Adelaide Pilates classes – Is Pilates for men too?

Pilates method was created by Joseph Pilates over 50 years ago. Male Pilates physiotherapists and instructors have been teaching Pilates ever since as have female Pilates physiotherapists and female Pilates instructors. The rise in popularity of Physio Pilates & dynamic core stability classes in Adelaide more recently though has seen such an increase in female participants, Pilates Physios and instructors such that you may be forgiven for thinking that Pilates classes are for women only. This is definitely not true.  Adelaide Pilates classes are suitable for both men and women. Pilates-inspired core stability classes with Physiotherapists are becoming more and more popular as the benefits of dynamic core stability is a great way to improve fitness & strength in a controlled way that won’t injure you.

Pilates For Men

Core strength, increased flexibility, balance, upper body strength, gluteal strength and engagement of endurance postural muscles as well as efficient movement patterns – all are part of what Pilates-inspired classes can achieve and are highly relevant to both men’s and women’s fitness. The coordination of movement patterns part of dynamic core stability can be very beneficial for men because men often workout their body with a part-by-part approach to developing their muscles ie. Gym or weightlifting.

City Physiotherapy Adelaide Dynamic core stability classes emphasize movement from the centre of your body and developing your core strength in your deep stabilising muscles of your trunk to help protect your back.  Dynamic Core strength training is a great way to gain whole body fitness, as well as providing a strong foundation for training for other exercise or sports such as running, cycling or team sport.

Our Adelaide dynamic core stability classes will help you improve your flexibility, especially in your hips and hamstrings. We have found that this is something that most men need more of, as our daily work is often sedentary or sitting based which can contribute to becoming tight in these muscles. City Physiotherapy exercise classes will work your body in a functional fitness way that is not unachievable like some yoga poses.

Working with dynamic core stability is a focused body and mind exercise with emphasis on your bodies overall alignment and control.  You will be taught to work on the spring-loaded equipment such as our spring -loaded reformers, trapeze, and wunda chair resistance equipment. The lightest setting on some of the equipment is often the most challenging for your core muscles. To book in for our physio exercise sessions you will initially have a 1:1 Physio assessment. A dynamic core stability programme will be designed with your needs in mind and you will learn how to operate the equipment and perform your exercises.  Once you have this mastered you can then progress to one of our popular Adelaide Physio supervised dynamic core stability exercise classes.

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