Contents

1. Healthy workplace challenge
2. Pilates Studio Equipment
3. Congratulations!
4. Beginner’s Class
5. Celebrity Pilates fan – Mischa Barton
6. Pilates and Back pain Study from the ACSM
7. Joke of the Month

Healthy workplace challenge

Congratulations to Yell who won the ‘Reading 2008 Healthy Workplace’ challenge – James Altoft, Jacquie & Sinead regularly attended Power of Pilates classes and those extra points helped them pip Oracle to the post! Well done all of you!

Pilates Studio Equipment

Many of you will have seen some recent changes to the studio with the addition of the new equipment! To accommodate the interest in the equipment (what it does / how it works) we are holding an equipment taster day on Saturday 25th April for all current Power of Pilates attendees to come and have a play at a reduced price.

The taster session will be £10.00 for 40 minutes with 3 people in a class; this will include a mat warm up, approx 30 minutes on the equipment and a cool down on the mat. Normal price for an hour group session of 4 people will be £20.00 per person.

Please email Claire to book your slot! Equipment classes will have scheduled times from mid April, but we are running sessions now for those of you who would like to get started, please email Claire for further information

Congratulations

Congratulations to Sara Stock on the birth of Erin Lucy Stock (8lbs 12oz) on 7th March. Both are doing great!

Beginner’s Class

We are holding another beginner’s class this Saturday at 10am, places are £7.00 per person: Beginners If you would like a place then please email Claire to book.

Celebrity Pilates fan – Mischa Barton

"For me, it's all about Pilates recently. I'm obsessed with Pilates. I think it's so fun. Americas “OK” magazine, Feb 09 Americas “OK” magazine, Feb 09

Pilates and Back pain Study from the ACSM

"I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They'd be happier” Joseph Pilates, 1965 age 86

Two studies presented at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) annual Meeting showed that Pilates shows promising benefits including increased flexibility, improved quality of life and some reduction of lower back pain.

The study that looked at benefits of Pilates-based mat exercises which involved 22 people with lower back pain over a 12-week period. "We saw that the lower back pain was significantly decreased in certain areas of the lower spine," said lead researcher, Susan Graves, Ed.D.

The American College of Sports Medicine is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organisation in the world.

Joke of the Month

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