Pilates Works Studio

Featured client: Martin

Why did you start to do Pilates?

I heard and read that Pilates would be very good against back pain and a good training for people with posture problems.

How did you hear about the PW studio?

My wife started with lessons at PW and was very happy with it so she brought me along.

Do you remember what your first impressions of a Pilates class were?

I liked the exercises but thought I could never do them in the correct way. Partially because I was very afraid to move my body (back pain history) and partially because I had to use muscles which I could not find in my body.

What kind of effect do the Pilates exercises have on you?

They help a lot to strenghten my stomach muscles and to keep control on my body. I still have on and off back problems (they started very heavily 5 years ago) but it takes me much less time to recover. With the help of the Pilates exercises I regained a lot of confidence in my body and live a quite normal life again!

What is your favourite exercise (and why)?

The Teaser. It gives great great satisfaction when you're able to do it, specially because at the beginning I thought that it was impossible to do. The other nice thing with the teaser is that there are plenty of variations, so it never gets boring.

How many times per week do you work out?

I take a private lesson once a week.

Do you do Pilates at home every now and then?

Yes I do....every morning for the past 2 years I exercise for 20 minutes at home.