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  • Pilates and Massage – a Perfect Match

    Pilates and Massage – a Perfect Match

    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 tissue and hot stone massage expert Aase Waterman. We…

  • Can Christmas give you back pain?

    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 traditionally been paracetamol, but new research has…

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

    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 – having the…

  • Is parenting making your back ache?

    The school run, breastfeeding, birth, even cuddles can contribute to chronic back ache but it doesn’t have to be something you put up with. When you think about it, it isn’t surprising that the many tasks you juggle daily in addition to the effects of pregnancy and birth on your body can lead to constant back…

  • Are you scared of exercise? We can help!

    With Halloween just round the corner again I want to use this scary time of year to motivate people to face some of the biggest fears they have about working out.   Gym-phobia is a stumbling block for a lot of people who want to start exercising more regularly but feel really anxious about working…

  • 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…

  • Back Care Awareness Week 2015

    This week is back care awareness week 2015. I will be looking and asking you to participate in back care awareness to raise awareness of the problems back pain can cause as well as prevention and treatments. A main message from the organiser BackCare is to stand and not sit at work. Charity “getBritainstanding.org” encourage…

  • Why you need a spa break!

    Do you know how important it is to take time out for yourself to help you relax, switch off and come back to daily routine feeling a new person. Do you have time to stop and think about YOU?? Why you need time out! Every May and October we organise a Spa retreat at Champneys…

  • 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…