We may never view ourselves as others see us. You may be thinking about employing a Personal Trainer or joining a class at this time of year so I thought I'd do my best to accurately describe myself just in case you fancy working with me. It's an honest and not always flattering account but at least you know what to expect. Okay, here goes... I'm middle-aged I'm average height I'm average weight My voice is fairly inoffensive I'm a back pain sufferer so sometimes I'll teach y

Did Lockdown slow us down? Hell No! Here's a summation of my year: Classes: I've delivered 500+ Pilates and aerobics classes and around 200 Zoom or live client 1-2-1's I've designed, filmed, edited and released 15 hours of Pilates videos I've designed and delivered the following courses: A month-long January lifestyle change course* A Zoom teaching course on lifestyle change for the Care and Wellbeing CIC A month-long Osteoarthritis of the Knee course A month-long Better Bala

The Roll Up In order to truly master the roll up we need to look at the following things: the flexibility of the torso the muscles which let us bend at the hip the importance of flowing movement This 8 minute video covers bridges and rotations to mobilise the spine, hip stretches to locate and prepare the vital leg muscles which support us and resistance bands, weights and cushions to ensure safe movements. It incorporates all the mobility and preparation work you'll need and

Just to show you that we're not afraid of getting to the bottom of things... What are they? They're the range of muscles supporting the very base of your pelvis Where are they? They run across the lowest part of the pelvic bowl What do they do? Pelvic floor muscles support the bladder and bowel in men, and the bladder, bowel and uterus in women. They also help maintain bladder and bowel control and play an important role in sexual sensation and function. Click for a VID