This group class allows you to practice Pilates either standing or laying down on a mat. A Pilates mat is ½-inch thick and made with compact foam to provide more support to sensitive body parts such as the spine. The Pilates mat class incorporates the use of different props designed to provide variations to the usual repertoire and to help deepen your practice and challenge you further. The aim of each class is to realign your posture, strengthen your core stability and pelvic floor muscles, improve your flexibility and shoulder girdle stability, tone your muscles and heighten your body self-awareness. The class will also focus on improving Pilates breath, a natural breathing pattern known as lateral breathing which promotes the full use of your ribcage and respiratory muscles. Focusing on breath work will help relax tight, tense muscles, relieve tension and help the mind to focus on the body and its movements.