Our Inner Eco-System includes about 22,000 human genes - it also hosts as many as 3.3 million microbial genes a staggering 150 times more genes than our own genome. These bugs and bacteria work together with our cells and tissues, in fact our Inner Eco-system directly influences every major body system: 70% of our entire […]

Becoming a great Pilates teacher is about developing intuition and observations skills to help clients get best results.

Menopause? What is it? It's Personal From the Greek translating to - monthly pause Menopause naturally occurs for every women around age 51 although some experience it earlier. It's the cessation of monthly menstruation for a 12 months. This happens when your ovaries stop producing eggs, as a result levels of hormones Oestrogen and Progesterone […]

After many years teaching all types of fitness and Pilates one of the most common problems I see is poor posture, in particular round shoulders. My clients are concerned about their posture and ask me, "how can I fix round shoulders" they see it as ageing. Continual use of computers and mobile phones encourages poor […]

Why Pilates for Osteoporosis?  As we age it becomes increasingly important to pay attention to our lifestyle in relation to age-related illness and disease.  Osteoporosis is a significant problem for a large portion of the population.  75 million American men and women age 50 and older in Europe, the USA, and Japan has osteoporosis or […]

 At certain times of year we feel the need for Making Changes.  About our health, our job or simply how to make our lives less complicated, or more structured.

Making changes of any type, large of small follows a certain pattern.

So you've heard about Pilates in the media, or you may have seen posters where you exercise, you may even have passed by my studio in La Grade Freinet or other studios where you live and wondered what it's about and is the hype true?  Your wondering "what can Pilates do for me"? I've been […]

Golf is truly a mind & body sport.  Concentration, strength, flexibility, mobility and power are all essential components.  The workload placed on the spine and supporting structure is immense.  When the body is out of balance the risk of injury intensifies. The Mechanics of Your Golf Swing During your golf swing your body acts like […]

It's an important question, one to be taken seriously.  It's been proven ladies who exercise during pregnancy are more likely to have a less stressful delivery.  Pilates during pregnancy is the perfect low impact exercise programme during this time - it's recommended the all clear to exercise be given by a medical practitioner.   What […]

Why Pilates? You may have been thinking about doing Pilates but you're not sure about the benefits, after all it's more expensive than most exercise classes available to you.   Here are a few reasons that may help you make a good decision:  Improve Your Game:  Whether that's Golf, Football, Rugby, Tennis or any other […]