Sunday in Abersoch has dawned bright and sunny, lifting everyone’s spirits. To keep that wonderful sense of well being I am going to do some Pilates exercises before we head out for a long lunch with friends. I need to stretch out all the kinks and so I will choose iPilates workout for everyday. It [...]
Wake up pilates!
I started my day at 8am this morning by listening and doing our new workout “Wake-up Pilates”. What a wonderful way to focus your mind and move your body, I really connected body and mind and felt amazing when I finished. Pat Pettener, who created this fabulous workout, is a very well known and respected [...]
Can Pilates Help Cure Sciatic Back Pain ?
This is a great article by Kathi Casey, in The USA, she makes an important point about making sure that you go to a Pilates teacher who had trained with a reputable organisation. At ipilates we only use instructors of the highest calibre so you can exercise with complete peace of mind. How Pilates Can [...]
WAGs ruin Prestbury – Really ?
The Daily Mail have published an article today suggesting that the influx of Wags into the village of Prestbury have caused it to become a ghost town. Being local to the area I read the article with some interest. However, one question kept popping into my head. If it’s the fault of the Footballers and [...]
Pilates Makes Your Heart Beat Faster
I have just been reading a blog by an American Sports Journalist who was writing about the differences between Pilates and Yoga. In essence, Yoga is calming and controlled whilst Pilates is more active and creates a balanced body. In reality both are good for you and there is a great deal of overlap between [...]
A-list workout secrets
An article in last Saturday’s times said “Pilates and yoga are no substitute for a sweaty workout.” I enjoyed reading this article and agreed with the headline. Initially it annoyed me because who ever said it was? Apart from the magazines that claim celebs have achieved their A list bodies by yoga or Pilates alone [...]