Yoga and pilates private lessons - East London, Walthamstow, Hackney

Enjoy the great benefits of a tailor-made regular yoga or pilates practice from the comfort of your own home. 

Whatever your reason is for wanting a one-to-one lesson - too shy to attend a big class, feeling very unfit, total beginner, want to improve on something specific, working with an injury - it's an opportunity for you to take things at your own pace.

Please get in touch if you have any questions or if you wish to book in for an initial consultation, which involves a chat about your needs, goals or potential injuries, followed by a short practice allowing me to get to know your body in movement.

I am based in East London. Rates depend on distance and travel time/cost.

adele.simor@gmail.com

Pilates in Walthamstow takes a Christmas break

Pilates in Walthamstow is taking a Christmas break. The last class of 2013 will be held on Saturday 14 December at the usual 9am.

We start up again on Saturday 18 January. It is highly likely that we will be moving into studio 2 (the bigger room) at the beginning of the year - probably February - and that classes then will start around 9.15am/9.20am instead, but I will keep you posted on this as and when things are confirmed.

For now, it's still:

Place: Studio 1, Church Hill Studios, Stainforth Road, E17 3RY
Time: Saturdays 9.00-10.00
Price: £10 per lesson or £45 for a block of 5 (valid 8 weeks). Cash or cheque.
Queries: adele.simor@gmail.com

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all my lovely students!

Pilates in Walthamstow starts again Saturday 7th September 9am

Pilates in Walthamstow is finally back after our little summer break!

Place: Studio 1, Church Hill Studios, Stainforth Road, E17 3RY
Time: Saturdays 9.00-10.00
Price: £10 per lesson or £45 for a block of 5 (valid 8 weeks). Cash or cheque.
Queries: adele.simor@gmail.com

I found this great little article with 10 interesting facts about Pilates - well worth a read before I see you next!

Pilates Walthamstow takes a summer break in August

“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body. If at the age of 30 you are stiff and out of shape, you are old. If at 60 you are supple and strong then you are young.”   
Joseph Pilates

There will be no pilates classes in Walthamstow from Saturday 3 August to and including Saturday 31 August.

Things go back to normal Saturday 7 September when I look forward to seeing students back on the mat  9-10am at Church Hill Studios.

Enjoy the unusually lovely summer!

New Saturday Pilates Class in Walthamstow

Joseph Pilates taking his students through a Body Contrology class, the precursor to modern-day Pilates

I'm starting a mat-based mixed level Pilates class in Walthamstow on Saturday 6 April.

Classes will be one hour long and held at Church Hill Studios in Walthamstow.

No need to bring any equipment – I'll have everything available at the venue. However, comfortable clothing is a good idea so you can move without restrictions. A willingness to have a laugh is also recommended as this is excellent for abdominal strength – pilates doesn't have to be deadly serious! 

The Pilates method is a form of exercise that stretches, strengthens, mobilises and stabilises the body all in one go. The result will literally make you taller since pilates promotes perfect postural alignment, which will also eliminate excess tension and strain on your joints, helping to prevent injury.

Potential side effects: happiness!

Place: Studio 1, Church Hill Studios, Stainforth Road, E17 3RY
Time: Saturdays 9.00-10.00
Price: £10 per lesson or £45 for a block of 5 (valid 8 weeks). Cash or cheque.
Queries: adele.simor@gmail.com

I teach a mixed level yoga class in the same studio immediately after the pilates lesson. If you're up for a double-whammy, you're more than welcome to join in!

Upcoming pilates and yoga cover

Just wanted to let you know of some cover work I've got lined up in December and beginning of next year.

Pilates @ Sequinpark, Upper Street, N1

Mon 5 Dec 16.30-17.30
Mon 12 Dec 16.30-17.30
Mon 19 Dec 16.30-17.30

Yoga @ Highbury Pool, Highbury Crescent, N5

Sat 7 Jan 08.45-09.40 & 09.45-10.55
Sat 21 Jan 08.45-09.40 & 09.45-10.55
Sat 11 Feb 08.45-09.40 & 09.45-10.55
Sat 10 March 08.45-09.40 & 09.45-10.55
Sat 21 April 08.45-09.40 & 09.45-10.55

I look forward to seeing some familiar faces on the mats!

