Fed up feeling bloated and your tummy ‘being in your way?’ After three caesareans I know exactly how you feel – having to lift my tummy to feel more comfortable and less sweaty. YUCK! gross. I was used to feeling conscious of the way I looked even as a fitness instructor. Even as a fitness […]
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Improve your health The three things you need to do to improve your health and well-being are: 1. Exercise – 3 different varieties for optimum health 2. Eat more protein and fewer carbs 3. Mindset, be kind to yourself. Exercise – 3 different exercise strategies Sticking to one type of exercise is not healthy. If
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Saturday 3rd June Matthew Hall Topsham 3pm to 4:30pm If you have ever wanted to try Pilates with me or if you want a free extra top up class, come along on Saturday 3rd June at Matthew Hall, Topsham. The class will start with a quick chat from Pauline about Ataxia, a health chat about nutrition,
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Pilates Exercises to improve your knee strength Thank you for joining me on the second edition of knee strength exercise to relieve muscle imbalances and knee pain. Relieve knee pain is as easy as a squat or two 😉 Recent research concluded that arthritis, tears or cartilage damage can be prevalent without pain. Knee pain
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What is causing your knee pain? Arthritis, meniscus tear, worn away cartilage all give you knee pain – RIGHT? Err no. Recent research concluded that arthritis, tears or cartilage damage can be prevalent without pain. Knee pain is not necessarily a direct result of disease or damage. Knee pain is more predictable with an imbalance
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Food has a powerful impact on your overall wellbeing. You know it, you can appreciate that food can help you to feel great. The right food can help you to heal and give you more energy, relax you and make you happy. On the other hand, it can also make you rubbish, crappy even. Eating the
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Eating certain foods will improve the look and feel of your tummy. However, you can eat other foods that will suddenly make you look like you’re 20 weeks pregnant again as you surreptitiously unbutton your jeans. Avoid processed foods and bread to reduce your chance of bloating. Listen to your body and look for patterns,
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Pilates Breathing Joseph Pilates was asthmatic and therefore was understandably focused on proper breathing. He advocated inhalations that filed the lungs entirely and exhalations that emptied the lungs to the very bottom, cleaning the bloodstream and purifying the body of toxins. The Pilates method as performed today follows a simple breathing technique known as lateral breathing. Your
Equipment You will need to bring: 1. Health Safety Questionnaire – download it here 2. A hand towel to place under your head – not because you are perspiring so much! 3. Small hand weights 1kg or 2lbs – sports shop or online at Amazon 4. Pilates 1.2m band, bring your own or purchase one
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My passion is Pilates, I love it. But there are some moves you need to be careful of if you have a ‘prolapse’. I was asked about it again this week so I thought I would outline a few things to help. SIT UPS Sit ups are NOT the best exercise to do to ‘tone’
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Whether you are an online subscriber or a participant in my classes why should you choose Adele’s Pilates? I teach every exercise at 3 levels: Level 1: Beginners Level 2: Intermediate Level 3: Advanced There will be a level for you, you will instantly feel comfortable in the Pilates moves. Perhaps one exercise moves you will
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Is Pilates only for people with a dodgy back? Pilates is an essential part of everybody’s daily health care. Pilates is the basis of everything you do. I refer to Pilates as the platform for life. Mummies need Pilates Pilates is perfect for you, returning to exercise after childbirth. Pilates is perfect to strengthen your
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You can benefit from Pilates today it will help improve your everyday movement or improving your sports performance. Whether you have a niggling back ache or maybe a few pelvic floor issues? Pilates will help relieve back ache whether you are a top performing athlete – and of course, there are a lot of us