Pilates

[Alan M]

With dedication like that you deserve to improve!

[adrian]

Yes, feeling the DOMS nicely in my abs today too. Must have been doing something right

And didn't need to be winched out of bed yesterday or today

[huw williams]

The best way to counter any adverse effects is to do a 'lite' version of the same excercises the next day

So I downloaded a few illustrations of some of the strecthes (plus a few more) and did that last night - worked a treat - alieviating slight stiffness in the quads

Then I stupidly did two sets of 'side planks' (don't ask) which made evrything hurt again

[Tamar]

[quote="huw williams"]The best way to counter any adverse effects is to do a 'lite' version of the same excercises the next day

[huw williams]

I have no idea - but an experienced pilates (experienced pilate?) mate of mine reccomended doing it and it seemed to work. He also reccomended doing a 'half' session in the mid-point between full sessions - so if you're doing it fortnightly, do a 'half' session every other wednesday. Apparently this makes the 'full' sessions much more productive.

Then again he does about 6 sessions a month and is clearly obsessed

[Alan M]

Well, to conclude and make some sense of how we might proceed for further sessions --

I had a chat with Adam and he seemed to feel that a session every other week would probably not be enough to sustain the benefits. Given a weekly activity, I wonder if we could shunt it forward to 7.30 and therefore still remain clear of other club night activities. £6/week could be sustained as a price point assuming similar numbers to the taster - we may need to offer membership to partners and family members if numbers drop off. I think we would need to contract with Adam for blocks of sessions, usually 8, either by personal payment or an arrangement through the club. Ideally it would be better to buy our own equipment but is storage a problem?

I will chat this through with Doug initially but am assuming that there will need to be some form of committee approval or executive decision.

I will get back to you when I have more to report.

Doug can we talk?

Alan

[Marky Mark]

The Pilates chat has gone very quiet.

I would still like the classes to go ahead, this old body needs stretching

[Snoop Doug]

That's because Alan asked me to raise this @ next committee and that ain't happened yet. Patience young man

[Marky Mark]

I am patient, just hurry up I don't have all day

[Alan M]

Any white smoke emerging yet Doug?

[Snoop Doug]

puff puff - sorry for delay - lots on me plate

We are cleared for take off . Would need to factor in any existing club night commitments (eg June 11th is tub night) so I wonder would Adam take a block booking with maybe a week gap in the middle...? We need to find out from Adam costs for eqpt - in principle the club is willing to help out but maybe some folk might like their own. I think I'd prefer to buy my own so I could practice during the week. We have some storage space @ club house.

Alan - were you planning to offer the initial folk first dibs..? I guess once folk agree then their space is their oppotrunity and problem. eg. I say yes then I can't make a week because of holiday. If I can get a sub that's fine - if I can't I still gotta pay.

8.15 for a prompt 8.30 start - the guides use the hall before us.

Is that everything?

Sorry again for delay

Snoop

[Pilates-balance.com]

Hi all,

I hope this thread is still an active one!

I did the London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday and saw an ACC jersey pass me. I am quite proud to say that I caught up and had a chat briefly before he thanked me for the chat and sped off again at warp speed... I got up Ditchling Beacon without a foot down though, which any Pilates teacher should be proud of doing....

The Pilates session I taught for you seems a little while ago now, so apologies for the loss of momentum on my side.

If I remember right, there was a question on the forum about how many Pilates sessions should be incorporated into your training. If it were an ideal world, I would suggest three times a week. Pragmatically, I recommend that people just get used to doing a single session per week and then start to bring elements from that single class, when you're confident of doing the exercises/stretches accurately, into part of your training routine.

I can't emphasize enough how important it is for you to have a strong core for the stresses of racing or even for those training rides where you'll be riding near your maximum. Being fairly new to cycling myself I also can't quite believe how stiff my body feels even after 30 miles of being in a fairly fixed position.... So I would really like to emphasize how important stretching is to your recovery and long term postural health. I'd be quite interested to hear how you guys think a good stretching routine might affect performance.... has anyone done it long enough to know?

Feel free to ask me any questions on here and I'll do my best to answer. I can also be emailed via my website.

I'll now get in touch with Doug to see if we can get ACC Pilates classes up and running.

Thank you to Alan for all the initial leg work in this....

Hope to see you soon.

Adam

http://www.pilates-balance.com

[Alan M]

thanks Adam - no doubt something will be sorted out in due course. well done with the london to brighton

[Monica]

I've done Pilates intensively for about 15 months now and am finally feeling the benefits. It's helped stablise my core (that's the whole point), which means my gluts and vmo (mostly) work properly. It's resolved years of knee injuries for me, and I don't get tight hamstrings or tight ITB any longer.

I would point out that having small classes (max 3) given by a physiotherapist also made a difference, as I'd tried Pilates in large groups but never 'got' it.

[Pilates-balance.com]

Great to hear Monica giving good feedback about the benefits of Pilates on her body.

In response to the point about class numbers, the Pilates Foundation UK (a not for profit organisation upholding standards within the industry) recommend a maximum of 12 participants in a group. When I have taught in places like Virgin Active, LA Fitness etc., the gyms pack the classes and it's very difficult to manage individual corrections. I have suggested to ACC that a ceiling be placed on the class numbers. I would recommend putting that number at 15. It's usually the case that at least 3 of that 15 won't make the session on any given day.

To manage numbers I would suggest a block booking scheme where members sign up for an 8 or 6 week block in advance.
I imagine the people who came to the taster session would get first dibs....

Running the classes on a first-come-first-served basis on the night could get difficult to manage and lead to people being turned away if loads of people turn up. I would also be able to get to 'know the bodies' of individuals within a group and teach in a more tailored way than if it was in effect an open group of new individuals every week.

Adam