Phil & Sarah's tip on physical activity for adults The national guidelines in the UK for physical activity for adults aged 19 – 64 is that they do two types of exercise each week: aerobic and strength based sessions. You should try to be active daily and limit large amounts of time just sitting (being…
Standing roll down exercise "Patience & persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavour" - Joseph PilatesTake the exercise Standing Roll Down – maybe at first you find it hard to touch your toes. But if you practised every day you would get better. Consider this imagery cue: Imagine you…
Press-ups using the magic circle Doing the Contrology/ Joe’s Push Up is a tough exercise for most. The full narrow press up within this exercise often provides the biggest challenge. The Magic Circle can be great for improving your shoulder organisation and all-round strength. You can also use the Magic Circle to help with your…
Back care on your Reformer with Loraine Prokopiou People are often referred into doing Pilates after they've had back pain. So I've put together a series of exercises on the reformer, which is a great place to start after you're recovering from your back pain. But if you are going to join in with these…
Rotational disks benefits for athletes "Forward and back, forward and back. Nothing side to side. Resist rotation. No wasted motion. You’ll run faster if you cut out that wasted motion and keep it all forward and back."This statement can often be ringing through the ears of track athletes or sportspeople developing their speed. But is it anatomically…
