Month: November 2012

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! 🙂

First thing in the morning enjoy an upper body stretch by lifting your arms above your head, hold onto one wrist and reach to the ceiling. Hold for several seconds and then grasp your other wrist. It feels so good 🙂