It wasn’t until a knee injury forced me to stop running that I realised just how much strain I’d been placing on my joints. My physiotherapist suggested Pilates to build strength and improve alignment, making it clear that caring for my joints wasn’t optional if I wanted to keep running long term. What began as rehabilitation quickly became a regular practice.
There are two main forms of Pilates: mat and reformer. Both use controlled, precise, low-impact movements to build muscular…

