STOTTPILATES Reformer Machines - The Rolls Royce Of Reformer Machines.

Despite the somewhat medieval name, the STOTTPILATES Reformer machine is actually an amazingly elegant machine. The STOTTPILATES Reformer provides finely tuned exercise resistance, that allows one to work very precisely to develop good alignment, core strength, and flexibility.


Watch our Womens Reformer Class Click here
Watch our Mens Reformer Class Click here

Apart from the regular equipment, the newly acquired STOTT PILATES® V2 Max Plus™ Reformer class adds a cutting edge to our offerings and a unique opportunity for our clients. Taught in groups of four, it is designed to help clients work against very gentle tension which is built up incrementally as strength increases. The STOTT Reformer offers restriction-free movement and limitless programming possibilities providing a superior workout as it allows the emulating of free, multidimensional movement of daily life.

Book now - 5 week Reformer course £50.00 or £14.00 drop in, commences Monday 1st November - click here for class times



"I'd strongly recommend Nisha's classes using the V2Max machines. They are great for improving general strength and flexibility but it's also helped me with various joint problems especially recovering from pregnancy and general childcare aches and pains. Nisha is a clear and direct teacher who understands what it's like to try and overprotect you. She'll push your abilities, showing you what you're capable of. I always feel better after a class and well worth attending on these dark winter nights to sort out aches and pains". Client Christa Price

Pilates Mat classes

Our STOTTPILATES Mat classes are based on the original work of Joseph Pilates Matwork.Pilates Matwork is kept exciting and interesting by using small equipment such as the Pilates Magic Circle, Arc Barrel and Foam Roller etc

Watch a Pilates Mat Class Click here

You'll be taken through a challenging, full body workout designed to strengthen core stability, lengthen muscles and increase flexibility in this Pilates matwork class. The Pilates Mat class is a great place to begin. All of the fundamental movements and Pilates Mat exercise principles are incorporated in the classes. The Pilates mat exercises are adaptable to any fitness level, and it is nice to focus on learning the basics correctly without having to get friendly with new exercise equipment at the same time. The Pilates mat exercises will help you quickly gain a lot of strength and confidence in the Pilates method.

"I have just started Pilates and have to say it is the best thing I have done, I am in the middle of the menapause and have had trouble sleeping, since starting the classes I have started sleeping again, the classes are small maximum 6 to a group so I feel I am getting one to one tuition, the equipments is exceptional and the tutors are fantastic, would recommend Pilates to all" Pilates Mat Client Patricia Byrne



"In ten sessions you'll feel the difference, in twenty you'll see the difference, and in thirty you'll have a new body." - Joseph Pilates.

Yoga Opens the Commonwealth Games

Yoga Opens the Commonwealth Games


About 7,000 performers entertained 60,000 spectators inside the stadium as Buddhist monks shared the stage with musicians from across the country wearing white sarongs, horned headgear and turbans.



India's President Pratibha Patil and Britain's Prince Charles declared the games open during a three-hour celebration at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, while Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' composer A.R. Rahman sang the official games song and the theme tune from the movie. A giant helium-filled balloon with mirrors and lights lifted a huge image of Indian freedom icon Mahatma Gandhi into the air.



The balloon rose from the center of the stadium as the opening ceremony began, lifting huge Rajasthani puppets into the air. The names and flags of competing nations rolled along its sides as the athletes entered, many dressed in traditional clothing from Scottish kilts to African gowns. South Africa's team blew vuvuzelas, the plastic horns that accompanied every soccer match in this year's World Cup.

Gold-clad yoga practitioners twisted limbs while men played electric-blue sitars. Bollywood extravagance and the bustle of Indian village life gave way to solemnity as a march during Mahatma Gandhi's challenge to British colonial rule was created from sand.


Watch the Yoga at the Commonwealth Games



Why not try our Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class,every Wednesday 6.30-8.00pm,St.Helens United Reform Church
Cost £7. We now have 10 men in this group, so come on Men have ago.Read More



Benefits Of Yoga



•Build core strength and stability
•Increasing lubrication of the joints, ligaments and tendons
•Massaging of all Organs of the Body
•Complete Detoxification
•Improve posture and alignment
•Increase flexibility
•Improve muscular balance and strength
•Increase endurance and muscular tone
•Prevent injury
•Enhance athletic performance
•Relieve stress and back pain
•Improve balance and coordination
•Heighten body awareness

FREE FREE FREE YOGA MATS TO ALL NEW CLIENTS !

