Rebuild Strength and Confidence in Your Midlife Body –
Midlife can bring unexpected changes — aching hips, tight shoulders, plantar fasciitis, pelvic floor concerns or a loss of trust in your core. This blog is for women over 40 who want a smarter approach to movement.
Through practical Pilates guidance and evidence-informed strength work, you’ll learn how to move in ways that reduce pain, improve stability and help you feel capable again.
Pelvic Health – Do’s and Don’ts
Pelvic HealthIn the last five years, I have learnt so much about pelvic health. What I have learned has changed the experience of my body. Aches and pains I used to have are now just a memory. In our bodies, all roads lead to the pelvis. Your pelvis joins your legs to...
Flip ‘Fitness Mindset’, 5 Ways to Love Your Body
Flip 'fitness mindset', what does that mean? Welcome to a topic I could speak about all day. I grew up with 'fitness mindset', it set me against my body from an early age. I grew up in the 80's when exercise became a religion. Aerobics was everywhere and it was all...
How do I get core strength?
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Knee pain? Could it be your feet?
Knee pain is such a common barrier to midlife movement and fitness. If you suffer lack of strength in mid-life, feet are often to blame. Our feet are the absolute foundation of our movement health. Often as people age and try and stay active, it's their feet that...
The benefits of Pilates for mid-life women
If you are a woman in your 40s, 50s, or 60s, you may be looking for a way to stay fit, healthy, and happy in your midlife years. You may have heard of Pilates, but you may not know what it is or how it can benefit you. Pilates is a low-impact exercise method that...
Do you want to enjoy walking again?
Do you want to enjoy walking again? We evolved to walk. It is the best exercise we can do for our heart health are cardiovascular fitness, our joints and our muscle strength. Walking does it all and our bodies are made for it. But if you find that after a long walk or...
5 Tips for Better Balance
Want better balance this year? Good balance makes you unstoppable, no matter your age. Just ask my 85 year old mum who is more stable now than when she was 60. As we age our balance can deteriorate for a number of reasons. This can reduce our body confidence and stop...
4 Moves for daytime tiredness
Daytime tiredness Is daytime tiredness a regular part of your day? No matter how much sleep you get you still have moments in your day when you just feel like you could keel over into a nap! It's something my clients tell me about and I have developed some moves that...
What to do when your body feels sore
Why does your body feel sore? If your body feels sore most days, you are where a lot of my clients begin. As we get older there are a lot of different reasons why we experience pain in our bodies. Injuries, arthritis and inflammation can all play a part in regular...