Warrior in Training: with pilates instructor Ceza Ouzounian

Award-winning instructor, Ceza Ouzounian, owner of Warrior in Training, outlines the health benefits of Pilates

Pilates isn’t just a fitness trend, it’s a powerful, low-impact way to build strength, improve posture and profoundly reconnect with your body. Whether you’re returning to exercise, recovering from injury or wanting to feel stronger from the inside out, pilates meets you where you are. 

Rooted in controlled movement and breath, it is a great alternative to high-intensity workouts, helping you feel energised, aligned and more confident in your own body.

Pilates offers many benefits for both body and mind. It strengthens your core, including the deep abdominal and pelvic floor, giving you the support you need for everyday life.

The exercises are modified for pregnancy to help you stay strong and active, but are just as effective postnatally, being especially useful if you’ve had a C-section or pelvic floor trauma.

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Pilates gets your body moving and stretching in ways you might not during daily life, helping to reduce stiffness. Consequently, they are ideal if you have a desk job.

By strengthening your core and stretching the body, pilates can be a powerful way to ease back pain.

Deep breathing during pilates calms the nervous system and helps you release stress.

Your mind gets a break too as the workout requires concentration and in fact, this is one of the key principles behind the process. You’ll be so focused on your movement that there’s no time to think about your to-do list, it’s time just for you.

Whatever brings you to pilates, it will have a life changing effect on your mind and body.

To learn about Ceza Ouzounian and Warrior in Training, visit her website. You can follow her on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. 43-45 George Street, Paisley PA1 2JY.