Category: Mobilates Blog

Moving with Confidence – Pilates for Chronic Health Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Illustration of a mobilates teaher performing a shoulder bridge

At Mobilates we embrace everyone’s individuality and provide a person-centred approach to exercise activities. Below you will find details about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) a condition that some of our members live with. You’ll find information about the condition alongside top tips on exercising whilst staying safe, supported, and adapting movement to suit your individual needs. Our Moving with Confidence blog series explores how gentle, adaptable movement can support people in a way that feels…

When adaptation becomes survival

Leanne is sat in a pink sweater sits comfortably on a chair, smiling softly at the camera. Beside her, a small black and white dog is stretched out on the carpet in front of a fluffy blue pet bed, creating a cozy and serene scene at home.

It can feel creative, wise, and freeing to find a different way of doing things. A way that works with your body instead of against it. A way that helps you keep going, keep moving, keep living.

And then there are times when adaptation does not feel inspiring at all.

Why Equipment?

Equipment at Mobilates is led by Suzanne and Leanne, offering two distinct styles of a 30-minute class that support strength, mobility, functional movement, and confidence. Suzanne currently leads one session per week, while Leanne runs two. Each approach gives participants the chance to experience different benefits in a safe, enjoyable, and accessible way. Both classes use music and equipment — including light weights, resistance bands, and balls — but the style and structure differ….

A gentle December survival guide for us all

An image of a woman in bed, looking cosy, with a cup of tea. She wearing a white dressing gown, and is wrapped up in red velvet and gold covers and cushions.

December can be … a lot.

Even if you love twinkly lights, cosy socks, the smell of cinnamon, and being covered in wrapping paper and sellotape, this time of year can be overwhelming.

Ants, Elephants, and other critters

A cartoon image of 3 elephants, 2 are babies. Some red ants are in front of them. They look like they are talking to each other.

That’s where Ants and Elephants and The Saturday Ant Mob come in. They are Zoom opportunities for a little bit of accountability, motivation and cheerleading for life tasks.

Moving with Confidence – Pilates for Chronic Health Conditions – Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders

Leanne wearing a long sleeve pink top and multicoloured pink leggings laying on the floor doing pilates using a stretchy band to support the joints.

At Mobilates we embrace everyone’s individuality and provide a person-centred approach to exercise activities. Below you will find details about EDS and Hypermobility Syndromes – this is a condition that many of our members live with – you’ll find some information about the condition alongside some top tips on exercising whilst staying safe and supported. Definition: Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of 13…