Midweek Mobility - stability under changing load This week is all about maintaining strength and switch on through the centre to hold a position under changing load. You will need to bear in mind the following ⭐️ keep your roll back small so that you can really feel...

The joy of Pilates, the gift that keeps on giving 💝 Just when you think you’ve mastered something, a good teacher will change the smallest detail and suddenly you’re in a new world of challenge 🔥 In this photo we have the Spine Stretch - a lengthening of the spine...

This week I have come across so many people suffering from Sciatic pain so here are just a couple of stretches you might like to try to help relieve some of the discomfort. Please remember there are a number of reasons why people develop sciatica and it can take on...

A huge part on my job is welcoming in the doubters 🙏🏻 😫 The people who tried Pilates at the gym a few years ago in a class of 30 and left feeling underwhelmed. 😫 The people who have been told time and again their body needs Pilates but they can’t get past the “breath...

I love this stretch because until you try it, most people don't realise how much they need it! It never fails to result in a chorus of "aaaah" as people open out the side of the body and the side of the ribcage. Ideally, I like people to sit in a sideways position as...

When we think of the pelvic floor we don't usually think of it in reference to mobility but true mobility needs thorough and effective support and that is where the pelvic floor comes in. By creating a true CORE which includes the pelvic floor we add a complete...

Let’s talk pelvic floor because I have had a couple of revelations this week which I’d like to share with you. Here they are... We should ALL be doing our exercises whether we are experiencing symptoms or not. How many of you don't bother because "my pelvic floor is...

Talking to someone today about PAIN and how it makes us sit up and take notice We tune in, do all the right stuff but are then surprised when it either doesn’t go away OR even more frustratingly, goes away and then comes back! In my experience the pain part of an...

This weeks midweek mobility session is a little different - we are focusing on stability as a route to flexibility. I'm a strong believer that to find true mobility we must first find some anchor points to create a stable base for the movement to stem from - it's a...