You will take part in an assessment addressing individual posture and alignment. It is from this point, the instructor can begin to design a personal program that will help define the fitness needs that apply directly to your lifestyle and movement patterns. Core strength is an immediate focus as is balance and body awareness. Be prepared to move in your first session and wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move easily.

There is a program with specified protocol for pregnancy. The Pilates repertory can be modified to take a woman through her entire pregnancy.

Joseph Pilates believed the optimum number of class should be 4X a week. While that is the ideal, it is sometimes more realistic to implement at least 2X a week.

Some conditions that may benefit from Pilates include:

• Overall Fitness needs / beginning to advanced abilities
• Chronic pain
• Sports injuries
• Back and neck pain
• Muscle tension and stress
• Pregnancy / Postpartum
• Balance issues
• Joint instability / pain
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Osteoporosis
• Poor posture
• Golf/Tennis elbow