Fitness Tip of the Week: Pilates Roll Ups - From Easy To Hard The Roll Up is a classic Pilates exercise that helps develop stronger abdominal muscles and a more flexible spine. These 5 variations will help you learn to do the exercise correctly and progress at a safe...
Fitness Tip of the Week: Try This Stretch For Tight Hips and Thighs If you have tight hips & thighs, do this stretch daily! Your quadriceps are a group of muscles that make up the front of the thigh. These muscles are used in squats, lunges and any other movements...
Fitness Tip of the Week: Relief For Sore Wrists If your hands and wrists are sore or achy, stretching them regularly can help relieve the discomfort. Here are 3 gentle exercises that you can do daily to help prevent or relieve pain in your wrists and hands. Do 8-10...
Nutrition Tip of the Week: How To Choose Healthier Carbs Carbohydrates are your body’s primary source of energy, fiber and many nutrients. Not all carbs are created equal. Complex carbs, like brown rice, beans, vegetables and fruits naturally contain fiber, nutrients...
Fitness Tip of the Week: What Happens When You Stop Exercising? Rest and recovery after intense exercise is important and necessary. Sometimes we may take a short vacation where we aren’t exercising, and that’s okay too. But our bodies change quickly when we stop our...
Fitness Tip of the Week: Improve Your Posture Practice these 3 exercises daily for better posture! Exercise #1 - Chin TucksExercise #2 - Scapular RetractionsExercise #3 - Superhero Do 8-10 reps of each exercises, ideally in the morning, to restore the natural shape of...
Nutrition Tip of the Week: Whole Food vs Processed Food Processed foods are convenient, inexpensive and often delicious. But research has shown that a diet high in processed foods has been linked to an increase in cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome,...
Fitness Tip of the Week: How To Find Neutral Spine Neutral spine refers to the shape of the spine where its natural curve is present without being exaggerated in either direction. In Pilates, it’s usually the safest posture to practice exercises. In this short video...
Nutrition Tip of the Week: Summer Nutrition Tips Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet during summer holidays doesn’t have to mean avoiding your favourite foods. Try these simple nutrition tips to stay on track: Choosing foods with a higher water content (raw fruit...
