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I recently participated in The Classical Syllabus – a continued education training course for teachers. The group included a couple of graceful ballet dancers with legs up to my chin, Tracey with a titanium leg, Sara with scoliosis, and us average movers. There was a mix from newly qualified teachers to those with years of […]

One of my community classes over the past 4/5 years has been teaching at Icknield School with their 16-19 year olds. Initially, when I was asked to help out in an area I had never experienced before, it was quite daunting. Icknield is a Special School in Andover for children and young people with severe

Does Pilates Promote Fat Loss? It depends on your perception and experience of Pilates. Years ago I wrote an article on “Fat Loss through Weight Training’, this was back when cardio was the only way. When the machines would guide you to work in a ‘fat burning zone’ of low intensity (Do they still have

 Some of you may have seen my lovely gold chunk of a ring I’ve been wearing for the past few months, it was a self-chosen birthday gift. Do not despair I have not become a Derek Trotter follower, it is an Oura ring, a wearable health tracker. Both exercise and health tracking have become so

Change happens through movement and movement heals.Joesph Pilates Hello and Welcome to March Firstly, sending love to Olga Kott who has been tirelessly collecting for the most unfortunate friends and families in her home country. And what an amazing local community we have, they have just loaded and waved off the biggest artic lorry full

History: Where did the Pilates Reformer come from? Joseph Pilates. A man with an imagination and appreciative understanding of human movement. Whilst working in a hospital during WWI he attached springs to the bed frames, so the bed bound patients were able to exercise their muscles to aid faster recovery. This invention developed into the

 Happy New Year! Here’s to January Motivation  In ten sessions you will feel the difference, in twenty, you’ll see the difference, and in thirty sessions you will have a whole new body. Joseph Pilates  We are a week into January now, I hope it’s been a good start.  Alento: To Encourage  I’ve been in this Body Health Industry for

Hello, Over the Christmas period it might be nice to spend 5 minutes for yourself doing some simple breathing exercises. Time to engage your mind and body by controlling your breathe to help calm your mind. You can’t beat a few breaths to help re-focus.  Alento: To Breathe Above all, learn to breathe correctly. Joesph

Hello, We have completed the first term in the new studio and it has been AMAZING! It has been so wonderful teaching people face to face, everyone has stretched, strengthened and relaxed. The calming studio space has worked so nicely for all mat classes, online sessions and the super charged Reformer apparatus sessions (more Reformer information coming in

Hello, I trained in Clinical Mat Pilates, taught by an Osteopath where we would assess clients and write training programmes to meet their needs, this works very well and can also be achieved in a class situation. The movements can be very small to isolate, control and strengthen certain muscles, or to relax opposing muscles to allow