Certified instructors Polestar Pilates
group mat classes and private training
69 Bank St, Whangarei
021 262 0079
Certified instructors Polestar Pilates
group mat classes and private training
69 Bank St, Whangarei
021 262 0079
Floating fitness: a blend of Pilates and Yoga in a hammock.
What to expect from a Pilates class : It’s not about countless reps, but about the quality of the movements and doing them with control. Pilates is not about fancy moves, it is essentially a form of movement re-education. Part of the practice is using the breath to facilitate the movements, sometimes moving the body only a few centimetres, sometimes challenging one's endurance and working up a nice sweat.
Bookings Essential : 021 262 0079
Bookings Essential : 021 262 0079
Tuesday : 12:00, 4:15, 5:30
Wednesday : (Soft work 12:00), 4:15, 5:30
Friday : 12:00pm
Saturday : 9:30am
Monday : Yoga with Helen Kerrison 6:15pm
Tuesday : Qi Gong with Marie-Laure 8:30 or 9:00am
Wednesday : Yoga 10:00
Thursday : Feldenkreis Tiana Edney 4:00, 5:30 1x month
Friday : Yoga 10:00
Group Mat Classes
Capacity 9 people
Classes start at the time indicated, come in early enough to give yourself a few minutes to sort out what you need: change into clothes, ask questions, get a class card, most important relax onto a mat.
Mats provided, please bring a towel and water if needed.
If the previous class has not yet finished, please either use the waiting room, or enter quietly and take a seat.
Wear comfortable sports clothing, not too baggy, socks or bare feet.
Cosmetics : Please avoid wearing sunscreens, body lotions and creams, and make-up on the mats, or please bring/request a towel :-)
Buddy Sessions and Privates
Myofascial release sessions
Appointments by phone 021 262 0079
infostreampilates@gmail.com
A group mat or a private session oh la la hmm
A group mat or a private session oh la la hmm
Group Mat prices :
For regular class goers: 8 class group mat offer $88 card is valid for 8 consecutive weeks from first use.
Concession Card : 4 class: $60 & 10 class: $127.50 cards are valid respectively : 2 & 4 months from first use.
Casual attendance class $18
Introductory Session/Assessment : $35
1/1 Restore Private Session : $70
Concession of 4 privates: $240
Small group bookings : $70 train exclusively with your people.
Special Events & Private Parties : Bring Pilates into your work space or create a team event at the studio. Travel fee may be applicable.
Group classes : regular practice is important. One or two sessions per week alongside your other activities, and you will rapidly feel and sustain the benefits.
Intro classes : Private or semi private sessions lasting about an hour for learning the basic positions and moves, and assessing movement and strength. Very useful if it's been awhile since your last regular training, or have had injuries that may require moderating some exercises.
Private training : is ideal for addressing weaker points, or questions about your practice, fixing goals, devising a program be it fitness, well being, weight loss or just because it feels really nice to give yourself some private attention.
It's going to depend on what you want,
and how fast you want it.
Body chemistry, exercise for maintenance, and recipes for improvement
Body chemistry, exercise for maintenance, and recipes for improvement
We create habits in the way we use our bodies every day. How we swivel and reach for that paper on the other desk, grab our cup, sit at the computer, melt into the couch. Let's approach a dynamic yet relaxed stance to invigorate the body and reeducate our daily movements. It's not just about standing on one foot, it is the material of ageing well and moving with grace.
Smooth out and lengthen the body, to stretch is an interesting verb, contracting a muscle eccentrically the muscle will lengthen as it is used, concentrical contraction will bring the joints closer to each other as in flexing an arm to show off one's bicep. It's not just about bulk. Look at the body of a long distance runner, and the body of a sprinter, they are quite different in body shape.
Tone the abdominals and dorsals, quads, hammies, what a great list of materia prima there is! The global muscles, the ones called the prime movers are highly valuable. However, we tend to recruit them in situations that might be better adapted to the deeper abdominals, transverse abdominis, pelvic floor, erector spine, perhaps a pile of them combined to move from our core, and keep those shoulders from taking over all the time!