Have you tried our new YOGA FUSION FLOW class

"Begin your evening journey with Middle Eastern sounds of opium dens long forgotten. An interwoven fusion of Pilates and Yoga are ignited when opposites merge into one. This Intermediate class will challenge experienced students by exploring more in-depth the pranayama, namaskar, asana practices and the advanced repertoire of the Joseph Pilate. More intricate sequencing will introduce deeper balance, inversion and back bending poses to further cultivate ease and focus in body and mind. This class will go deep into the strengthening and awakening of core both with our muscles and attentive breath work. A great way to build strength while awakening the power of our bodies".



Day-Wednesday Evenings

Time-6.30-8.00pm

Cost-£7 Drop in

Who Can Come ? - Both Men and Women,this is a mixed group

How Will i Benefit ? click here


Location-
St.Helens United
Reformed Church
King Street
St.Helens, Merseyside
WA10 1BQ

(car park at rear)


Tel: 01744-751115 for more details

Pilates & Yoga for Hockey !

You can combine Yoga & Pilates to create a balanced programme tailored to your individual needs. Yoga & Pilates share many features e.g. certain Pilates exercises are based on Yoga poses, and both practices emphasize the importance of good breathing, awareness and of working within your abilities. North West Pilates & Yoga Centre aims to take the best of both methods, combining core strength that is the fundamental idea of Pilates with the flexibility of Yoga. Practising Pilates will bring extra strength, stability and awareness to your yoga, while practicing yoga will bring better breathing, flexibilty and relaxation to your Pilates practice.




Interview with Client Michelle Liptrot


"I have played Hockey the last 25 years, the last 15 of which for one of the best teams in the country, Bowdon Hightown. Hockey is a demanding sport, played on artificial surfaces known as "astro-turf" and involves speed and endurance and much of the movement involves twisting and turning. This puts a huge amount of pressure on the back, groin and adductors, knees and ankles. Consequently core strength is vital in ensuring that a player can compete for the duration of the season".

"It has become considerably harder to stay fit and injury free throughout the season and I have struggled with groin and adductor injuries for the latter part of the season".



"I have been attending Nisha's pilates classes for nearly 9 months and it has made such a difference. Firstly the classes are challenging and you can really focus on improving your concentration, posture and using the right muscle groups to give you the most significant improvements. In terms of my hockey, pilates has really given me a new lease of life, allowing me to stay stronger and fitter for longer, staying injury free and able to compete without any worries".

"I will certainly be carrying on with Nisha's classes and if you want to improve your core strength for whatever sport you play I would definitely recommend it!"

Pilates & Yoga are moving to France !

Les Passeroses-24th-26th September 2010 www.lespasseroses.com

Join me for a wonderful weekend of Yoga/Pilates in the Southwest of France. Improve your core strength and flexibility along with re-education of the body's musculature, fascia, and movement patterns; allowing your body to achieve its natural alignment and support. Set amongst the rolling countryside of the Charente participate with daily Yoga/Pilates practice, pranayama, meditation, swimming, gentle strolls or bike rides, truly delicious food and the occasional siesta.. Plug in, renew and relax.




Yoga & Pilates
This will be a fun and energising weekend, suitable for practioners of all levels. Through a varied practice we will have the opportunity to explore Yoga/Pilates in its fuller sense. There are times in life when we need to let go, relax and unwind, others when we look to energise and reconnect with the bigger picture. Our moods, the stresses of life, the seasons and many other factors can affect how we feel. Pilates & Yoga enables people to detect and correct imbalances that relate to stress, nutrition, learning problems, minor injuries and other issues they meet in their daily life.



During this week we will look at ways in which we can use our Yoga/Pilates to improve our everyday living. You will leave with restored energy levels, a renewed vibrancy and a relaxed mind and body. Reconnect with your inner light and experience body brightness.

Yoga Yoga Yoga

Free Yoga with our very own Lou Thorndycraft

Tuesday 29th June,7.00-8.30pm,St.Stephen's Church,Corner Lance lane,Woolton road,Wavertree,L15 6TB



To book your place and read more about Lou click here www.blueskyoga.co.uk


The Ganges River Workshop


Wednesday 30th June,6.30-8.00pm,£7,St.Helens United Reform Church,www.pilates4sport.com



You will be lead through an expressive Yin & Yang practice,duplicating the stillness and flow of the Sacred Ganges River,with standing postures to open the spine,hips and shoulders,and twists,bringing greater mobility to those areas of the body creating freedom and spaciousness.


