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The World of Pilates is not very Fat Positive I don’t think that sentence is terribly controversial is it? The world isn’t a very fat positive place and Pilates , well.. For all its marvels, benefits and body changing miracles has a diversity problem When I am feeling particularly pessimistic I would accuse Pilates of […]
Continue ReadingFat In January: How I discovered Fat Activism and now aim for Fat Positive Pilates
A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend and she mentioned that the wellness industry tends to do well in a recession, and as a result, hopefully, my Pilates business should be ok during and after the Covid crisis It got me thinking though: Am I in the Wellness Industry? You might well […]
Continue ReadingI Teach Pilates. Does that make me a Wellness Practitioner?
What do you need to help with Pelvic Floor Problems? Before going on to explain how Pilates might help , first let me outline the main Pelvic Floor problems. There are quite a few of them and I only want to give a quick summary here Stress incontinence where jumping, running or even walking causes […]
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Strong, functional Glutes? What’s This Bum Deal Then? Our bottom is so so so much more than an aesthetic item to be viewed, pondered, berated, idolised. There was a time when women were fed the line that cellulite was the baddie and thus war was declared. Now it is shape. We are condemned, it would […]
Continue ReadingLife: Does My Bum Look Big Enough in This? (Are my Glutes strong, functional and fit for purpose?)
New Beginnings I sat down to write this in January, full of enthusiasm for talking about where Pilates would go in the new decade, how it might evolve. I began by trawling the internet for predicted fitness and Pilates trends. If I am being generous, then what I gleaned from my search is that most […]
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