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The Pilates Pod Blog tells you how you can fix various ailments with the help of Pilates. Manage pain and restore your health with Pilates. The Pilates Pod was founded in 2011 by Michelle Smith as a centre for excellence in Pilates. It is the first dedicated Pilates studio in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, and one of only a handful of Classical Studios in the UK, offering the full authentic Pilates..
The Pilates Pod Blog
3w ago
Feedback matters.
We’d love to know what you’ve been up to over the last few months and why we haven’t seen you at The Pilates Pod.
And, of course, we’d love to see you back. Use code HOWYOUDOIN10 at the checkout to get yourself 10% off your next purchase to come back.
That could be:
10% off your first month’s group membership or PT membership. – ask us to set up and apply the discount
10% off a pack of 5 or 10 group Pilates sessions
10% off a pack of 5 or 10 1:1 sessions.
Take advantage of 10% off a 5 week Pelvic Floor Course – more course info here.
Or do a PAYG drop in Pilates group sessio ..read more
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3w ago
Come visit us and get one free session
If you’re considering returning to Pilates, there’s no time like the present to get started.
Buy a pack of 5, and we’ll add one free
This applies to your choice of 5 x Group Pilates Sessions or 5 x 1:1’s.
Sign up today, and your free session will be added automatically.
Book 5 x Group Pack here
Book 5 x PT Pack here
Need a little extra help from The Pilates Pod team? Schedule a call or visit with our Office Manager Lisanne and we’ll help you. 01462 338002 or email hello@thepilatespod.co.uk
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The Pilates Pod Blog
3w ago
Do you want to treat a Mum to something special and extra thoughtful this Mother’s Day? If you’re a Mum or Mum-to-be, or if you want to treat your Mum, we’ve got some great deals for Mother’s Day.
Just choose from the type of Pilates you want for you as Mum or Mum to be, or to treat your Mum.
Buy your Mothers Day Treat Package from the options below to gift to your mum, or treat yourself – you deserve it!
1:1’s – 3 x 55 1:1’s for £180
Duets – 3 x 55 2:1’s (for 2 of you )for £125 each (£250 total)
Mat Classes – 3 x Monday evening Mat class for £30 in-studio or £24 online.
Small Group Apparatus ..read more
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1M ago
This is Claudia’s story in her own words. It marks ten years since her first cancer diagnosis and ten years of getting back on the bike through Pilates and exercise.
Ten years ago, I started the New Year full of good intentions for my fitness. Five months later, I woke up in intensive care after major abdominal
surgery for ovarian cancer.
A long scar down the middle of my belly (needing 68  ..read more
The Pilates Pod Blog
2M ago
“I left the 2023 retreat with more air in my lungs, love in my heart and hope in my soul.”
2023 retreater
Welcome to the “Roots to Rejuvenation”
Michelle’s 2024 10-13th May Retreat ` Based on the element ‘earth’ – a transformative experience designed to ground your energy, leaving you recharged and ready to face life with a renewed spirit.
? Join us for this unique retreat where the art of taking a purposeful pause is celebrated.
After the overwhelming success of our sold-out retreat in 2023, we are thrilled to announce our return to Spain with a new theme and renewed energy.
If you are ..read more
The Pilates Pod Blog
2M ago
Pilates is based around the main four S’s
Strength
Stability
Stretch
Stamina
Those four things are what’s going to give your whole body balance and support.
This unique exercise system uses these four things in combination with each other, whereas in most fitness techniques, you would have to strengthen something and then use a different exercise or piece of equipment for stretching.
Pilates does it all! And uniquely to Pilates, it works inside out meaning you work the body’s internal support muscles to help control the external body. We use the body’s internal core support for resistance ag ..read more
The Pilates Pod Blog
2M ago
Pilates has been around since the early 1900s, mainly in the world of professional dancers, boxers, and the stars of stage and screen. It has gained huge popularity and took off in the 80’s when one of his devotees opened a studio above a hairdressing salon frequented by Barbra Streisand, Candice Bergen and Ali MacGraw. The stars found themselves drawn to the pastime and a fitness craze was born.
With its proven approach of full body integration and a strong focus on core strength, flexibility, and the mind-body connection, Pilates in the 21st century is definitely here to stay and on the ris ..read more
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2M ago
mat pilatesIt’s the new year, so the media and marketers desperately tell you about every new fitness programme.
They make them sound exciting and fun and tend to include all new moves, routines, and workouts to get you interested.
This week’s Evening Standard reports on the “new fitness crazes the celebs are doing for 2024.”
The only problem?
They tend to skip the basics!
I know basics can sound dull. It’s so easy to be tempted to skip the fundamentals and basics and go straight to the big stuff.
But here’s the thing.
The “big stuff” won’t work until we create habits using the basics.
The bas ..read more
The Pilates Pod Blog
3M ago
Taking care of your pelvic floor is essential for overall health and well-being. Before we look at some top tips to maintain a healthy pelvic floor, let’s first understand the anatomy and function of the pelvic floor. What is the pelvic floor?
The pelvic floor refers to a group of muscles and connective tissues that form a supportive hammock-like structure at the base of the pelvis. The pelvic floor is a complex structure composed of several layers of muscles, with one layer running from side to side (between sit bone to sit bone). The other layer runs from back to front (tailbone to pub ..read more
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3M ago
As the holiday season fast approaches, the air becomes filled with joy, festivities, and the unmistakable sound of the cellotape as everyone busily wraps presents on the floor for hours on end.
Until, OUCH! You try standing up and your back has a grumble or a moan. It might be the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ but it isn’t so jolly when it also brings along a less desirable gift – a bad back.
This time of year is rife for an increase in back pain. From decking the halls with boughs of holly and over stretching to get the twinkly lights up, to bustling through crowded stores shopping with ..read more