Vita Sana Pilates

28/02/2022

Well that’s a wrap folks! After over 12 years, our last Pilates class was tonight and I wish to say a massive thank you to everyone who attended (and didn’t make me too emotional!). To all my wonderful Clients over the years, THANK YOU…and keep up your practice 🙏

01/02/2022

Vita Sana Pilates will be closing on 28th February 2022. I wish to thank everyone who has attended Pilates sessions with me over the past 12 years. It has been an absolute joy and pleasure.
Please do keep up your Pilates practice (my pre-recorded home workout videos will still be available to existing clients).
Again, from the the bottom of my heart, thank you.

30/01/2022

23/01/2022

A quick and healthy vegan meal made with aubergine, green beans, spinach, mushrooms and lots of tasty extras. Ideal after a busy workday.

09/01/2022

Latest Pilates Class Timetable 😁

06/01/2022

I think most of my Clients can appreciate this one 😂

04/01/2022

My eyes!

01/01/2022

Vita Sana Pilates wishes everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year!

28/12/2021

Sitting down too much over the festive period and not stretching enough? Hamstrings feeling tight? Check out this short video I created for Clients to practice at home.

25/12/2021

Merry Christmas to all my wonderful Clients and Followers! See you back in class soon!

23/12/2021

Well that's a wrap for Pilates classes this year! A massive thank you to everyone who attended classes and worked hard.

Classes will resume on Monday 10th January 2022. See you all then!

22/12/2021

Ollie Update...

Ollie has settled in very well and loves the Pilates mat already. He can often be spotted on it practicing his downward dog. Ollie wishes to thank everyone for their patience whilst he has settled in.

20/12/2021

Newsletter 6 now out! Sign up to our newsletter at www.vitasanapilates.com to stay up to date with Vita Sana Pilates classes, retreats, offers and much more.

20/12/2021

Welcome to the Vita Sana Pilates newsletter!

20/12/2021

Did you know…?

Pilates is a form of resistance training.

Resistance training is defined as “a form of exercise that improves muscular strength and endurance”. When you do resistance training, you use the weight of your body, gravity, bands, and even weights to create resistance for your arms, legs, and torso during a workout. Pilates uses bands and other weighted items of equipment as well as gravity and your body weight to make exercises more focused and effective.

16/12/2021

It’s amazing how far you can go when you are part of a great team. Join team VSP today! www.vitasanapilates.com

12/12/2021

Pilates Gift Vouchers are the perfect Christmas gift!

Pilates vouchers are available to order at Vita Sana Pilates - give your friend, family member or loved one this unique and beneficial gift today ☺️

09/12/2021

Happy birthday to the founder of Pilates, Joseph Pilates! As he once said, “The Pilates method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy." We couldn't agree more with this statement.

06/12/2021

Equestrians, can you recognise signs in the saddle that indicate you need to train your lateral subsystem?

Look out for the following:
- Collapsing to the outside in canter (seat slides to the outside of the bend and a shortening of the inside waist and lowering of the shoulder)
- Seatbones don’t feel evenly weighted
- One leg feels easier to move
- One leg feels stronger
- One leg looks longer
- More wear on one glove and the opposite boot
- Your horse moves more freely and turns easier in one directions than the other

An imbalance in your oblique slings is common and will not be rectified through more riding alone. Working on your own ‘flatwork’ is the best route to creating positive change in your ability to communicate more effectively with your horse through your seat.

Join one of our Pilates for Equestrians today to feel the benefits for yourself.

05/12/2021

Whether you practice Pilates in person or online with your instructor, or practice alone or in a group, it is all about what your put into your practice. You only get out what you put in as they say. Simply showing up does not mean you will feel the benefits.

You need to focus (for up to an hour only) and put in maximum effort. That can only come from you.

What I promise to give you as an instructor is 100% support, encouragement, motivation and years of expertise. The rest is on you.

You don’t know what your body can do until you put in 100% effort. Mindset is everything.

01/12/2021

Did you know…?

Joseph Pilates created Pilates for the rehabilitation of war soldiers.

Joseph Pilates was always interested in alternative physical exercises due to suffering illnesses and asthma throughout his childhood. As he entered adulthood, he had a special interest in physical training. When he was detained in an internment camp on the Isle of Man called Knockaloe, he developed what is now known as Pilates. This was to help soldiers returning from WWI recover and rehabilitate from their injuries.

30/11/2021

Sciatica typically occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed by a herniated disk or bone spur, but releasing muscle tension can often bring relief The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body, beginning at the lower back, and running through the hips and buttocks down to each leg. In most ca...

29/11/2021

…Hence why I still cue “head nods” and neck placement techniques during abdominal exercises in my classes. Work from your core muscles…not your neck muscles 💪🏼

It's an extremely common problem.

28/11/2021

A healthy vegan curry is a great meal to re-fuel your body after your workout and to warm you up in winter.

Sign up to the Vita Sana Pilates newsletter via out website to receive healthy recipes and find out about all things Pilates.

25/11/2021

Story of my life 😂

24/11/2021

You know you should do it. So here’s how to actually do it.

21/11/2021

Ten Amazing Facts About the Spine

The spine is an amazing part of the human body. Here are just ten fascinating facts about the spine.
- The spine has over 120 muscles in it. This is why our spine is so flexible, and why it allows us to use it in so many different ways.
- Cartilage in the spine can expand and contract. Gravity can cause the cartilage to expand and contract, that is why sometimes when people go to space they come back taller!
- You are also taller in the morning than at night, because at night you have had gravity pushing down on you all day long.
- The spine has an exceptional memory. Your spine will remember and become used to your posture. This is why it can be hard to get out of the habit of having bad posture. But once you do make a habit of good posture, your spine will remember it.
- Approximately 80% of people will suffer from back pain in their life. Back pain is the number one reason that people miss work.
- Humans and giraffes have the same amount of vertebrae in their neck. This is what provides humans with so much flexibility in their neck.
- Babies’ spines begin developing just two months after conception.
- The spine is very strong. It can hold hundreds of kilograms of weight.
- Most of the back pain experienced is in the lower back. This is because the lower back is constantly twisting and stretching.
- The spine is extremely flexible. It can bend far enough back to make ⅔ of a circle.

The spine is truly amazing! Because it is so amazing we need to make sure we really take care of it. Regular Pilates sessions is one of the best ways to look after your spine. So what are you waiting for, join Vita Sana Pilates today!

18/11/2021

Back pain is a common issue faced by many especially during the pandemic. Here are some of the best exercises for back pain that you must try.

17/11/2021

17/11/2021

Did you know…?

The creator of Pilates also called it “Contrology”.

When Joseph Pilates created Pilates, he originally referred to it as “Contrology”. This was because the exercises all focus on dedicated control of certain muscle groups.