Another piece of equipment arrived this week…..the Ladder barrel. Perhaps the most demanding of all the pieces but gives a fantastic stretch and an excellent work out. There has been a great deal of interest in the equipment. People have started to realise that it’s not as scary as it looks and have reaped the benefits, applying what they have learned to the mat exercises, which after all was Joseph Pilates’ intention for the equipment.

The wonders of snow... The remarkable and beautiful white stuff brought much disruption to our classes with many people not being able to get out of the drive let alone attend their Pilates lesson. For those that did brave it and made it in we practice walking in the snow within the comforts and warmth of the studio. How? By imagining to walk like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever!! He has a bounce in his step allowing the major joints of ankles knees and hips to remain soft and reactive whilst walking on something as unstable and unpredictable as snow and ice.