Year: 2012

So with just a few more days to go before the New Year, have you decided on your resolutions yet? Remember to include a lifestyle resolution and a Pilates resolution! Perhaps one *Rolldown every morning fir the rest of your life? Or, perhaps vary the exercise each morning? Think about a healthier diet for the…

So we’re feeling guilty after the Xmas festivities and there is still more to come!… Today you have the chance to do a little detox. Drink a long glass of cool water to rehydrate Have fruit for breakfast followed by eggs either scrambled (with nothing added in the pan). Just add seasoning and a side…

Sit upright on the side of the bed or on a chair. Keep breathing and gently find your tummy muscles. Look down and nod your head towards your chest. Then bend down a little further moving through your lower neck Then move through your upper back, still looking at your chest Then move through your…

Try a liquid vegetable and fruit juice lunch. This will help keep your tummy flat. Lift your navel up away from your pubic bone to keep your abs looking fab. If you forget your makeup, ask a beautician at a department store to show you the new colours and see if they will give you…

Gently lift your pelvic floor and navel, this will help you keep your balance in your high heels and take the stress away from your back. (Carry your heels in a bag and wear flats on the journey.) Try to drink water and eat some low fat high protein and carbohydrates before you leave home…

A: Feet flat on the floor, parallel, 3 or 4 inches apart. Try and sit directly on top of your sitting bones (in the middle of each buttock), not favouring the right or left. Imagine you are balancing the bones in your spine – (the vertebrae) one on top of each other and your head…

A: The only safe tan comes out of a bottle!! Tips: Before you apply avoid tight elastic marks on your skin. Put Vaseline on palms, soles, elbows and any dry areas. Wear disposable gloves to apply After application wear loose black clothing for the first few hours. Alternatively have a friend spray you or visit…

At the end of my Pilates class today Peter said to his wife, Lorna “I feel a couple of inches taller, do you?”. She agreed with him. Pilates not only makes you feel taller, but actually lengthens your muscles as well. The spaces in between your vertebrae and in your joints increase which takes pressure…

When you rise in the morning think about making yourself as tall as possible. Keeping your head balanced naturally on top of your spine, lift your ears away from your shoulders and your ribs away from your hips. Be proud of your Pilates length and smile! 🙂