Pilates continues to draw a large following of practitioners because of its advantages, which include improved posture, flexibility and muscle strength, particularly in the abdomen.
“Although classic Pilates apparatus, like Reformers, Cadillacs and Towers, are excellent for practising on, they are rather expensive to buy.
“The Pilates Suspension Method, created in the US by Rebecca Beckler, grew so popular it is now a worldwide sensation following lockdown because access to this style of Pilates was restricted”, says the owner of The Pilates Difference Studio in Plettenberg Bay, instructor-trainer and former athlete-turned-entrepreneur, Colleen Tomlinson.
Suspension Pilates, a modified version of the classic Pilates workout, is a style of exercise that involves moving your body while partially or entirely “suspended in the air”.
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