Tag: exercising with children

  • Exercise and teenagers – how parents can help

    Last week I had the great honour of teaching a group of Farnham Girl Guides a 90 minute Pilates session. It was quite a nerve wracking experience getting up in front of teenage and pre teen girls, but I am never one to shy away from a challenge. I also believe passionately that getting girls…

  • 5 steps for busy mums to feel, good, fit and healthy

      At the start of any New Year there is so much pressure on us to make sweeping changes, lose weight, eat more healthily, do more exercise. Whilst all this is great and having goals is a great thing to motivate us, if you are busy Mum so much pressure and big targets to achieve…

  • Exercise at Christmas

    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 keep motivated…

  • Back Care for Parents (and what to do if it hurts!)

    When you’re a parent lifting is part of the job, but like most aspects of parenting you don’t get any training for it. However if you don’t take care of your back when lifting this can have serious consequences down the line. Here are some tips and ideas to help keep a healthy back when…

  • Back care for Mums

    Back care for busy mums   With Back Care Awareness Week this week, the main focus was to get Britain thinking about their posture, moving more and standing while working, I thought we should also focus on busy mums working from home. So are you a busy mum, rushing about and you only realise at…

  • National Work Life week – how’s your balance?

    It is National Work-Life Week starting on Monday 21st September with the aim of highlighting the importance of maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Having a lifestyle mix of work, family and health is an important challenge many of us face today with studies showing that those working 55 hours a week or more have a…

  • Take a moment out and just breathe

    “When I’m not so busy, then I’ll take some time out to …” We’ve all been there. So busy with the daily bustle of our busy lives that we don’t have time to even take a minute to breathe. Kids. Family. Work. Home. Schedules. Pets. Health. STUFF. We promise ourselves that once everything is done…

  • Schools Out! Keep exercising while the kids are on holiday

    Schools Out for Summer! Whilst that may mean lots of fun with your kids it can also mean that your normal workout routine can take a hammering.  So can you keep up your exercise regime over the summer? Here are my thoughts in a short video on the importance of making some time for yourself,…