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  • Home
  • About
    • About Tania
    • About Michelle
    • What Is Pilates
      • Joseph Pilates
      • Our approach
    • Our News
  • Classes
  • Pilates teacher training
    • Why train with us
    • Training, timetable, and registration
    • Standard Pilates teacher training courses
      • Before you start and what you need to qualify
      • Mat Instructor
      • Reformer Instructor
      • Group Reformer Instructor
      • Equipment Instructor
      • Comprehensive Instructor
      • Course content descriptions
    • Instructor Bridge programme
    • Instructor training policies
    • Our training graduates
  • Join our team
    • Become one of our Master Instructors
    • Make your studio an instructor training centre
  • Workshops
    • Upcoming workshops
      • Assess your breathing with a breathing expert
      • Teach breathing better using the Buteyko method
      • Help your body breathe better
      • Pilates for feet, pelvic floor, lower back, neck and shoulders
    • Special workshops & consultancy
    • Conferences
      • 2012 Pilates Conferences
  • Pilates articles
    • Finding your neutral alignment
    • Pilates breathing
    • Good pain, bad pain
    • Doing Pilates while pregnant
    • Doing Pilates after giving birth
    • Pilates glossary
  • Contact us
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027 510 5220

Pilates articles

Learn useful tips for doing Pilates., including how to find neutral alignment, how to breath during Pilates exercises, doing Pilates while pregnant and much more...

Find neutral alignment

Read our easy-to-follow instructions about how to find your postural alignment.​
More on neutral alignment

Pilates breathing

Breathing fully and deeply is a cornerstone of good Pilates technique so it's important to breathe correctly as you move.
​More on Pilates breathing

Good pain, bad pain

When exercising, only do what feels comfortable and right for your body. Learn how to tell what pain is right and what's wrong.
More on good pain, bad pain

Doing Pilates while pregnant

You can do Pilates when you're pregnant — and it can help you through pregnancy and your labour. But you need to change how you exercise and avoid some movements altogether to keep you and your baby safe.
​More on doing Pilates while pregnant

Doing Pilates after giving birth

Pilates can help you get back into shape after pregnancy, but you need to wait 6 weeks after giving birth. And there's a test you need to do to check whether your abdominal muscles are ready to start exercising normally again.
More on doing Pilates after giving birth
I leave Tania’s studio after each session feeling energised and ready for anything. I know Pilates will continue to be part of my exercise life as I get older; I hope it will always keep me feeling this good. Thanks, Hearts and Bones!" 
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  • Home
  • About
    • About Tania
    • About Michelle
    • What Is Pilates
      • Joseph Pilates
      • Our approach
    • Our News
  • Classes
  • Pilates teacher training
    • Why train with us
    • Training, timetable, and registration
    • Standard Pilates teacher training courses
      • Before you start and what you need to qualify
      • Mat Instructor
      • Reformer Instructor
      • Group Reformer Instructor
      • Equipment Instructor
      • Comprehensive Instructor
      • Course content descriptions
    • Instructor Bridge programme
    • Instructor training policies
    • Our training graduates
  • Join our team
    • Become one of our Master Instructors
    • Make your studio an instructor training centre
  • Workshops
    • Upcoming workshops
      • Assess your breathing with a breathing expert
      • Teach breathing better using the Buteyko method
      • Help your body breathe better
      • Pilates for feet, pelvic floor, lower back, neck and shoulders
    • Special workshops & consultancy
    • Conferences
      • 2012 Pilates Conferences
  • Pilates articles
    • Finding your neutral alignment
    • Pilates breathing
    • Good pain, bad pain
    • Doing Pilates while pregnant
    • Doing Pilates after giving birth
    • Pilates glossary
  • Contact us