Breath Practice
PILATES FOR STRESS AND ANXIETY
This is a short, calming practice to help you to relieve symptoms of Stress and Anxiety.
Recipe
Herby Bean Salad Recipe
This is one of my absolute favourite salads and it really came into creation when I came across about half a dozen tins of mixed beans in my cupboard and was puzzling over how to use them up!!
Breath Practice
BREATH PRACTICE FOR RELIEVING STRESS AND ANXIETY
This breath practice is included in the Pilates for Stress and Anxiety video and here as an audio clip for you to use daily…
video
15 MINUTE FULL BODY WORKOUT
In this Full Body Workout you will be using your upper body strength, abdominals, obliques and your Glutes. The exercises use some of the bigger muscles, so you will be working the whole body from top to toe in just 15 minutes. As always I offer adaptations and modifications so you can exercise at your own level, ensuring you work on your breath with good technique and mindful movement. This is a great routine to leave you feeling strong and energised.
Exercise Focus Tutorials
EXERCISE FOCUS – THE SINGLE LEG STRETCH
The Single Leg Stretch is one of the 34 Moves, which are the foundation exercises of our Pilates practice. We start with a low-level modification, layering in progressions and arm patterns for variety and coordination. This exercise uses our Spine flexor and stabilizing muscles, the Rectus Abdominals, Internal and External Read more
video
MINI BALL WORKOUT
This short routine will give you proprioceptive feedback, challenge your stability and add a strength element to some of your Pilates Mat exercises. If you don’t have a mini ball, or find the exercises don’t work well for you using the ball, you can easily substitute with a cushion or Read more
Health & Wellness
Walking Meditation
You may have managed to get away from your desk or work or from the busyness of your day to get out for a walk but perhaps your mind is still overactive and you may still find it really hard to switch off.
Mobility
TIRED AND ACHY LEGS
Sometimes our legs can feel really achy and tired. Maybe you’ve been on your feet all day, done lots of walking, or even been sitting for long periods of time and you want your legs to feel more energized and less dull and heavy. This short routine will get your blood Read more
Audio Podcast
The Benefits of Walking
When I was walking Chip the other day with one of my friends, we got talking about all the health benefits we feel we gain from walking, as well as the positive effect walking has on our mental health and our sense of well-being.
Breath Practice
Box Breathing
Box Breathing Today we are going to practice Box Breathing. This is a technique used by the Navy Seals to stay calm and focused in tense situations. But it is a great breath practice and very simple exercise for stress management, if we are overly distracted or need to calm the body Read more
Work Out
MOVE YOUR BODY FLOW
This is a gentle yet energising flow, perfect for any time of the day. You may have just got up and out of bed, been sat at your desk for hours,
Exercise Focus Tutorials
THE HUNDRED TUTORIAL
The Hundred is one of the foundation Pilates exercises and the first of the original 34 Moves from Joseph Pilates book Return to Life through Contrology.