\n Pilates is a form of exercise which uses\u00a0bodyweight to target the core, which includes all the posture muscles and the pelvic floor.\n<\/p>\n
\n Reformer Pilates takes this a step further by using special machines to increase the difficulty of the exercises by introducing an element of resistance.\n<\/p>\n
\n The new facility, called Etir\u00e9 Reformer Pilates Studio, opened on Monday, August 18, and is owned and operated\u00a0by Sophie Crane, from\u00a0nearby Cuddington.\n<\/p>\n
\n As well as being a qualified Pilates instructor, Sophie is also a beautician, and runs her own online sweetshop business.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI don\u2019t like not being busy,\u201d the 25-year-old said.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sophie\u2019s new exercise studio is open\u00a0seven days a week, and classes can be booked for up to six people, thought she also offers more private one-to-one and one-to-two classes.\n<\/p>\n
\n Etire Reformer Pilates Studio can cater for one-to-one classes, right through to groups of six (Image: Sophie Crane) \u201cI\u2019ve been doing Pilates myself for three-and-a-half-years, but I\u2019ve always been interested in the fitness industry,” she added.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAt the start of this year, I decided to take the leap and train\u00a0as a Pilates instructor, and now\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0opened the studio.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPilates helps with strength and flexibility, and it\u2019s really good for your core.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cYou use your core for most of it.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s also great for your pelvic floor, so it\u2019s especially good for women who have had children.\n<\/p>\n
\n Tramps are used to add a cardiovascular element to some oof Sophie’s classes (Image: Sophie Crane) \u201cIt\u2019s also great for posture and spinal mobility. These are the main benefits.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWith Pilates on a mat, you\u2019re just using your bodyweight.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cOur machines have resistance springs, which effectively adds weight.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt makes each exercise that little but harder, which help to build strength a bit quicker.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Sophie offers a variety of class types, include classic Pilates, spicy Pilates, and high energy tramp Pilates, which uses trampolines to add a cardiovascular element.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sophie added: \u201cI had a lady in the other week who does mat Pilates regularly, and she was shocked how different it was, but also sort of the same.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI offer a wide selection of class credits, packages, and memberships, giving people the choice to pick which is best suited to them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pilates is a form of exercise which uses\u00a0bodyweight to target the core, which includes all the posture muscles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[6647,102,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-105717","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}