Pilates Studio
1, place du Chateau
87600 ROCHECHOUART
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Studio Pilates
Pilates Limousin was the first organisation to set up a studio for Pilates in this area of France. The new studio in Rochecheouart, which opened in April 2016, is now the third studio and it is hoped that the new venue will enable people from a wider area to benefit from Pilates.
The Studio is spacious for the maximum group size of 10 and has changing and wash room facilities. Parking is close and easy in the main carpark between the Chateau and the Mairie. The studio is in the top right hand corner of the carpark.
The exercises are mainly performed on a mat. Breathing helps prepare the body for movement so that parts (eg. the pelvis) are strengthened and stablilised while other parts (eg the legs) are stretched and flexed.
Courses run for 8 to 12 weekly sessions. Each class/group is geared to the particpants. A group who start a course as beginners may stay together as a group for 2 or 3 courses and then move into other classes that better suit their abilities or other needs. Classes are taught in English or French depending on the language of the participants.
All classes use bands and cushions but other equipment such as balls, weights, magic circles and rollers add a new dimention to the exercises. The Allegro Reformer (a modern, portable version of Joseph Pilates' Reformer) is available to those who have completed the "Reformer Introduction Course".
There is such a demand for classes that 2 new Pilates teachers are now using the studio. French and English Yoga teachers are also giving classes here.
