Last night I attended my second weekly session of Pilates. Flashback to this time last week and I was bragging to my colleagues about how easy and relaxing it was and how I couldn’t see what all the fuss was about. Well today, hobbling into work due to over-worked hip flexors, I am eating my words! It is tough! I was stretching and tightening muscles I didn’t even know existed while at the same time trying to breath in through my nose and out through my mouth, maintaining a strong core, making sure my pelvis was in the right place, holding my posture, lengthening my spine, patting my head and rubbing my belly – obviously not that last part but you get the idea.

Aside from a few coordination fails, I actually didn’t do badly and there were a few instances where I was named personally by the instructor for doing something right! Teacher’s pet already it seems 😀

If you don’t mind a little hard muscle work and aren’t embarrassed at having your bottom in the air or showing the world what you had for tea then I definitely recommend it! It’s certainly showed me how terribly lazy my whole posture is – maybe there’s still time to prevent a hunchback! Also with today’s technology seriously affecting our way of life maybe there’s a chance Pilates can prevent devolution……….