Ziel Pilates Studio

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Durban
Ziel Pilates Studio

🌿 Reformer and Mat Pilates (BASI) & Barre with a Qualified Biokineticist.
📍 Winston Park & Hilton
💌 Zielstudio1@gmail.com
🌐 www.zielpilates.co.za

05/12/2025

Self-practice is where the magic happens ✨
As instructors, we spend so much time guiding others that we forget how powerful it is to get back on our own mats.

When we move without teaching, something shifts — we start feeling the work again. The wobble, the burn, the breath. And that’s where better cueing is born.

Every session I do for myself helps me understand my clients’ movement patterns, challenges, and breakthroughs a little more clearly. It sharpens my cueing, refreshes my creativity, and reconnects me with why I love Pilates in the first place.

Here’s your reminder, instructors: your teaching gets better when you get on the mat too.

Progress over perfection, always 💚

30/11/2025

Strong, steady, and controlled — reformer armwork that fires up stability, strength, and serious focus. 💪🔥

24/11/2025

MAT vs REFORMER PILATES — Which Is Better?

Short answer? Neither.
Long answer? Both… depending on what your body needs.

Let’s break it down ↓

✨ MAT PILATES
Think deep, precise, control.
You’re working with your own bodyweight, which means:
• incredible core strength
• improved mobility
• full-body awareness
• zero equipment needed
Mat challenges you in a raw, humbling, “oh hello abs” kind of way.

✨ REFORMER PILATES
Think guided resistance, smooth movement, and beautiful support.
The springs help you find the correct muscles while still building:
• strength
• mobility
• length
• power
It’s amazing for beginners, rehab, AND strong movers.

At Ziel Pilates & Barre, we love both because they do different things for your body — and together?
They’re magic. ✨

21/11/2025

🔥 Deep core control in action.
Finding length while the abdominals do the real work — slow, intentional, and oh-so-strong.

Pilates isn’t about speed… it’s about precision. 💚✨

13/11/2025

🧠 Exercise Focus: The Roll Up

A Pilates matwork fundamental designed to promote spinal articulation, core strength, and control.

The Roll Up teaches precision and segmental movement of the spine — mobilizing each vertebra sequentially while maintaining deep abdominal engagement and breath coordination.

⚙️ Objectives:

Strengthen the abdominals

Increase spinal articulation

Improve control and coordination

💡 Common Errors:

Using momentum rather than control

Lifting the feet off the mat

Collapsing through the chest or shoulders

When executed with precision, the Roll Up develops both strength and mobility, creating a balanced and supple spine — a hallmark of Pilates movement.

12/11/2025

Strength, focus, and a whole lot of laughter — these guys are proving that Pilates isn’t just for the ladies! 💪

Core control, mobility, and power all in one session.

11/11/2025

✨ Adding Apparatus = Adding Fun! ✨

By adding different apparatus like the ring, box, or ball, we challenge the body in new ways, build deeper control, and keep every session fresh and exciting.

Each prop shifts your focus — from balance to core engagement to coordination — turning every session into a creative movement experience.

Because who says strength and stability can’t be fun? 💪🧘‍♀️

07/11/2025

✨ SHORT SPINE EXERCISE ✨

This exercise integrates spinal mobility with deep abdominal engagement, encouraging length and decompression through the vertebral column. The focus is on segmental articulation, maintaining a strong pelvic-lumbar connection, and achieving fluid movement through control and precision.

🌿 Primary objectives:

* Spinal articulation and mobility
* Hamstring stretch and hip disassociation
* Pelvic stability and control
* Core activation and breath integration

It’s a beautiful blend of strength and suppleness — embodying the Pilates principles of flow, precision, and control in every lift and roll.

01/11/2025

Think Pilates is just about the core? Think again 👀

From pulling straps to long stretch series — every move challenges stability, strength, and control through your upper body.

🔥 Expect:
• Defined arms
• Strong, open shoulders
• Better posture
• Less tension in your neck and upper back

Address

Durban

Telephone

+27731647750

Website

http://www.zielpilates.co.za/

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