pilates.
As a leading Pilates studio in Hong Kong, O:RIN specializes in Pilates training with an excellent team of certified instructors.
O:RIN provides private one-on-one training, which allows clients to access to all Pilates equipment with the full attention/care from the instructor, and group class (maximum enrolment of 6) for Pilates Reformer.
Joseph Pilates, a German carpenter and gymnast, invented and devised it as an exercise system in England to rehabilitate wounded dancers and soldiers. He upheld the belief in connection between physical and mental health, and found a studio in New York after immigrating to the US in the 1920s. Such exercise methodology was originally called Contrology.
Pilates is an effective low-impact exercise designed to optimize muscular strength, postural alignment and flexibility, which tends to focus on the core despite its comprehensive functions to other parts of the body. It also carries a less risk of injury than other more intense workouts, as well as an emphasis on mind-body linkage of which mindful awareness of breathing and movement is essential.
The two basic forms of Pilates are:
- Mat-based Pilates – this is a series of exercises performed on the floor using gravity and your own body weight to provide resistance. The main aim is to condition the deeper, supporting muscles of your body to improve posture, balance and coordination
- Equipment-based Pilates – this includes specific equipment that works against spring-loaded resistance, including the ‘reformer’, which is a moveable carriage that you push and pull along its tracks. Some forms of Pilates include weights (such as dumbbells) and other types of small equipment that offer resistance to the muscles.
why pilates?
Improved Flexibility.
Increase Muscle Strength and Tone
Particularly of your abdominal muscles, lower back, hips and buttock (the ‘core muscles’ of your body)
Balanced Muscular Strength
On both sides of your body!
Enhanced Muscular Control
Of your back and limbs
Improved Posture.
pilates & work
How can Pilates help to improve work efficiency?
Higher productivity with less hold back, just as simple as that!
The human body is not meant to sit that much and long, as we can tell from the stiffness of joints after prolonged static working positions. Not only are muscles underused, but we also inactivate our musculoskeletal system from producing its desired effects, all of which leads to poor posture and impedes flexibility. Symptoms such as headaches, back pain, wrist and hand ache, and stiff shoulders won’t go away even after leaving our desks.
The key to Pilates is loosening up stiff joints and improving their range of motion and control. Purpose-built exercises help strengthen the deep core muscles to support the spine and pelvis for better posture, such that office workers will be able to consciously and properly use the right muscles to well-support the body at desks.
f.a.q.
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Not at all, anyone can begin the journey at any time! O:RIN welcomes students at all levels. Your goal is our goal; we love to personalize exercise system based on your personal wants and needs.
According to research, exercises help relieve varicose veins, back pain and some other issues that pregnant women commonly suffer from. Moderate exercise is said to help maintain physical fitness to better fulfil the demand for birth giving and motherhood. Be sure to seek your doctor’s opinion before enrolment, and consider a private class to exercise at ease.
Ideally 2 times of Pilates Hong Kong classes a week at the first 6 to 8 weeks. Commitment at the beginning leads to more effective familiarity and infiltration of movements in daily life, thereafter frequency depends on your personal wellness and lifestyle. O:RIN offers flexible deals to facilitate all your goals.
No two bodies are the same. Therefore, at O:RIN Pilates HK studio we offer classes at all times of the day to best suit the needs of a busy Hongkonger. Want to refresh your morning routine, boost your energy with a lunchtime workout, or de-stress after a hard day at work? A Pilates reformer is ready nearby thanks to O:RIN’s perfect location in the heart of Hong Kong.
All classes at O:RIN are 55 mins long.
Most of our students feel amazingly energized after ORIN Pilates training. Our instructors keep your body with minimal soreness from comprehensive warm-up, stretch, strength and cool-down in each and every session.
Comfort and fit depends on your personal preference. Consider wearing a breathable form-fitting top and flexible bottoms to enjoy Pilates Reformer at the fullest. Shoes do not matter as O:RIN requires students to wear non-slip socks at all times.
Pilates caters to everyone, from beginner to advanced. Our youngest client is 8 years old and the eldest is 84 years old.