Pilates for Pickleball is the most sustainable way for women age 40-60 to stay on the court longer and stronger without more aches and strains!
Strengthen your core, spinal rotation, arms & legs while improving hand-eye coordination and footwork for pickleball!
How can Pilates lessons improve my pickleball skills?
To play the best pickleball you can and avoid injury, you can train in the following 4 areas:
Resistance Training: To put more power and speed into serves and shots.
Quickness/Agility Training: To move quickly around the court.
Endurance Training: To increase performance by avoiding fatigue during matches.
Hand-Eye Coordination: For tracking the ball and peripheral awareness.
In Pilates for Pickleball, we’ll focus on improving your:
Spine and hip rotation, and core strength for more powerful shots and serves.
Ankle and foot strength and mobility for better balance and quicker footwork.
Visual exercises for tracking the ball and peripheral awareness for anticipating where shots will go.
Shoulder and wrist strength and mobility for returning and making dinks, smashes, lobs, volleys, serves, and drop shots.
Leg mobility and strength for getting down to those low shots and most importantly back up again.
Overall strength and flexibility to avoid injuries.
If you have any particular areas that get aches and pains after a game, we’ll specifically target strengthening those areas so you can play longer and stronger!
Pilates Studio Equipment
In the Bellingham studio, we use the following Balanced Body large Pilates equipment plus various props:
Reformer with Tower (weight capacity 350lbs)
Chair (weight capacity 300lbs)
Small Arc Barrel
Magic Circle
Balls of all sizes and firmness
Resistance bands
Foam rollers
Click here to see pictures of the Bellingham studio!
Lessons are taught by me - Nicole Sheldrake - certified Pilates instructor and studio owner, and pickleball addict! Click here for more about me!
Who do you work with?
I work with people in Bellingham (and beyond!) who have:
injuries (often referred from a physical or massage therapist)
arthritis
a desire to maintain or improve their level of strength and mobility, no matter their age or current fitness level
low back pain
knee pain
osteoporosis
symptomatic joint hypermobility
hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) & other types of dysautonomia
How do I start taking classes with you in Bellingham?
Click here to book a new client initial private session! (Want to work out with a buddy? Book a Duet!)
You can also book a free Discovery Call with me so we can chat about what you’re looking for and how I can help you!
Hours of operation: 10:00am - 5:00pm, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Connect with Nicole!
Email: nicole@sheldrakepilates.com
Phone/Text: (719) 822-5767
