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 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
Thinking Heart, Feeling Mind
Valentine’s Day can be a little bit of a controversial topic. Amongst my friends, acquaintances and clients, sentiments today range from excited (those who are newly in love) over resigned and cynical (those who are away from their loved ones or have recently become single) to defyingly self loving (those going through positive change in … Read more
Friday Fun: Awesome Action Moves
If you’re feeling cooped up and stir crazy after a whole week of blah weather, it’s time for some action! Check out the two awesome videos below to be inspired. I can’t get enough of them. Gravity defying and both relating back to gymnastics.. Stella Angelova was a champion gymnast in her first career (from … Read more
Could you swim all day?
I think I could cycle pretty much all day without breaking too much of a sweat and I’m now confident I can run for a pretty bloody long time at my set pace – didn’t exactly have to do 42ks running in the desert followed by 120 odd ks cycling the next week to prove … 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
Finding the right Pilates fit
It’s gripped everyone from doctors over athletes to mums-to-be. But what is there to Pilates that’s made it so popular? Sol Walkling lined up those in the know, to shed some light on how to sink your navel to the floor and achieve killer abs and a long, lean ballet dancer’s physique in the process. … Read more
Spreading Love and Joy…
… Oh gosh, that sounds corny! Did I really just sign up to something called “The Joy Project”? All that yoga and meditation must’ve gone to my head. I feel positively brainwashed since Amanda Gore’s talk at Filex. Growing up in a household where words like psycho babble or spiritual waffle were commonly used and studying and … Read more
Pilates Bikini Workout
I discovered a love for doing Pilates outdoors during my sailing trip to Hamilton Island last year. The fresh air, open sky and sunlight just add a real feelgood factor to the workout. It’s totally different to being in a stuffy studio or your own loungeroom. Granted, if you’re new, you might not be familiar … Read more
Pilates for fun and the heart
There are many things Pilates can do. It can give you a more toned waist, long toned muscles, greater flexibility, incredible focus, the ability to regulate your breathing and much, much more. But the positive effects for your cardiovascular system were limited until recently. Now, the latest form of Pilates has aficionados jumping up and … Read more
