Question Answered: Pilates for Runners with Upper Body Tightness
If you do a lot of upper body work – exercises like boxing, lifting or rowing – you may find you struggle with tension through the neck and shoulders when running or perhaps you find you can’t open your chest well and get deep breaths in, exhausting more quickly. Here are a few Pilates exercises … Read more
Time For Play – Pilates Style
As you keep doing Pilates and improve your range of motion and core strength, there are only so many variations and repetitions of the Hundreds you want to do. Let’s face it, Joseph’s exercises are great and the various schools, such as Stott, Polestar, Classical and Romana’s have modified and developed them well. Their teachers are … Read more
Pilates, Homer and doughnuts
What Homer’s got to do with back pain This Pilates segment is all about doughnuts, jam and how to improve back and neck pain. As we get older and spend more and more of our time sitting down, beer in one hand, remote or mobile in the other, our bodies resemble Homer Simpson more and … Read more
Pilates Ab Exercises vs Standard Sit-Ups
You don’t need a lot of time to improve your core strength with Pilates. It’s a fact. Studies show that Pilates exercises like the roll-up and teaser beat sit-ups by far. They may not work your six pack muscle – the rectus abdominus – as much but that is a good thing! In contrast, they … Read more
Pilates for Surfers
One of the major drawcards of surfing is perhaps the unpredictability of the ocean. No two surf sessions are ever exactly alike, as the outcome is largely dependent on factors outside yourself. All you need to do is show up and stick with it. Paddle, paddle and paddle is what it’s all about, as a … Read more
Friday Fun: Classical Music + Nature Sounds
As a Pilates instructor, I often treat people who experience pain on a regular basis. They look to Pilates to help them ease out muscles that are overly tight, mobilise joints and change their muscle balance and posture to prevent future aches and pains. And while Pilates can do all that, one of the body’s … Read more
Manly Classes and Workshops
I know it’s hard to believe but… it’s summertime! Want to get fit, fix an injury or fine-tune your body? Well, where the bloody hell are you then?! Join me for regular Pilates sessions for all levels Monday and Wednesday nights 6.30pm at the Manly Community Centre! They’re fun, easy to follow but will work … Read more
Fun fact for the day…
Did you know… Pilates can make your sex life better? Okay, before you scoff, snigger or blush quietly in your office cubicle over your takeaway lunch… let’s start with some less delicate facts. There are many things Pilates does: It can help prevent and rehabilitate injuries, it can give you more upper body strength (this … Read more
Pilates Links and Resources
There are as many reasons people start Pilates as there are differences in styles and forms. But what it all comes back to – both the reasons and Pilates itself – is a regular training regime that balances your body and keeps you in good health and shape like no other. If you start Pilates … Read more
Wellbeing with Pilates
Here’s a wondeful blog post by pamper guru Sam Sample from Be Naturally You about Pilates – for the original version, head to Health on NineMSN here. Doing what I do, I am extremely fortunate to meet some truly inspiring and exceptional people across all areas of wellbeing, as I love to constantly challenge myself … Read more
