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Bodywork-Pilates Ltd, with Helen & Russ Conway

Helen & Russ have combined teaching experience of over 50 years. Pilates Education, Because Pilates Bodies Work

Bringing the best Pilates to Chester, Wrexham & Gresford since 1995
Specialist Pilates studio since 2002
Reformer, Mat, 1-2-1, corporate & online
Improving clients strength, balance, mobility, flexibility & stability, for a more efficient functional life They opened Bodywork-Pilates, a specialist, personal studio, in 2002. Fully equipped to offer a complete package of matwork and Reformer classes from beginner to experienced practitioner, as well as working with 1-2-1 clients, coaching them to specific goals. Bodywork-Pilates also offers personal training, regular retreats for a complete immersion of Pilates, yoga and relaxation, and can provide corporate programmes for employee health and wellness.

08/03/2026

How easy is it to label ourselves poorly? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Fat
Lazy
Scatty
Emotional
People pleaser
Girlie
Boring
Old……..

How about;
Strong
Independent
Capable
Adaptable
Happy
Funny
Beautiful
Fierce……..

We are an amalgamation of so many of these, but never the same thing all the time.
We flow between all these and more, but why is it so much easier to use the labels that are less kind? 🤷🏻‍♀️
It’s often said that strong women support strong women, but being strong doesn’t happen by magic.
It happens by consistently working on your own self - physically, mentally and emotionally, accepting that we are shades of light and dark, and that sometimes the light is lighter and the dark is darker.
We are a product of so many external factors, and will continue to be so until our last breath. Perhaps it’s time to acknowledge our full self, light and dark, and see what others so often see in us, that we are reluctant to accept.
Give yourself a good hug 🥰 You deserve it.

Happy International Womens Day
Stay strong. Stay sassy xx

08/03/2026

Happy International Womens Day 🙍🏻‍♀️

07/03/2026

They think it’s all over.
It is now 😩

That was incredible.
Wrexham - the score does not reflect the game play 👏👏👏👏

Wrexham AFC 🔴⚪️🔴

07/03/2026

The bosses at the Beeb must be having palpitations at Wrexham’s chants 😂😂

07/03/2026

10 minutes.
The longest 10 minutes ever now!!

🔴⚪️🔴
Wrexham AFC

07/03/2026

Oh, come on
What. A. Goal 👏👏

Although I’m gutted I’m not there, being able to watch the replay of the goal is so, so sweet 🔴⚪️🔴

Wrexham AFC

07/03/2026

Back at the van.
Looking at mountains.
Cold cider.
The only thing that could improve this…… is a win

wrexham_afc
🔴⚪️🔴

07/03/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped at my stall to chat, and attended my sessions at womensworkandwellbeing yesterday.
What a great day 😍
Some of the feedback after my sessions was heartbreaking, and I won’t share because it was about family members, and very personal, but it just reinforces why the work I do is so, so important.
I’m really looking forward to seeing lots of new faces in classes soon so that we can continue what we started in our sessions 💪

06/03/2026

Elementary, my Dear Watson 🔍

06/03/2026

Presenting 3 workshops today at the
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 for

My workshop is
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴; 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵, 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
It’s going to be fabulous.

05/03/2026

Strength and stability go hand in hand 💪
Use weights that will make a difference (my 85 year old client uses 2.5k weights!), and add body weight exercises to your programme.
And if you want more advice, ask someone who has the knowledge to help you 🙋🏻‍♀️

05/03/2026

Those of you who know me will know that I’m always banging on about the ability to get up off the floor. And there’s a very good reason for that - it’s one of the most important functional skills we possess.
So often in class we work on squatting. And no one gets a free pass.
✅ My arthritic clients.
✅ My MS clients.
✅ My overweight clients.
✅ My Able & Stable group.

Everyone works on it in some form.

And we’re not just talking about thighs parallel to the floor squats. The real goal is something much more useful: the ability to comfortably get your bum to the heels and come back up again 😬

Many people in the West lose this ability surprisingly early. Yet in many parts of the world, deep squatting remains a normal daily posture. People cook, wash dishes, socialise, read and work in a deep squat for long periods because their hips, knees and ankles have simply never stopped doing it.

But there’s another reason this matters.

Researchers have developed something called the Sitting–Rising Test. Quite simply, the ability to sit down on the floor and stand back up again with minimal support. Studies following adults over many years found that those who struggled most with this movement had a significantly higher risk of death from natural and cardiovascular causes over the following decade 😳

Why? Because getting up from the floor requires strength, balance, mobility and coordination all working together, exactly the things that allow us to stay independent as we age.

That doesn’t mean everyone should suddenly drop into a deep squat tomorrow.

Adaptations may be needed;
👍 Starting high.
👍 A supported squat.
👍 A box squat.
👍 Holding onto a wall or bar.

And then, gradually, as strength, mobility and confidence improve, the squat naturally becomes a little deeper, a little smoother, a little stronger 💪

Progression is the key.

Consistent practice, over time, gives the body permission to regain movements it has simply forgotten.

Because the ability to get down to the floor - and more importantly to get back up again, isn’t just an exercise.

It’s independence.

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Cefn Y Bedd, Chester, Gresford, Online
Gresford

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+441978512401

Website

http://www.bodywork-pilates.co.uk/

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