PILAT3S is more than exercise; it’s a conscious, balanced movement that impacts both your body and mind. Through any PILAT3S routine – Align, Power, or Tone – we incorporate centring and cool-down segments that signal to your nervous system that you’re in control. You go to a class to integrate fitness and wellness into your daily life and stay for the emotional tranquility that each one provides. Our routines are an essential prep for you to feel your best internally and externally.
What is downregulation in PILAT3S?
During a PILAT3S routine, you’re making it easier for yourself to shift into downregulation. In the context of exercising, downregulation means intentionally shifting your “fight-or-flight” state in the sympathetic nervous system to rest mode in your parasympathetic nervous system. This is an important recovery practice that helps lower your heart rate, begin muscle repair, and reduce cortisol levels after any PILAT3S class. Doing this prevents burnout and exercising fatigue, even in a high-performance lifestyle.
Taking a Moment to Slow Down
You’re actively rewiring your nervous system through every PILAT3S routine you attend. The centering component of each routine acts as a reset button. The benefits of nervous system regulation extend into all the different facets of your life, even beyond our studio doors.
PILAT3S also revolves around a few basic principles – breathwork, alignment, mind-muscle connection, and focused, controlled movement. During class, the experience isn’t just about what you can do with your body, but how you can be present within it. The sounds and playlists in any PILAT3S class are designed specifically to support this.
Feel Lighter Through Music and Movement
Though PILAT3S routines can be challenging, they’re designed to elevate your lifestyle, so you can continue to grow and heal through structured movement. Moving your body and focusing your mind during a PILAT3S class builds stability that keeps you going. The more you practice, the stronger and better you’ll feel.
To experience a PILAT3S routine, go to our studio page to sign up and take a class in the studio nearest to you. We can’t wait to meet you on the Reformer!
