Posts Tagged ‘Pilates’
Is Pilates enough exercise for women over 40?
I love Pilates. I teach on average 5 classes a week. I feel strong, (semi) flexible, mobile, and my pelvic floor? Pretty reliable. Pilates helped me reconnect with my “missing” tummy muscles and build an inner strength that supports everything I do. It’s brilliant. But here’s the thing… Pilates alone isn’t enough for long-term health.…
Read MorePelvic floor safe exercise
A 10 step guide to pelvic floor safe exercise Simple, practical tips to modify an exercise program to be pelvic floor safe. 1. Lift heavy, safely This sounds contradictory, but research has found that women who lift heavy, have stronger pelvic floors. How “heavy” is subjective. It’s also important to have good technique (so work with…
Read MoreGet out of the gym!
Six reasons to get out of the gym OK, it’s May already, time to reassess the New Year’s resolutions you may have made. Hands up who had “lose weight”, “get fitter”, “tone”, “exercise more” on their list How are you going with your goal? On target? Congratulations – keep going, your body, mind, mood and…
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