Why is Pilates Good For You?

Why is Pilates Good For You?

Exercise, Pilates

 What is Pilates good for? Pilates is a core strengthening exercise programme. However, there is more to Pilates than just abs exercises. Your core is a group of muscles that wrap around your torso like an old-style corset. However it is often better to think of your...
Preparing for Yoga Teaching Training

Preparing for Yoga Teaching Training

Exercise, Yoga

My Yoga Teacher Training course is coming up soon. I have never been on a Yoga course but I have attended many fitness courses, so I have a decade’s worth of experience to draw on. And I do love planning and getting organised! Let’s start with the practicalities of...
Never Say Never

Never Say Never

Ageing Well, Hormones, Yoga

In the last decade of teaching Pilates I have always said that I would never teach Yoga. So, you won’t be surprised from the title when I say I have booked into a Hatha yoga course! Why now? I have been researching ageing well for the last year and discovered the...
Practice Makes Perfect?

Practice Makes Perfect?

Exercise, Pilates

Practice Makes Perfect? Practice only makes perfect if you are practicing perfectly! Pilates classes are one of the few exercise environments outside Personal Training where you will be personally corrected if your alignment is off or you are performing the exercise...