“If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.”

Joseph Pilates

Benefits of Pilates

  • Leaner and stronger muscles, enhanced flexibility.

  • Strong core.

  • Teaches correct muscle activation, body awareness.

  • Muscle alignment and correction to improve posture.

  • Can help manage/prevent injury as well as common issues such as lower back pain.

  • Promotes mind/body awareness and releases tension of both.

  • Provides a safe, low-impact form of exercise for populations such as pregnant women, those with restrictions and older adults.

  • Serves as effective cross-training for athletic pursuits.

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The Stott Pilates® Difference

Often referred to as the ivy league school of Pilates, it is a contemporary approach to the original exercise method pioneered by the late Joseph Pilates. Stott Pilates® from Merrithew is recognised as a leader in Pilates programming by studios and fitness facilities worldwide with headquarters in Toronto, Canada. Moira Merrithew (founder) studied and apprenticed with Romana Kryzanowska at the New York studio founded by Joseph Pilates (Pilates, Robbins 1998, pg 14).