The Room for Improvement is a welcoming and calm space for visitors to explore how to use learning, art and movement as powerful tools for self-care and to take the opportunity to exercise in this novel and engaging setting.
The concept for this installation comes from the Joseph Pilates quote, “Change happens through movement, and movement heals.” Pilates is a fitness regime developed in the 1930’s by Joseph Pilates, whose interest was in helping injured athletes return to optimum health as quickly as possible. Originally called Contrology, Pilates uses a scientific approach to exercise and it is the perfect fitness method for anyone recovering from illness or living with a long-term condition.
This project was inspired by the work of Fernand Leger who was painting at a time when Joseph Pilates was starting to develop his exercise regime. Like Leger, Pilates took inspiration from the technology of their day. Both viewed the body as a machine, which must be maintained throughout life for optimum performance. The key principles of the Pilates method: Engagement, Breathing, Control, Concentration, Precision and Balance, apply equally to perfecting technical excellence in Pilates as in art.
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The University of Liverpool’s North West Cancer Research Centre and Institute of Translational Medicine have teamed up with Pilates for Life, Sunflowers Cancer Support Centre, NHS Liverpool CCG and artists Richard Meaghan and Fiona Torrance to produce this unique project.
For more information please contact: Emma Squibb, Engagement Project Manager, Institute of Translational Medicine at esquibb@liverpool.ac.uk or 0151 794 7749.