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.
Will my pelvic floor ever recover?
If you are wondering what happened to your pelvic floor strength and if your pelvic floor will ever recover, this blog is for you. You may feel pressure down whenever you use your abs, you may leak when you sneeze, jump or cough. You may just have no idea whether your...
Postnatal recovery – what does it look like?
Are you a mum and feeling wobbly in all the wrong places? Maybe you've tried a new fitness routine or a boot camp or just a few crunches at home. If that didn't feel good, you're not sure how to move forward and get stronger. After having a baby there is the 6...
Are you a mum with back pain?
How do I reduce back pain as a new mum? Back pain is common as a new mum. There's more lifting than you expect. Your body has been through a lot. You may not have as much core strength as you did before you were pregnant. And you now have a little bundle of joy to...
How do I build core strength fast?
You need to build your core strength fast. You may have lower back pain, you may have shoulder and neck pain or you may just know your core is “weak as water” as a client recently said to me. Weak core strength can affect your body negatively in so many ways: Hip...
From tired and stiff to energised with 2 moves
Feeling tired and stiff in your body? There are so many reasons why we feel like this. Lots of sitting, a level of background stress, lack of circulation to name a few. When I feel like this, it is overwhelming. It's hard to get moving and I feel like I need a big...
You need to strengthen your gluteals?
So, you need to strengthen your gluteals (your butt). You may have a sore back, a sore hip, you may have mild incontinence, you may have sore knees. You may have gone to Chiropractor, Physiotherapist or Osteopath or even you GP has told you, you need to strengthen...
10 Tips to stay active in the school holidays
10 tips to stay active during the school holidays. I know what it's like when the school holidays come around my schedule gets thrown sideways. It's just that much harder to get me time. I know that as a mom, I really need that time to connect with my body, and stay...
Which manual therapy is best for me? Osteopathy
If you have ever wondered which manual therapy would be best for your body, this series of blogs is for you. Today we will explore Osteopathy, what is it? How is it similar to other manual therapies and how is it different? I sat down with Dr Andy McLeod and Dr Sarah...
Tight body or muscle tension? Try these tips!
Do you suffer muscle tightness? Do you feel tight all over? There is a big difference between being tight and being strong. In fact when your body is tight, it can be difficult for your muscles to strengthen. This article explains the difference between muscle...