Pilates
| What is Pilates? Joseph Pilates was living in England, working as a circus performer and boxer, when he was placed in forced internment in England at the outbreak of WWI. While in the internment camp, he began to develop the floor exercises that evolved into what we now know as Pilates Mat Work. He began working with and rehabilitating other detainees who were suffering from diseases and injuries. After WWI, he packed his bags and took a boat to New York City, where he and his wife Clara taught in their studio from 1926-1966. Pilates passed away at the age of 87 in 1967, but his exercises and theories are with us to this day, having been modified by advancements in the understanding of core stability and neuromuscular function. |
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Did you know...
PILATES IS ALSO FANTASTIC SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING FOR ANY ATHLETE, AS A STRONGER CORE CAN ONLY HELP YOU EXCEL AT YOUR CHOSEN SPORT.
Additional Information
All sessions are PRIVATE, and taught by our registered physiotherapists. 40 and 60 minute sessions are available, and MAYBE COVERED BY YOUR EXTENDED HEALTHCARE PLAN. We supply REFORMERS, mats and towels, and you bring a comfortable change of clothes. Changerooms are onsite.
We accept as well as cheques
90 minutes of FREE parking underneath the Sheppard Centre...bring your parking ticket up to the clinic for validation.
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- Sport Physiotherapy
- Sport Podiatry
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For most of my adult life I have dealt with the discomfort of Chondromalacia Patella and Patello-femoral Syndrome. These two conditions effectively ended my competitive cycling and skiing careers. It ultimately became so painful that I thought surgery was the only solution. But thanks to the team of excellent doctors and therapists at Toronto SEMI, I have finally overcome these difficult knee problems without surgery. I am now performing in both cycling and skiing better then I have in years.
