Belinda Lavery - Myotherapist and Pilates Instructor What do you think the top 3 benefits of Clinical Pilates are? Injury rehabilitation: Aim to decrease pain and stabilise the injury, and work with the client to [...]
We’ve all heard it somewhere before - perhaps at the gym, or from your health practitioner - that it’s important to have a ‘strong core’. But what exactly does this mean, and how does having [...]
MEET JOHN... John is a 35 year old male office worker with a history of niggling low back pain. Yesterday John noticed his back pain building while out running a particularly hard run. The pain [...]
Concentration on specific body parts: At Beyond, our pilates instructors choose exercises specific to your goals and the sport that you play. We are able to target specific muscles and strengthen areas which are at [...]
The glutes are made up of 3 different muscles - glute medius, minimus & maximus which are all found within the confines of the pelvic area. Generally speaking the glutes act to stabilize the pelvis [...]
Have you ever watched a talent show and thought “Gee wizz. I wish I could bend so far back that I could suck my own big toe!” No? Me neither. But here are some examples [...]
Why you should be squatting and how clinical pilates can help. Being able to perform a squat is an integral movement required throughout our normal daily lives. Every time you sit in a chair, sit [...]
What Is It? Diastasis recti is the separation of the abdominal muscles that can occur during pregnancy due to the increasing size of the uterus. When this happens, only a thin layer of connective tissue [...]
How many times have you sat down in a chair, stepped up from the pavement onto the grass or reached above your head for a glass in a cupboard? Chances are you do most of [...]
“Why do I have to do muscle release whilst I’m at my clinical pilates session?” Clinical Pilates is a form of physical exercise that focuses on breathing, control, posture, stability, balance, functional movement, flexibility and [...]