If you persistently feel tired or have low energy levels, if the strategies I’ve set out below or the energizing Pilates routine and breath practice don’t seem to help, perhaps think about scheduling yourself an appointment for a well-woman or well-man check-up.
together nicely add a small drop of water or milk of your choice (see below).Break off into small pieces and roll in the palm of your hand to make small energy balls.
Our hands get stressed through every day activity and can feel really stiff and achy. Even though we are increasing our activity levels and thinking about our health and well-being, we do still tend to neglect our hands and our feet!
We are usually on our feet a lot throughout the day, even if just around the house, never mind activities such as walking, dancing or running. We squeeze our feet into trainers, boots and high heeled shoes and often tend to neglect the well-being of our feet and hands.
Lots of different factors contribute to tiredness in the day including significant stress at work, stress at home and family issues, poor diet, lack of sleep and either exercising too little OR too much.
Throughout our Pilates practice, these are the 6 principles that I love to work with. BREATH, CONCENTRATION, CENTRING, CONTROL, PRECISION AND FLOW, in addition with BALANCE, FLEXIBILITY and MIND-BODY CONNECTION, which for me seem to create a fully integrated Pilates, mindfulness and wellness experience
In this routine we will explore new ways to move your body, helping you to avoid getting stuck in old and habitual movement patterns that can contribute to tension, tightness and even injury.
In this three part series, Ange will help you relieve any tension and pain in your hip and mobilise the area around your hip
Get a quick work-out in with 15-minutes of Power Pilates with Ange in her garden!
This is a short, calming practice to help you to relieve symptoms of Stress and Anxiety.
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!!
This breath practice is included in the Pilates for Stress and Anxiety video and here as an audio clip for you to use daily…