Exercise at Christmas

by | Dec 9, 2015 | Me time

Christmas can be a fantastic and exciting time but also full of stresses. Many mums that do regular exercise find it hard as the classes and bootcamps tend to stop the same week as the kids break up from school. There are things you can do at home but it is hard to...

Mindfulness for Mums at Christmas

by | Dec 4, 2015 | Me time

Xmas time can be stressful for mums with so many demands from work, household, family, kids plays, concerts, costume organising, parties – shall I go on? The main thing that gets missed off is you and your exercise. It is important to schedule time out for you to do...
Pilates and Massage – a Perfect Match

Pilates and Massage – a Perfect Match

by | Nov 18, 2015 | Pilates

I’m sure I’m not alone in loving a good massage. It can work so well with Pilates clients who combine Pilates for strengthening and massage for relaxing tense muscles. Massage and Pilates really are a great match. This week we have a guest blog from deep...

Can Christmas give you back pain?

by | Nov 12, 2015 | Back Care

There are many activities you may have to do around the Christmas season that can cause common problems and injuries. As back pain affects 80% of us at some point, here is some advice about what to do to prevent problems – The first line of treatment has...

I’m a Pilates teacher! I cant have hurt my back!

by | Nov 5, 2015 | Back Care

I have corrected, advised and helped over 2000 clients over 10 years with back pain but I have to admit it – I have had low back pain (LBP) and severe pain twice where I can’t actually move. This happened on Sept 2014 and Sept 2015 (can you see a pattern forming...