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10 ways to reduce stress over Christmas
We’ve reached December! Festive greetings to you all at this wonderful, though at times stressful, season of goodwill. I’m struggling this week, there is so much to do and we place such high expectations on ourselves. I would like this Christmas to be about spending quality time together with family and friends, and not about…
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This week’s healthy recipe – Oriental salmon and broccoli traybake
You only need 5 ingredients to make this delicious and healthy mid-week supper. INGREDIENTS (serves 4) 4 skin-on salmon fillets 1 head broccoli, broken into florets juice ½ lemon, ½ lemon quartered small bunch spring onions, sliced 2 tbsp soy sauce METHOD Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the salmon in a large roasting tin, leaving space between…
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Pilates exercises for improved bone density
Today’s is the last blog in our series on bone health. This week, we look at exercises that can improve your bone density. These assume you have healthy bones. If this is not the case, contact me and I can write a special programme for you. For feet and legs Standing tap foot Stand tall and…
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Strong Saturday recipe – Ottolenghi’s ratatouille
This is taken from Yotam Ottolenghi’s Ratatouille book Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi Note: Follow the instructions closely, over-cooking the vegetables “is the point,” according to Ottolenghi. Ingredients: 7 tbsp sunflower oil 4 garlic cloves, sliced 2 small onions, cut into 1 1/4-inch dice 1/2 fresh green chilli, thinly sliced 2 small red peppers,…
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Farnham Pilates – Stronger Saturday – Focus on Lifestyle for Bone Health
Bone density and lifestyle This month at Farnham Pilates we’ve been focusing on helping clients improve their bone density and bone health. This week we look at lifestyle changes you can make to improve your bone health. These assume you do not have problems with your bones; if you do, please talk to your GP…
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Recipe of the week for strong bones – Mushroom Risotto
Try this recipe to improve your bones. RECIPE OF THE WEEK – Mushroom risotto INGREDIENTS Mushroom preparation 1 8-ounce package Crimini or baby Bella mushrooms, cleaned and quartered1 tablespoon unsalted butter1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oilPinch of salt Rice preparation 2 tablespoons unsalted butter2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1 cup onion, diced1 cup dry Arborio rice1/3 cup dry white wine2 ½ cups…
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Best Foods for strong Bones from Farnham Pilates
Farnham Pilates Weekly Blog –Get Stronger Saturday Best foods for strong bones Here is your weekly post on Bone health. A few Osteoporosis/Bone Health Facts and FiguresBone remodelling is a lifelong process, but unfortunately bone loss starts to outpace bone gain as we age. This starts to happen around aged 34 when peak bone mass…
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Weekly recipe – Warming Butternut squash or Pumpkin with Cauliflower soup with ginger and chillies
RECIPE OF THE WEEK My favourite soup – Butternut Squash or pumpkin & Cauliflower Soup with Ginger and Chillies Now the weather is getting colder this is my staple soup recipe. It is always slightly different each time depending on what is left over in the fridge but it’s packed full of brain boosting and bone…
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Pilates keeps your bones strong
Welcome all, Here is your weekly post to get your body and mind motivated for the week ahead. Each week we’ll send out exercises and a healthy recipe for you to focus on and why. If you have any specific areas of your body that you would like exercises for please message me and I will try and include it in the…
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Get to know your Pelvic Floor
The Pelvic Floor is a vital muscle in your body. It underpins your bowel, bladder and the uterus, and supports your back and spine. Refer to the picture which shows the muscles that stretch like a hammock from the front to the back of your pelvis. When these muscles are strong and healthy they give us…