Sarah Storey Wellbeing And Pilates

21/12/2025

A huge thank you for all your support this year in the wellbeing clinic and on the Pilates mat

Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄🤍

30/11/2025

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251121-how-to-embrace-an-ageing-face?ocid=ww.social.link.email

Much like our other organs, our skin begins to age from the moment we are born. Here's how you can look after your skin while embracing an ageing face.

05/11/2025

A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis by Ju et al., published in Medicine, examined how Pilates affects depression and anxiety symptoms in women.

The researchers analysed 18 randomised controlled trials including 827 female participants who took part in Pilates programs ranging from several weeks to four months. These were compared to control groups such as usual care, health education, or non-specific exercise.

👉Key Findings

Pilates led to a moderate to large reduction in depressive symptoms and a moderate reduction in anxiety symptoms compared to control groups.

Women who practised Pilates for 12 weeks or longer tended to experience the greatest improvements.

Benefits were observed across a wide age range, with particularly strong effects in middle-aged and older women.

The findings suggest that Pilates may be an effective mind–body intervention to support emotional wellbeing and quality of life in women.

👉Study Limitations

The included studies varied in duration, frequency, and type of Pilates (mat, reformer, or mixed), making it hard to pinpoint the optimal approach.

Most trials involved small sample sizes and short-term interventions, so the long-term impact remains unclear.

Participants typically had mild to moderate depressive symptoms rather than diagnosed major depression, so results may not generalise to clinical populations.

👉Takeaway

The key takeaway for me is that Pilates (and exercise in general) has more benefits than just physical.

If you're a Pilates teacher remember, you're not "just" a Pilates teacher 💪

Movement is medicine

Tom

23/10/2025

Of course we love this quote from England Rugby player George Ford in The Guardian 💙

“In recent months, I’ve been doing a lot more pilates. I know that sounds funny but what it has done to help my hip, my back, my kicking, everything has been great. We feel as rugby ­players we’re strong. When you’re in the gym you can lift weights and stuff but that has exposed a few areas in terms of weaknesses. I wish I’d have started it a bit earlier.”

06/10/2025

01/10/2025

Hi Pilates community 📍
I am slowly going back to the mat after double op - it’s great physiotherapy for my new knee implants it will be so good to be back Classes resume
🎃Weds 15 th October.🎃
10.0 am
6.30 pm
Sat 9.30 am
Upper Saxondale Village Hall

These classes are small inclusive group classes for all age groups -All health needs are supported with correct health screening and telephone consultation if new to this method.
All various props will be used to make your sessions fun and to challenge you each week.
Please email ASAP to secure your space all regular clients get a mat space if booked and paid and then we place a list for new enquiries.

17/09/2025

What a rainy autumn 🍂 day
Helen has informed me she had a cancellation at 1.30 pm if you fancy resting while Helen resets your feet 👣 and your mind.

17/09/2025

Thank you for all your Dermalogica orders while I have been away from the clinic -Rehabilitation is good it’s a slow one - I have one more day if you are low on products or need an update via a call as we move in to autumn 🍂
I also have all the autumn 🍂 wellness hand poured soy candles room and pillow mists and the amazing muscle soaks with magnesium all from the wonderful

06/09/2025

Week 3 and hugely grateful for all my years of Pilates Franklin and Jing training to help train this body back after a double femoral patella op I am starting to grow with confidence - I managed my clinic stairs today ✔️ With my l bestie who was there to catch me if the wobbles took over.

09/08/2025

Cancellation has become available Sunday 10 th Aug 11.40 am Dermalogica skincare treatment
Dm me if you fancy making some space for you.
It can even be swapped for a massage of your choice.

Happy Saturday 🌻

27/07/2025

A beautiful weekend to bathe in the healing Buxton water just retreating and resting -
The salt cave for was amazing for the lungs and the respiratory system and it’s pink lighting was so relaxing zzzzz