Sports Massage



The purpose of sports massage is to restore the full potential of your muscular system, to relieve problems and prevent injury. It covers the manipulation, management and rehabilitation of the soft tissues of the body's muscles, ligaments and tendons. Sports massage can be an important addition to your workout and training, helping achieve your performance goals with minimum injury and pain. A massage after training can help you recover two or three times faster, flushing out the lactic acid and build up of toxins in the muscles. The purpose of sports massage is to restore the full potential of your muscular system, to relieve problems and prevent injury. It covers the manipulation, management and rehabilitation of the soft tissues of the body's muscles, ligaments and tendons.


Sports Massage £15 for 30 mins,call Wayne Turner to book 07984-778455

PILATES FOR BADBACKS

According to Dr. Mehmet Oz, 9 out of 10 rehab specialists recommend Pilates as the best form of exercise for lower back pain. Another great number for the Pilates industry, though we wish we knew where he found that figure. "The most successful programs for back rehabilitation are those that creatively integrate traditional Pilates with props, like big balls, resistance bands, or balance disks," he writes in the Ask Dr. Oz section of his website.Click here to read the full article.



Who invented yoga? Well, the Indian authorities believe that the Indians did and are producing documentation to prove their point.An Indian government body tasked with protecting the country's rich heritage of medicinal and medical philosophy and practice has started filming hundreds of asanas - yoga poses - in an attempt to make a rigid system out of this most flexible of meditative practices.click here to read the full article.

HOT PILATES ON THE REFORMER

HOT PILATES Is the latest Buzz word From the USA,different from HOT YOGA as its taught at safe,sensible room temperatures.The Heat or Hot feel is created by the Pace and Dynamic structure of the class.Utilizing the PIlates Reformer,therfore gives a versatile Programme.Clients have a choice of a 4 week course for £40 or £14 drop in.To view our timetable click here

Stretch your worries away !

Les Passeroses, Charente, S.W France , £195 all inclusive

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th September 2010

Arrival Friday afternoon - Depart Sunday evening


Join Northwest Pilates & Yoga for a wonderful weekend of yoga and pilates in Southwest France. Improve your core strength and flexibility along with re-education of the body's musculature, fascia, and movement patterns; allowing your body to achieve its natural alignment and support. Set amongst the rolling countryside of the Charente participate with daily Yoga/Pilates practice, pranayama, meditation, swimming, gentle strolls or bike rides, truly delicious food and the occasional siesta... Plug in, renew and relax.





During this weekend we will look at ways in which we can use our Yoga/Pilates to improve our everyday living. You will leave with restored energy levels, a renewed vibrancy and a relaxed mind and body. Reconnect with your inner light and experience body brightness.



There is a separate therapy room with massage and holistic treatments, which will be available throughout the weekend (not included in the price). There are many local walks in the beautiful countryside, and there are also bikes which are free to use. Relax in the lovely gardens, around the pool or treat yourself to a relaxing or revitalising treatment with a local English therapist. There is a Moroccan style sitting room to chill out in.



The price includes: All meals which are wholesome vegetarian and organic produce cooked by host Alex. Alex has worked with food for nearly 20 years, firstly training to be a Chef in some of the best restaurants in Manchester and Cheshire including The Lime Tree and The Alderley Edge Hotel. He has also set up several kitchens and his own vegetarian food business.
Sample Timetable

Friday

3.00-5.00pm - Arrival &Lunch
7.00pm - Dinner
9.00-10.30pm-Relaxing Fusion Pilates/ Yoga followed by Relaxation

Saturday

8.00-10.00am -Fusion Flow class
10.15am-Breakfast
Free Time - For Massage,walks,bike ride etc
2.00pm-Lunch
Free Time-For Massage etc
4.00pm-Chai & Tiffin
5.00-7.00pm Relaxing Yin Yoga,Pranayama,Meditation
7.30pm-Dinner
9.30pm -Yoga Nidra

Sunday
8.00-10.00am -Fusion Flow class
10.15am-Breakfast
Free Time - For Massage,walks,bike ride etc
2.00pm-Lunch
3.00pm-Departure

Not included in the price is your flight Book now !

