KX Pilates Mornington

Lately I have noticed the real changes in my body. It's the change I can see in my body when I look in the mirror. It's the change of being able to walk into a normal store now and pick up clothing that will fit. I am feel so much more happier within myself and more confident with myself.
It has always been on my bucket list to experience every type of exercise there is to offer and doing pilates assisted with a machine was high on the list.



KX Pilates in Mornington invited me along to try out there classes with two styles of KX 1 Beginners and KX 2 Intermediate. KX Pilates in Mornington is located in prime location of Main Street, Mornington; right down the road from the beach. Entry into the studio is accessible via the back of the studio or via Main Street.

After entering the studio doors a sense of calmness and relaxation comes over you from the well set out, stunning decor of the studio. As you breathe in the air filled with gorgeous lingering aromas of burning incense with the earthy tones of green and light browns. The realness of having the wood enclosing the pilates beds and mirrors make up a first class luxury feel.



WHAT IS KX PILATES?

KX Pilates is a workout that goes for 50 mins delivering a high intensity, body-toning power workout to increase flexibility, balance and coordination. This is done by recruiting the most number of muscle fibres in the shortest amount of time, and by reducing the time between sets.
It's a new style of training which works by targeting the whole body through continuous, precise, controlled movements and functional exercises that increase the intensity of the workout, whilst at the same time engaging the core and delivering cardiovascular conditioning. This burns more calories per minute, resulting in a much stronger post-exercise reaction. In other words - after a KX Pilates class, you will continue to burn calories hours after the class has finished!

Now if that description which is written on the KX Pilates website doesn't get you wanting to get into the studio to experience what the workout is all about especially the part of 'after the class you are still burning calories' then you will never know what you are missing out on!

My first class was the KX 2 Intermediate at 6am on a hump day Wednesday morning taught by the owner Charmaine. I will tell you that I was pretty nervous due to me not knowing how my core would cope after having a baby, that I would make a lot of mistakes and be the one in the class who would need the extra guidance delaying everyone during class whilst I got special attention to correct my poor form but to my astonishment my body was very adapting. I doubted myself too much and was proved in my first pilates session that I am capable of more credit than I give my body and that my body is stronger then what I thought, which for anyone this is quite impressing.

I have bad knees due to having small kneecaps and not having the correct muscles contracting when I am using my quads and am having to attend physiotherapy to get my muscles working altogether so for me lunges cain my knees something shocking and I am very limited to the movement and bend I can actually get in my lunges. In KX Pilates you will do lunges on the pilates beds which felt so much better on my knees and I was able to perform the exercise and not have to do something else for a change.
Charmaine was an outstanding instructor who I understood clearly and was able to easily follow with her instructions during class and I left my first class with a high, starting my day strong and rejuvenated.