Clinical pilates

Comfortable and loose fitting clothing. No trainers are required.

Bring a bottle of water to keep hydrated during the class. All the equipment (mats, resistance bands and fit circles) that you will need will be provided for you during your class. 

Absolutely! Many top athletes are now making Pilates an integral part of their fitness programme to enhance their performance. All athletes know about the crucial importance of stretching, suppleness and flexibility. 

All sports have their own key patterns of movement. Repeated use of these movement patterns can result in muscular imbalance. Less relevant muscle groups can become weak and inefficient, with the more predominant muscles becoming bulky and tight. Pilates focuses on the whole body, aiming to rebalance muscles and improve postural alignment to give a stronger and more efficient body.

Yes of course! We can guide you through a Pilates programme to speed up your recovery and reduce the risk of recurrence. 

Please tell your instructor when you are starting your course about the nature of your injury and what stage in your recovery you are at.

Most definitely! 

Our Pilates instructors have extensive knowledge of how the body works. If you are very weak we recommend a 1:1 session with a physiotherapist before joining one of our classes. 

This will allow us to assess your posture and strength and any areas of weakness or concerns will be highlighted and the exercises will be tailored to suit you.

Yes! There is a natural progression from basic Pilates exercises to the more advanced exercises. The exercise programme will be tailored to challenge your body, whatever level you are at.

Yes! Each exercise is specifically chosen to challenge you while supporting you through the many changes in your body as your pregnancy progresses.

Pregnancy Pilates is a great way to tone and maintain good postural strength during this time. The strength gains achieved will keep you fitter as your bumps grows larger (and larger!). Pilates will also strengthen you to manage the new positions you’ll be in as a new Mum, such as feeding, carrying car seats, and lifting and pushing the buggy.

Pregnancy Pilates is taught by Chartered Physiotherapists who have completed specialised training in pregnancy Pilates.

• • • Strengthen the areas prone to weakness from ligament laxity, such as your pelvis and lower back
    • Stretch the areas prone to tightness from postural changes, such as your chest, neck and upper spine
    • Limit fluid retention
    • Help minimise pelvic pain and joint discomfort
    • Become a great meeting place for all you mums-to-be where you can compare notes and plan for maternity leave outings!

A postnatal pilates class can begin after your 6 week checkup (normal delivery) or after 10 weeks (after a Caesarian Section).

Postnatal pilates focuses on working postural muscles, overworked pelvic floor muscles and helps tone the tummy muscles again. Postnatal pilates classes are great building blocks for getting you strong enough to return to your pre-pregnancy sporting activities.

Of course! At all times it is vital that you are happy with the standard of your class.

If you find it too fast for your ability, or indeed if you are too good for the class you find yourself in, please talk to your instructor immediately and we can recommend the best course of action for you.

You can register for a class by sending an email to pilates@totalphysio.ie or by phoning us on 01-213 7000.

Once you have registered with us and booked into a class that suits you, payment may be made by cash, card or by bank transfer. We regret that we cannot confirm your place in the class until payment has been received in full.