Pilates is a highly effective exercise that can be practised by all ages and abilities to help you eliminate pain, build strength, increase flexibility and regain your overall well being. Workouts are designed to help you improve muscle strength as well as decreasing stress levels by harmoniously coordinating breathing, balance and alignment. Small equipment such as a Pilates circle, resistance bands, roller foam and over ball can all be incorporated for a fun and more dynamic workout.
Even though women dominate the studio, more and more men are joining due to the immense health benefits, not to mention the additional benefits of enhancing their sex lives!
Last updated July 6, 2016, 3:46 p.m. UTC
Mehret Hope founded Hope Pilates, based in the heart of South London, in May 2010. She teaches a variety of classes such as Mat and Reformer Pilates and Yoga, specialising in footwork and WRULDs injuries.
Having being diagnosed with Hypermobility, whilst also suffering from a work related injury, Mehret’s own firsthand experience of chronic pain has evolved her teaching methods to focus more on rehabilitation work and ‘real life’ mental and physical health problems. She qualified in CBT for Chronic Pain while working side by side with physiotherapists at Camden Physiotherapy and receiving mentoring from leading Hypermobility consultants and specialists.
And so Mehret began her mission to educate and empower others to transform their lives, just as she did.
What started with Pilates classes, soon evolved to incorporate other beneficial treatments such as the Pain Clinic, yoga, massage, dance and the newly offered Teacher Training.
