Pilates – The Roll Over
The Roll Over is the third exercise from the original 34 exercises and is one of my favorite exercises as well. If done correctly it’s a great exercise to strength your core, improve flexibility and work with spine mobility. Check the video and follow the instructions below:
The Pilates push up
From all the 34 original exercises designed by Joseph Pilates, how about start with the last one. Yes, the 34th exercise. The Push Up. Great exercise which works with strength, flexibility and stability. The Pilates push up is the last of the 34 original exercises designed by Joseph Pilates. Check the video and have a…
Pilates breakthrough
Hi there, Hope you are having a lovely and enjoyable week. I love teaching Pilates and one of the reasons is because it’s amazing to watch when people manage to take control of their body and feel good and happy when realise they can move in ways they thought not to be possible for them.…
How to burn fat in less time
Why is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) a good way to burn fat? HIIT alternates low & high intensity activities. Example: alternate 30sec sprinting with 60sec jogging for 10 to 30 minutes. Spinning or X-bike is a good example of HIIT as well. The main objective when working towards fat loss is to create a…
How to make the HIIT easier
First of all HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and it’s a great way to get results (I would say the best way). Second, I want to tell you about a little tool to make it easier to follow a HIIT workout. As the name says, High Intensity…, it’s always a hard workout. Some…
Tough Mudder Challenge
On 8th June I’ve participate on the Tough Mudder Challenge in Chichister (South London). It’s a fitness challenge as well as a really fun and social event. It was an amazing experience which I highly recommend you to do something similar (as well as at least one marathon). Once you sign up it’s something that…
Get twice the result in half the time
Do you feel as if 24hour in a day are not enough? Work, family, social commitments are already taking a lot of time and you keep putting fitness aside? Or you do spend a good amount of time in the gym but feel the results are no proportional to the effort/time you’re putting in?
Tip to motivate yourself
What motivates you to stay fit? Do you always start a fitness regime and after a while you completely stop or ask yourself why are you doing it? How do you keep yourself motivated?
Full body exercise
This is one of the exercises I like to use when I’m training as you can have a really good full body workout in just a few minutes. If you would you like to do a whole body workout but don’t have too much time this is a good option as you are going to work everything. Legs,…
Pros and cons of resistance machines
A controversial subject like resistance machines inspires strong feelings in many people, on both sides, for and against. Putting emotional feelings aside, it’s always best to take a look at each side as logically and cool-headedly as is possible. Easier to examine the positioning calmly and reasonably as an alternative to venting spleens in emotional…