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.
Are you in an injury cycle?
Do you have an old injury that comes and goes? Just when you think it's improving something "goes" and suddenly you are back where you started? Recurring injuries can affect all different areas of the body including neck, shoulders and ribs, mid and lower back, hips,...
Core strength -what is it and how to get it?
A lot of my clients come to Pilates to improve their core strength, they understand that core strength can reduce back pain, improve posture and reduce tension in the shoulders and hips. What they don't often know is that core strength and Pilates is more about...
How to love your post baby body
Photo credit: Xavier Mouton The other day a client told me how she felt in the months after the birth of her second child. She finally found Pilates and learned how it could tone her core and get her feeling ready for the beaches of Ballina and Lennox Head. Her...
Can I exercise with a disc injury?
Photo credit Toa Heftiba If you think you have a disc injury or you have had scans to confirm you have a disc injury you can exercise BUT you must take some precautions. In fact keeping strong and flexible will help to reduce your pain and increase your mobility for...
Reduce pain with Body Awareness
If you experience pain in your body everyday, you may wonder how being more aware of your body is going to help reduce that pain. Fair enough. Let's start with what Body Awareness is. Body Awareness means different things to different people. For the purposes of this...
Is being sore after exercise a good thing?
Well it depends. I often say there is 'good sore' and then there is 'bad sore' after exercise. And there is a difference. Often people love to feel sore after exercise. It is a sign that they have worked hard and that the exercise has been effective. BUT some...
4 tips to avoid injury and get the most out of life
Good form is the alignment of your body whilst you are doing anything. Body alignment and or the lack of it can either lead us toward injury or keep us safe. If you suffer from recurring injuries such as bursitis, shoulder injuries, tendonitis or lower back pain it is...
Tight leg muscles can cause back pain
What I love about Pilates is that we focus on the connections in the body, rather than looking at the parts as essentially seperate or whole in themselves. When you look at the connections it gives you an understanding of how the parts of our bodies work together to...
5 Tips for getting back to exercise after isolation
So many people have not had much exercise during isolation. Now that gyms and classes are reopening and people are rushing back to their workouts it is important to take your time and check in with your body. It can be frustrating to come back to your work out and...