KEEPING YOUR PILATES PRACTICE SAFE

Pilates is the safest, most effective form of exercise you could choose to keep fit (advanced flows have cardiovascular benefits), healthy (many health benefits, including prevention of back problems) and in great shape (toned body and you can burn 7 to 8 calories a minute with advanced Pilates), but are there any safety issues we [...]

PAINFUL KNEES: 5 IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

Knee problems are common and clients often complain of achy or painful knees.  Apart from some sort of trauma, it is often a result of misalignment through standing incorrectly or muscle imbalances.  For example, a client complained that her son was unable to do any sports at school because he would be in tears with [...]

CALORIE RESTRICTION: GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

By restricting your intake of calories, it may be possible to improve your health and live longer.  The people of Okinawa practice calorie restriction (CR) and are amongst the longest living people in the world.  We’re not talking starvation diets here, but a healthy, nutritious diet, low in calories.
Back in the 1930’s, researchers found that [...]

FIGHT DISEASE WITH A VEGETARIAN DIET

I went to a boarding school where, throughout our teens, we were concerned with losing weight – by any means.  For years I was more interested in avoiding what was bad rather than seeking out what was good for me.  On the whole, although my diet was reasonably healthy, the emphasis was completely wrong.  This [...]

FREE PILATES VIDEO: 6 MINUTE WORKOUT

Most people I speak to tell me they just don’t have the time to workout.  Those who attend my classes would love to do something between classes, but with work, children, the house, etc, they can’t fit it in. 
There is a misconception that one needs to work out for an hour in order to reap [...]

VITAMINS: AN OVERVIEW

What I hope to achieve with this article is an overview of the main vitamins (minerals coming soon) – what their job is, recommended daily amounts (RDA) and how to get them without resorting to supplements.  Firstly, though, just a couple of points: vitamins and minerals are an essential part of your diet in order [...]

BACK PROBLEMS: THE STATISTICS

Did you know that 90% of us will suffer from back problems at some point in our lives?
60% will be sub-acute or chronic and at least half of these cases will be caused by poor posture. The effects of these alarming statistics are far-reaching as the following facts show:-

11 million working days are lost each [...]