1-1 Personalised & Tailored Pilates | Barre | Stretch

Description:

Transform your body. Elevate your mind.


Indulge in a personalised one-on-one session that seamlessly blends Pilates, Barre, and Stretch elements based on your unique needs and requirements. This hour-long session caters to individuals seeking a comprehensive approach to mobility, strength, and flexibility.

What does the session include:

The session caters to all levels, incorporating bodyweight exercises and various equipment. Each exercise is performed with attention to correct breathing techniques and abdominal muscle control. This session will help re-educate you with specific stretch exercises tailored to your current needs and requirements, which can help alleviate postural imbalance, aches, pains and faster healing from injuries.

Pilates:

Experience a low-intensity, breath-centred class designed to strengthen major muscle groups and enhance overall balance. Pilates focuses on building a robust core, influencing posture, flexibility, and balance. It serves as a foundational exercise benefiting all aspects of daily life

Benefits:

  • Improved flexibility
  • Balance and enhance muscular strength on both sides of your body
  • Improved stabilisation of your spine
  • Improved posture
  • Rehabilitation or prevention of injuries related to muscle imbalances
  • Improved physical coordination and balance
  • Relaxation of your shoulders, neck, and upper back
  • Increased lung capacity and circulation through deep breathing
  • Improved concentration and body awareness

Stretch Therapy:

Address muscle tightness, joint imbalances, and tissue restrictions with our Stretch Therapy component. This therapeutic approach focuses on treating movement distortions, aches, and pains, reducing the risk of injuries.


Benefits:

  • Improve muscle imbalance and enhance flexibility
  • Improve range of movement
  • Decrease risk of injury


Barre

Embark on a dynamic and graceful workout that combines elements of ballet, Pilates, and yoga. Barre is a low-impact exercise that utilises a stationary handrail (or barre) for support, focusing on isometric movements to target specific muscle groups. This elegant and effective workout is designed to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance.

Benefits:

  • Improves muscle tone targeting various muscle groups, promoting lean and sculpted muscles.
  • Engage in stretches to improve overall flexibility.
  • Isometric holds for better balance.
  • Improve posture.
  • Promotes core strength.
  • Low-Impact and gentle on joints, making it suitable for individuals of all fitness levels.
  • Mind-Body connection incorporating mindfulness into each movement, promoting mental focus.

Indulge in a session or workshop that caters to your individual needs, promoting holistic well-being through the fusion of Pilates, Barre, and Stretch Therapy.

Instructor / Therapist Bio

Zoe is a qualified Barre, Mat Pilates and Stretch Therapy Instructor in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. She has a background in dance, and this gives her a great understanding of the body.

She originally found Barre when she was training to be a professional dancer, as it incorporated elements of her training, from here she qualified as an instructor and found a love for being a personal cheerleader for everyone in her classes! She has now gained qualifications in the Science of Stretching and Mat Pilates, with a Reformer Pilates qualification pending!

Zoe’s classes are all centred around the mind/body connection, bringing movement and wellness together, with the goal of creating a holistic approach to fitness. Zoe aims to provide a whole-being experience for her clients, emphasising the importance of physical and mental health. Her Pilates classes involve movements that are slow and controlled helping you centre to the breath, but don’t be fooled, be prepared for some warmth in the muscles! Stretch therapy will introduce you to the world of the science behind stretching with the aim of helping improve body imbalances and increase flexibility.

Zoe offers private 1-1 classes and small group workshops in Barre, Pilates, and Stretch Therapy.

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