey-hills-challenge-5k.aspx

Even closer to home is Byfleet Running Festival on the 24th September, 2016

https://www.riderhq.com/events/69582/byfleet-running-festival-2016