The benefits of clinical Pilates are immense – but don’t take our word for it. Take a look at some of the tried and true health benefits of Pilates below.

Woman doing Pilates on an exercise mat

1. Improve Core Strength

Our clinical Pilates classes in Adelaide are designed to exercise targeted muscles to improve core strength. Core strength is important in everyday activities like sitting or standing for extended periods of time, lifting weight, walking longer distances and playing sports.

2. Tone Muscles

Tone muscles and reduce cellulite to look and feel your best.

3. Increase Flexibility

Increase flexibility and joint mobility to help with sports performance and everyday activities, such as gardening, house work and playing with the children.

4. Reduce Back and Neck Pain

By targeting core muscles including the abdominal muscles, pelvic floor, diaphragm and multifidous muscles, our clinical Pilates classes in Adelaide address weaknesses that cause back and neck pain.

5. Reduce Pelvic Pain

If you suffer from pain anywhere in the pelvic girdle, clinical Pilates can help by targeting (and reconditioning) core pelvic floor and abdominal muscles.

6. Prevent Injury

Clinical Pilates are great for preventing injury – they help build strong muscles that are more resilient and less susceptible to tearing, tiring and dysfunction. Pilates also help to stabilise joints to prevent displacement.

7. Improve Balance and Coordination

Doing regular Pilates is a great way to improve muscle control to assist in balance and coordination. It can even improve your motor skills.

8. Correct Posture

Clinical Pilates give your body the strength to correct postural imbalances (such as slouching) that may cause pain or discomfort on a daily basis.

9. Improve Pelvic Floor Function

The strength of the pelvic floor can become compromised during and after pregnancy, after surgery or simply with age or injury. Weakness in the pelvic floor can lead to urinary incontinence, difficulty getting up from a chair and pain in the pelvic girdle. Clinical Pilates can be used to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles to improve function and reduce pain.

10. Aid Rehabilitation After Injury or Surgery

Injury and surgery can weaken muscles and cause them to lose their natural patterns of movement. Clinical Pilates strengthens and re-trains the muscles to function how and when you need them.

11. Improve Overall Fitness

As well as strengthening the core muscles, clinical Pilates strengthens, stretches and tones other muscles to improve overall fitness. It may also help you to build up cardio exercise, and increase flexibility and endurance.

12. Improve Stability

By strengthening the core muscles, clinical Pilates improve core stability so that you can sit, stand and move more comfortably.

13. Prepare Your Body for Pregnancy

Pre- and post-natal Pilates are designed to help your body cope with the stresses of pregnancy. Building up strength in abdominal and pelvic floor muscles reduces pain and combats the risk of abdominal muscle separation.

14. Enhance Overall Wellbeing

Regular light exercise improves overall wellbeing by keeping you fit, active and stimulating the release of endorphins to make you feel great!

To start building better health through clinical Pilates in Adelaide, view our Clinical Pilates Class Timetable now. To make an appointment for Pilates or physiotherapy in Adelaide, contact the team at Aim Physiotherapy Adelaide by calling 08 8331 1557 today.