Achieve the perfect balance between strength and flexibility.
Pilates helps to reshape your body, become leaner and improve your posture.
Pilates also helps relieve unwanted stress and tensions, with its slow, controlled approach giving long-term results.
This class is booked via the Bolton Arena Sports Village app.
What is Pilates?
Pilates is a form of exercise that focuses on balance, posture, strength, and flexibility. It’s suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels – and is even recognised as a beneficial exercise by the NHS. Pilates provides the perfect balance between strength and flexibility. It can help to reshape your body, making it leaner, and improve your posture. It also helps relieve unwanted stress and tensions, with its slow, controlled approach giving long-term results.
Pilates takes its name from the German physical trainer, Joseph Pilates, who developed it in the early 20th century and called it ‘Contrology’ 1.
Pilates uses about 50 repetitive exercises to work your muscles. Each one consists of ‘five essentials’ – breathing, pelvic placement, rib cage placement, shoulder blade movement and stabilisation, and head and cervical placement.
We have two Pilates sessions each week – one between 12pm and 1pm every Wednesday and the second every Sunday from 10.40am until 11.40am. Both classes are extremely popular and soon get booked up, so secure your place early via the Bolton Arena Sports Village app or you can check out our class timetable and book your Pilates class.
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Pilates offers a range of benefits for both body and mind, including:
Pain Relief – Helps with injury recovery, chronic pain (especially lower back pain), and improves alignment.
Core Strength – Strengthens not just your abs but your entire trunk, improving overall stability.
Posture – Encourages better alignment, reducing strain on your back and improving breathing and digestion.
Flexibility – Enhances mobility, reduces injury risk, and keeps muscles relaxed.
Balance & Coordination – Strengthens core stability, improving movement control and reducing fall risk.
Body Awareness – Helps you tune into how your body moves, where you hold tension, and what feels best.
Breath Control – Encourages mindful breathing, which can enhance performance and reduce stress.
Mental Well-being – Promotes relaxation, focus, and overall mood improvement.1
1 https://health.clevelandclinic.org/everything-you-want-to-know-about-pilates
Yes! Pilates is a form of strength training as it uses bodyweight resistance and can incorporate props like blocks or towels for added challenge. Regular practice helps build muscle strength, improve agility, and enhance muscle engagement—benefits that extend beyond Pilates to other workouts and daily activities.2
2 https://www.onepeloton.com/blog/is-pilates-strength-training/
Both yoga and Pilates offer great workouts, and the best choice depends on your goals:
Similarities: Both can be done with minimal equipment, focus on breath control, improve mental focus, reduce stress, and can be adapted for different fitness levels.
Yoga emphasises flexibility, mobility, and mindfulness, with various styles ranging from gentle to advanced. Some poses may be challenging for those with joint issues.
Pilates is low-impact, great for core strength and injury recovery, and can be done on a mat or with equipment for added resistance.3
If you have health concerns, consult an instructor to find the best fit for you.
3 https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness-exercise/pilates-vs-yoga
Yes! Pilates includes dynamic stretching and controlled movements that enhance flexibility and mobility. By strengthening and lengthening muscles, it helps improve range of motion, reduce stiffness, and lower the risk of injury. Regular practice can lead to better overall movement and posture.
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