Back Health Management

Back pain is the number 2 reason for long term sickness in the UK and this figure translates across to Europe too.

According to the UK's HSE, it it the number 1 reason for lost working days in jobs involving manual labour.

It is estimated that at any given time 1% of the working population is off work through lower back pain alone.

One of the most common causes of back pain is poor posture as a result of a lifetime of small, habitual movements and positions we adopt through our work, home life, hobbies, sports and generally living. Left uncheck these can lead to discomfort, pain and lack of moblity which has a seriously detrimental effect on quality of life.

Sciatica, prolapsed discs, stiff neck and reduced spinal mobility, as well as aches and pains through the pelvis, lower back and shoulders are common symtpoms of poor posture.

While we do not claim to be able to compleletly correct postural mis-alignments, we can help you understand the changes that have occured, the impact that these has had on your body and provide you with mechanisms for making steps towards long term improvement.

Using slow, gentle, controlled movements specifically targeting your needs we will help you to help your body to work towards correct posture in everyday life as well as in more challenging actitives that you may undertake.

Pilates based exercises will strengthen and tone individual muscle groups providing natural protection for the while length of the spine.

With as few as two or three sessions these exercises will help to ease posture related back pain by encouraging body awareness and increasing the sterngth of the deep core muscles, the buttocks and pelvic floor muscles.

These sessions can take place at your home, with a partner at their home, outside if the wheather is good or in Les Montades at our premises. Wherever you feel most comfortable.

Classes in Pezenas

We have two open classes taught in English each week in Pezenas

Circuits Classes in English

9.30am to 10.15am Thursday

Mix of aerobic, strength & endurance exercises based on timed intervals of 45 - 60 seconds. Low impact, suitable for all levels of fitness

€10 per session pay as you go

Pilates Classes in English

10.30am to 11.30am Thursday

Designed to help improve muscle strength & tone, and to address posture related back problems. This class is suitable for all levels of fitness, age or mobility

€10 per session pay as you go

Held in a beautiful barn conversion at 26 Avenue du Castelnau, these classes run back to back, compliment each other or are standalone. They are open to ladies and gentlemen of all ages and fitness.