New to pilates?

PILATES IS A WORD YOU TYPICALLY HEAR THROWN AROUND IN SEQUENCE WITH YOGA. PILATES IS NOT YOGA. PILATES IS A FORM OF STRENGTH TRAINING THAT AIMS TO IMPROVE MUSCLE STRENGTH + TONE, ALIGNMENT AND FLEXIBILITY. BEST OF ALL, IT'S LOW-IMPACT BUT NOT WITHOUT A CHALLENGE. PILATES IS A FULL BODY WORKOUT FOCUSING ON MINDFUL MOVEMENT AND PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE CORE. AT SALT, WE OFFER CLASSES ON THE MAT AND THE REFORMER. IN OUR MAT CLASSES WE FIGHT AGAINST GRAVITY USING OUR OWN BODY WEIGHT AND SMALLER PROPS AND EQUIPMENT. OUR REFORM CLASSES MAKE USE OF A LARGE MACHINE CALLED THE REFORMER. IT RESEMBLES A ROWING MACHINE BUT WITH MORE BELLS AND WHISTLES. THERE IS A STANDING PLATFORM COMPLETE WITH A STATIONARY FOOT BAR, SPRINGS AND PULLEYS THAT PROVIDE RESISTANCE. REFORMER PILATES FOCUSES ON SLOW AND CONTROLLED MOVEMENT RATHER THAN CRANKING OUT ENDLESS REPS. IN PILATES, YOUR MUSCLES ARE WORKING TO LIFT AGAINST THE RESISTANCE OF THE SPRINGS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING AND ISOLATING THE RIGHT MUSCLES.

WHAT IS BARRE?

BARRE IS A TYPE OF FITNESS COMBINING BALLET-INSPIRED MOVES, PILATES + STRENGTH TRAINING. BARRE FOCUSES ON HIGH REPS AND SMALLER RANGE OF MOVEMENT. WHAT MAKES BARRE AMAZING IS THE ISOMETRIC MOVEMENTS WE PERFORM. HOLDING YOUR BODY STILL WHILE YOU CONTRACT SPECIFIC MUSCLES. EXPECT MOVES LIKE PLIES, LUNGES, HIP EXTENSIONS + LEG LIFTS. OUR BARRE CLASSES INCORPORATE VARIOUS EQUIPMENT SUCH AS RESISTANCE BANDS, WEIGHTS AND A SQUISHY BALL. OUR CLASSES TARGET ALL MUSCLE GROUPS WITH A CORE AND UPPER BODY SEGMENT IN ADDITION TO THE BARRE WORK. ​