Why practice chair pilates?

We all know the health benefits of mat pilates: relaxation, stress reduction, back relief, improved balance, flexibility and much more. But do you know the benefits of chair pilates?

Le Pilates on a chair: what is it?

In addition to its benefits for mental well-being, chair pilates allows you to work on your mobility, relieve tension and stretch both at work and at home.

Chair Pilates is also more accessible to the elderly and people with reduced mobility. And yes, those who find it difficult to sit on the floor will be delighted! Nevertheless, it is still very suitable for mat yoga enthusiasts, as the depth and effectiveness of the practice is the same.

Chair Pilates: a freer practice

This practice is more accessible because of its simplicity. You can do a session without any special clothes or equipment (apart, of course, from your chair) whether you're in the office or at home. As well as being practical, chair pilates has many benefits for your body and mind. Between meetings, you're free to do your favourite exercises. So you stay in motion, revitalise and give yourself a moment just for you, allowing you to get on with your working day in the best possible condition.

Whether your session lasts 5 minutes or over an hour, you'll quickly feel the benefits of chair pilates.

Chair Pilates: a beneficial practice

This discipline frees you from the weight of your body, making it easier to relax and become aware of your breathing. You can also work on your joint mobility and range of movement.

When practised regularly, chair pilates improves balance and coordination. It can also help you if you often experience back pain or if you want to prevent back and neck problems. During your breaks, we recommend that you do a regular 5-10 minute session. This will allow you to quickly release tension from your body. You'll soon feel relaxed.

The vision of Céline Roy, sports coach

Céline Roy is a state-qualified dancer and teacher. A few years ago, she decided to devote herself to a new path: improving health and well-being through movement.

Today, she talks to you about her vision of chair pilates and, more specifically, pilates on ActiveBase.

Chair Pilates :

When you practice chair yoga, the stiffness in the hamstrings and adductors disappears, so the pelvis is well positioned. We can then work on correcting the posture, the spine and engaging the deep muscles."

Pilates on ActiveBase :

"This seat is fascinating because of the imbalance it offers. I love having fun on it and working between balance and imbalance, you never know where your body is going to go. The ActiveBase allows me to challenge myself and play with my limits, and to see how my muscles react to imbalance.

I've found a lot of exercises on this stool, it allows even more engagement, because it accompanies retroversion, anteversion, rotation and torsion, everything can go much further with the stool. So I've been working on a new programme: Pilates on ActiveBase."

So don't move from your chair and start your session!

How the stool ActiveBase help you to be more dynamic?

Le ActiveBase ergonomic stoolis a seating solution that makes it easier to maintain the best posture, the natural posture. By correcting your posture, this seat helps to reposition your spine. So you can reduce back pain and improve your well-being. The versatile ergonomic stool also offers a mobility function, directed at the seat and/or the foot of the seat. With this mobility system, ActiveBase lets you be active while sitting. Say goodbye to the fixed sitting position, and use the mobility of the stool to energise your whole body.