Stott Pilates

A creation of former professional dancer Moira Merrithew, Stott Pilates was developed with the expertise of sports medicine professionals. It is a modern anatomically based version of Joseph Pilates’ original exercise method. The exercises offer a safe means of optimal strength, flexibility and endurance minus the bulk. Effective for stress relief, it can be performed on either a mat or dedicated Stott Pilates’ equipment.

Stott Pilates exercise stresses on breath, core conditioning and body awareness, offering a safe but extremely effective method of stretching, strengthening and streamlining your body keeping bulk and joint stress at bay. Whether it is performed on a mat or special equipment, Stott Pilates can be a life-long fitness regimen. It perfectly complements cardiovascular exercise, sport, rehab and even life, resulting in making you look toned, feel rejuvenated and move effortlessly.

The main benefits of Stott Pilates’ exercises are as follows:

• Corrects posture problems
• Enhances core strength, stability and peripheral mobility
• Longer, leaner muscles with minimum bulk and greater freedom of movement
• Impact-free and easy on the joints with provision for customization to cater to everyone from rehab patients to professional athletes
• Improves functional fitness with greater ease of movement
• Enhances sporting skills including golf, skiing and skating
• Goes well with other exercise methods
• Reduces risk of injury
• Improves balance, coordination and circulation
• Strikes a balance between strength and flexibility with greater body awareness.

Stott Pilates’ exercises have the objective of achieving optimal functional fitness. Stott Pilates’ conditioning can be compared to yoga to a certain extent. Both have a perception of being mind-body methods of movements and focus on deep breathing with smooth extended movements designed to relax and lengthen muscles. The difference occurs in yoga’s movements from a static posture to another with no repetitions, while Stott Pilates involves movements that are more dynamic, systematic and anatomically based.

Continuous performance of Stott Pilates can result in greater flexibility, mobility, balance and body awareness, apart from reduced back and other types of pain.