It is fair to say that January has the potential to be a gloomy time of year. Christmas cheer has come and gone, we are back at work and outside it is rather dark, grey and wet.

The start of the new year doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom! It can actually be a great opportunity to make some positive changes and try something new, such as a new type of exercise.

It is well known that New Year’s resolutions often fail because we are over-ambitious and non-specific in what we want to achieve. The key to succeeding is to take a structured approach and use goal setting.

Consider the following:

If you have made a promise to address poor posture or aches and pains, or improve your stomach/core muscles, then Pilates would be a good exercise option for you to help you achieve your goals.

Pilates involves mental and physical training to improve posture and control of the body through activation of the central core (deep abdominal and spinal) muscles.

Benefits of Pilates include:

• Improved postural awareness
• Correction of muscle imbalances (relaxation of overactive muscles and strengthening of weak muscles)
• Improved flexibility
• Improved strength and control of the central core muscles
• Pain relief/management of painful conditions
• Promotes a sense of well-being/relaxation

At Alba Physiotherapy we offer small group Pilates classes led by a Chartered Physiotherapist.

Exercising in a class can help motivate you to stick to your goal(s). Classes are based on clinical Pilates principles, to ensure that exercises are safe and appropriate.

Exercises can be easily adapted for different abilities and can be progressed from beginners up to a high level. One to one sessions are also available.

Our Back to Basics Masterclass is Ideal for beginners or those that just haven’t been for a while and want to work their way back into it.

Our Back to Basics January class is on sale now and has very limited spaces . Best of all it’s only £65 for the month!!

What are you waiting for?  Give us a call or drop us an email

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Brid Walsh

Brid qualified in 2004 with a BSC Honours Degree in Sports and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick, Ireland. In evaluating her future path, she spent a summer in Alaska with the Hope Foundation supporting disabilities of various sorts. Her further work experience in the Rehabilitation Centre in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin convinced her that Physiotherapy was the direction she wished to specialise in. In 2007 she subsequently qualified from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen with an MSC in Physiotherapy.

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