I think the world and his wife have been out enjoying what has been a lovely sunny bank holiday Monday. I don’t think I have seen so many people out cycling, walking and running the whole summer! It just goes to show that as a nation we really want to be active and enjoying the [...]
Success for ‘China’s got talent’ amputee pianist
Did anyone else see this? It’s amazing! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11106935 Now you have watched it how about doing some exercise, ipilates always a good bet
Welcome to Pat’s clients!
Just a quick on to say a great big hello to Pat Petteners’ clients that are looking at ipilates for the first time and buying Pat’s “Wake up Pilates” to do at home. Please let us know how you are getting on and write a comment or join in our blog please! Let us know [...]
Can my shoes help cure my back pain ?
Proper footwear is a very important consideration when it comes to back pain relief. Not wearing the proper footwear can be a major contributing factor to ongoing lower back pain. If the correct footwear is being worn, it can help decrease pain by properly aligning the foot when it hits the ground and during takeoff. [...]
Olympic Athelete Ben Sheets Uses Pilates To Stay Fit
Milwaukee Brewers pitching ace Ben Sheets was the lone representative of the gold medal-winning 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team at this year’s Major League All-Star Game. Sheets pitched a three-hitter to beat Cuba in the gold-medal game. Eight years later in 2008, Sheet’s became the all-time Milwaukee Brewers strikeout leader, surpassing Teddy Higuera. However, Sheets, [...]
Can Exercise Help Me Beat Stress ?
I was talking to a friend over the weekend, a full on high powered business woman, who works hard and works out hard. Six months ago she was having problems. She was stressed at work, never enough hours in the day, always deadlines to meet, changes to implement etc. She exercised religiously 5 days a [...]
Pilates to Improve My Posture
Posture correction exercises, such as Pilates, are something a lot of people don’t consider until they either start to feel self conscious about their poor posture, or they start to feel pain as a result. Basically we all tend to take our posture for granted until we either see, or feel a problem which has [...]
Can Pilates exercise help back pain?
Make sure you’re doing the right kind of activity to help protect your spine. Keeping fit Gentle exercise, for example Pilates, can build strong back and stomach muscles to support your spine and maintain flexibility. Walking and cycling are easy to incorporate into your daily lifestyle. Swimming is particularly good for backs, because it strengthens the [...]
The Simple Solution to Back Pain
I love the Readers Digest!!: rdmag.co.uk Now there is an admission and a half, my friends may start avoiding me now! But… in their Aug 2010 edition they have a really good article about functional rehabilitation and how effective it is for back pain, yet it’s rarely prescribed and not widely available, if at all, [...]
How Do I Strengthen My Back ?
When I was doing my ipilates workout this morning, I realised how each time I perform the exercises, I learn more about my own body and can feel the exercises working more deeply and efficiently. This is because our bodies let go of poor postural habits and movement patterns slowly. By repeating movements slowly and [...]