New Pilates class in Stoke Newington

"A body freed from nervous tension and over-fatigue is the ideal shelter provided by nature for housing a well-balanced mind that is always fully capable of successfully meeting all of the complex problems of modern living."
                            Joseph Pilates

I won't be wearing just a pair of white knickers like Mr Pilates, but would still like to welcome you to One Life Studio in Stoke Newington where I will be teaching an all levels Pilates class starting Monday 3 October, 8.30-9.30pm..

The studio is small (only fits 10 people) so call ahead and book to avoid disappointment: 0207 249 4441. Please note that there is a £4 cancellation fee if you cancel on the day of the class.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Pilates almost-private-lessons in Hoxton Square

I have often comes across yoga students who at the mention of the word 'pilates' pull a pained face, as if I had said 'piles'. It seems many yogis find Joseph Pilates' exercise system uninspiring and downright boring.

I find it fascinating.

To truly benefit from pilates requires a great deal of concentration as the exercises often aim to make you consciously engage very deep set muscles. This can be a tough and sometimes frustrating learning process (and you will have off days just like with anything else). But the postural awareness that this brings not only makes your yoga practice stronger but it will also allow your body to function better in every day life.

In my opinion, anyone who has time to be bored doing pilates is simply not doing it properly. And if you find yourself thinking about other things in class, then perhaps you haven't found the right teacher to inspire you - yet.

I'd like to introduce you to my inspirational pilates teacher Mel Noble:

Mel teaches mini-group as well as private lessons at Hoxton Square Pilates every Monday. The mini-groups (maximum three people at a time) run from 7-10am and are fantastic value at £23 per hour. The one-2-one sessions start after 10am and cost £55 per hour.

This is not mat-based pilates like you may know it from clubs and leisure centres. Instead, you get to use equipment like The Reformer, The Cadillac, The Ladder Barrel and The Wonder Chair. And they really do work wonders, especially with Mel's knowledgeable and patient guidance.

I see it like this: I spend £40 on a decent 60 minute sports massage that loosens and relaxes me. Here it's almost half price for the same sensation with the added value that (rather than just passively being manipulated) I am learning how to use my body correctly, slowly working away the bad habits and weaknesses that lead to the tension and stiffness in the first place.

To get in touch with Mel, please email her directly at Melanie@pilatespoint.co.uk.

Don't forget that I teach pilates too, but the mat-based variety. Have a look at my time table to see where and when.

Keep checking in for more tips on great pilates classes in London!

Seven days for £7 at Sequinpark Women's Gym, Upper Street, N1

This is one of the friendliest gyms in town, and I'm not just saying that because I'm nice and happen to teach there!

But don't take my word for it, try it out! The gym is doing a special deal up until Monday 17 January - seven days membership for £7. That includes all classes, use of the gym and the steam room for that much-needed post work-out pamper. Bargain!

There's a special Christmas time table if you're itching to get going. Otherwise, I look forward to catching up with you in the New Year for Restorative Yoga (Wed 20.00-21.00) and Pilates (Fri 17.30-18.30).

See you on and off the mat!

Adele's Teaching Timetable

MONDAY

07.15-08.15 Vinyasa Flow Yoga* 
Frame Shoreditch, Shoreditch

18.30-19.30 Hatha Yoga

CAPCO, Silicon Roundabout

20.30-21.30 Mat-based Pilates*
One Life Studio, Stoke Newington

WEDNESDAY

07.15-08.15 Vinyasa Flow Yoga*
Frame Shoreditch, Shoreditch

* No membership required


For enquiries about private lessons or classes in your place of work, please email adele.simor@gmail.com