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Depart Liverpool 12.25 am arrive Limoges 3.10pm Friday 24th September

Depart Limoges 6.10 pm- arrive Liverpool 7pm Sunday 26th September

Do You want to drop a dress size for Xmas ?

With the Auterm fall approaching,now is the time to get your body mentally and physically ready for Xmas party season.You can achieve this easily with just ONE YOGA SESSION and ONE PILATES per week.

"But i am already doing this" i hear you say,"what's different " ?

The first difference is from 6th September i wil be introducing 'TABATA TRAINING' to our schedule.I have put my own individual spin into this programme.I first heard about it in the U.K from International Fitness Presenter Rachel Holmes."

"The Tabata is a high-intensity training regimen that produces remarkable results. A Tabata workout (also called a Tabata sequence) is an interval training cycle of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated without pause 8 times for a total of four minutes. This powerful training method belongs to its namesake, Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. Their groundbreaking 1996 study, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, provided documented evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity intermittent training. After just 6 weeks of testing, Dr. Tabata noted a 28% increase in anaerobic capacity in his subjects, along with a 14% increase in their ability to consume oxygen (V02Max). These results were witnessed in already physically fit athletes. The conclusion was that just four minutes of Tabata interval training could do more to boost aerobic and anaerobic capacity than an hour of endurance exercise".Rachel Holmes



"How quickly will i see the results" ?

As we all know we need to cross train our Yoga/Pilates practice with cardiovascular exercise plus have a sensible healthy food plan.You will attain quick results by including just two 60min walking sessions a week or four 30min walking sessions a week.Using a pedometer you will record the number of steps in each session over the build up to Xmas.



Our next Yoga workshop will be hosted by Norweigan teacher Christa Powell.It will be held on Wednesday 1st September at St.Helens United Reform Church at 6.30pm-8.00pm,cost is just £7.This is an excellent opportunity for both Yoga & Pilates students to gain a better understanding of rotating through the spine.Students need to bring their own Yoga Mat and Block.

New Pilates & Arc Barrell Class

New Pilates & Arc Barrell Class


With the Summer over and the schools back in full swing ,now is the time to start looking after number one.We are starting a Pilates & Arc Barrell class this Wednesday ,taught in groups of 6,every client is guaranteed to get individual attention and excellent value for money. Essentially, these are upholstered arches that help support the back and shoulders and plus open up the neck, hips and thighs, depending on how you use them. They're great rehabilitative tools for those recovering from stress, tension or injury and make a safe surface for deep stretching. We Modify exercises to increase or decrease challenge. The Barrel's gentle curve helps decompress and lengthen the spine.



Pilates/Yoga & Tabata Training


Last weeks Pilates & Tabata training has virtually been a sell out,i still have a few places left if any one is interested.


Not sure what Tabita is ? Watch Walt Disney Worlds Pilates & Yoga Guru Sean Vigue in action,


International Fitness Presenter Rachel Holmes explains the Tabata method : "The Tabata is a high-intensity training regimen that produces remarkable results. A Tabata workout (also called a Tabata sequence) is an interval training cycle of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated without pause 8 times for a total of four minutes. This powerful training method belongs to its namesake, Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. Their groundbreaking 1996 study, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, provided documented evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity intermittent training. After just 6 weeks of testing, Dr. Tabata noted a 28% increase in anaerobic capacity in his subjects, along with a 14% increase in their ability to consume oxygen (V02Max). These results were witnessed in already physically fit athletes. The conclusion was that just four minutes of Tabata interval training could do more to boost aerobic and anaerobic capacity than an hour of endurance exercise".


Click here to see our latest Reformer Photo shoot !,this will give you an idea of whats involved.


Anatomy In Clay

Last week i attended the most amazing course with American Norah St.John called 'Anatomy In Clay'.This is most definantly one of the best ways to understand the biomechanics of the human body .If you are involved in sport or movement i strongly recommend it.Devised by Jon Zahourek participants are taught to form each muscle, building from the inside out, axial and appendicular anatomy. Students will learn how to build human intrinsic axial, intrinsic brachial, intrinsic pectoral and intrinsic pelvic and extrinsic muscles,and this is just for starters !