About Us
Sinead and John Kerr, Olympic Figure Skaters with Pilates Works
What Is Pilates Works?
Pilates Works is a leader in developing and promoting the Pilates method in Scotland and is becoming increasingly involved in areas of elite sport and medicine. Pilates Works now assists organisations as diverse as SPL Football Club Heart of Midlothian and the NHS Post Graduate Dental Education for Scotland.
Register of Exercise Professionals
Pilates Works teachers have successfully completed extensive training and work to a strict code of practice governing professional ethics. All instructors are on or are working towards inclusion on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS), which is the benchmark for the industry. Pilates Works also follows Body Control Pilates guidelines and many of our teachers have been trained by this world-leading organisation.
The Benefits of the Pilates Method
- Lowered stress levels
- Improved flexibility
- Greater strength and muscle tone
- More efficient respiratory system
- More efficient lymphatic system therefore less toxins in the body
- More efficient circulatory system
- Lowered stress levels
- A flatter stomach and trimmer waist through the creation of a natural girdle of strength
- Better posture
- Toned buttocks and thighs
- Toned arms and shoulder area
- Fewer headaches (where they are posture-based)
- Less incidence of back pain
- Boosted immune system
- Increased bone density
- Greater joint mobility
- Fewer injuries for dancers/athletes
- Improved performance for dancers/athletes