Pilates can help to ease physical ailments and get rid of depression, an expert has suggested, so women should consider donning their ladies fitness clothing and giving the exercise a try.

Karen Davies, a Pilates teacher from Longton in Stoke-on-Trent, told the Sentinel that she has helped many people in her sessions and has had a few "real success stories".

"A man whom I worked with for nine months … had scoliosis of the spine, but after nine months he was able to touch his toes and walk further than he could before," she explained.

She went on to say that the man also eventually came off the antidepressants that he had been taking.

Ms Davies told the newspaper that her Pilates classes are popular with people of all ages.

Last month, Michelle Mitchell, director of Age UK, suggested that older women who exercise a few times a week, perhaps in ladies fitness wear, can experience health benefits and an improved quality of life.

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