Pilates

Your facilitators

In The Looking Glass Basel’s words

Here at TLG, expect a Mat class with the use of sandbags, black rolls, blocks, and bolsters as well as modifications, assists and corrections, for all levels. Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named. Pilates can be described as "a mind–body exercise that requires core stability, strength, and flexibility, and attention to muscle control, posture, and breathing". In his book Return to Life through Contrology, Joseph Pilates presents his method as the art of controlled movements, which should look and feel like a workout (not a therapy) when properly manifested. If practiced with consistency, Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops control and endurance in the entire body. It puts emphasis on alignment, breathing, developing a strong core, and improving coordination and balance. The core, consisting of the muscles of the abdomen, low back, and hips, is often called the "powerhouse" and is thought to be the key to a person's stability. Pilates' system allows for different exercises to be modified in range of difficulty from beginner to advanced or to any other level, and also in terms of the instructor and practitioner's specific goals and/or limitations. Intensity can be increased over time as the body adapts itself to the exercises.

Make it a ritual

Every Wednesday at 19:45, and every Friday at 12:15, and every Monday at 19:45.