Pilates - mat, chair and reformer coaching
Bodies in Balance is run by Rebecca Downes in the Lincoln area. Rebecca has had a varied career and initialy trained professionally as a ballet dancer. Due to a chronic ankle injury Rebecca's dance career was cut short and she decided to return to education. Rebecca left university with a law degree and went on to qualify as a chartered tax adviser - a field she worked in for approximately 7 years. After taking time off to have a family, Rebecca did not wish to return to an office job and decided to revisit her past ballet training. This training involved daily pilates exercises which were used to strengthen and elongate the muscles. It was an easy decision to to go back to her first love and to re-aquaint herself with this fantastic exercise programme. Rebecca runs a pilates business in the lincoln area, specifically, Nettleham, Ingham, Spridlington, Welton, Faldingworth and Glentworth. Rebecca teaches group mat work classes, one to one sessions in both mat work and reformer and specialised chair based classes for those less mobile.
Rebecca also has specialist training to teach pilates to children, this can be important for rehabilitation or for talented young sport and dance students who have been advised to increase their core strength. To contact Rebecca call on 01673 878 433.
Pilates is recommended for back care and increased core strength by physiotherapists, GP's, nurses, surgeons, medical consultants, osteopaths and chiropractors. Due to the nature of the exercises pilates is also a great way to help relieve stress.
Pilates
Rebecca holds group pilates classes just outside Lincoln in Nettleham (Monday and Thursday), Faldingworth (Monday), Ingham (Tuesday), Spridlington (Wednesday)and Glentworth (Thursday). Rebecca has practiced pilates for 20 years, firstly as part of her dance training and then as a means of maintaining strength, flexibility and co-ordination. Rebecca's pilates teacher training was undertaken with STOTT PILATES, co-founded by Lindsay and Moira Merrithew in Canada. There are now training centres all over the world and this style of pilates is internationally renowned and respected click here to read more. At the present time Rebecca is qualified to teach the matwork repertoire, which can be enhanced with the use of small equipment to add greater understanding, intensity and/or variety. Rebecca has further enhanced her training by the completion of a graduate course to specifically care for people with particular training needs related to injury or illness.
