‘’The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace arepriceless to their possessors’’– Joseph Pilates When asked the question ‘’What do mindfulness and meditation mean to me?’’, my initialresponse is, ‘’Where do I start?’’ It means different things to different people. For example, when I asked a work colleaguethe same question, his […]
Today I want to talk about something I see EVERY DAY. It halts progress and stumps growth. I’m talking about multi-tasking… For years it has been accepted as the only way to get many things done, but what if I told you it was wrong? What if I told you that multitasking was a myth […]
Over 2000 years ago, Hyprocrites wrote ‘Each one of the substances of a man’s diet acts upon his body and changes it in some way and upon these changes his whole life depends whether he be in health, sickness or convalescent.’ In essence, we are what we eat. The raw materials from which our […]
How would you like to work up a sweat with your partner? (Get your mind out of the gutter) I’m talking about Couple’s Pilates. Yes, I’m launching a new coaching session aimed at people who want to train together. It doesn’t have to be your partner. It could be your best friend, sister, work mate. Basically, […]
We are constantly exposed to a wide array of toxins, chemicals and pollutants. Some are made by our own body as metabolic wastes, but many are external toxins from the surrounding environment. Every day our bodies are bombarded by a cocktail of toxins from food, water, air pollutants, pesticides, medicines, drugs used in livestock and […]
Be active – up to 2 hours after a good workout you will continue to burn calories faster than normal as your body starts to recover Eat small meals throughout the day – small regular meals will keep your metabolism ticking over, avoid you getting hungry and reaching for the biscuit tin Eat enough protein […]
You When you eat sugar, your brain releases a chemical called dopamine – which makes you feel good. Really good. Your brain lurrrrrves this feeling, and begins to crave more and more of it. Did you know heroin, morphine and sugar all stimulate the same receptors in your brain? It’s no wonder you feel powerless […]
Myofasical Release I talk about this in class quite a lot – you will probably know it best as the foam roller torture! Myofascial release is the soft tissue therapy used to treat somatic dysfunction which results in pain and restricted movement. Fascia is the soft tissue component of connective tissue that protects and supports […]
The key thing to understand is that you should never be ‘going on a diet’. The correct definition of the word diet is; your current eating plan at that moment in time. Whether or not it is good or bad, it is still your diet. To lose weight and maintain the weight loss you need […]
An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of the poles which she carried across her neck. One of these pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. […]
