The ultimate guide to buying a Pilates mat

My Pilates mat: Eco-friendly and spine-friendly

Surely you can just use a yoga mat for practising Pilates at home, right? Wrong. There are a ton of products to choose from when you’re getting started with home Pilates. Amazon lists 2431 Pilates books and 1087 Pilates DVDs, and then there all the different types of resistance bands all in different strengths, swiss [...]

Pilates for beginners: what to expect at your first Pilates class

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So, what is Pilates? It’s kind of like yoga, right? This is a really common question, and I always feel people are expecting a neat little soundbite, like they might see on some other Pilates websites. “Pilates is a system of exercise incorporating eight principles of movement.” Or how about this… “Pilates is a collection [...]

Counteract laptop posture in less than 4 minutes

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Try this at your desk now. I’ll talk you through how to counteract the posture mistakes caused by slouching over your computer. In less than 4 minutes you’ll be sitting taller with less tension in your neck and shoulders. Enjoy! Let me know if this worked for you in the comments section below.   If [...]

*revolution: new classes for beginners

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I’ve been busy in the back shed putting together a three class course. *revolution is for absolute beginners and uses Pilates to counteract the effects of your day job on your mind and body including: Bad posture from slouching at your desk Tense shoulders from multi-tasking all day Unable to mentally switch off from work [...]

The key to relieving tense shoulders

Learn the key to relieving achey, tense shoulders, and why without it, even your best efforts to relax your shoulders will give you only limited relief. This is the second video in a new series from freshPilates. No banjos this time, but kites instead. Grab your coffee, and take a couple of minutes out of [...]

Are you making these 3 posture mistakes?

So how many hours do you spend on Pilates per week? I’m guessing it’ll be between zero and maybe, um, one?  Out of around 126 waking hours a week. You’ve probably heard Pilates can improve your posture, but spending  one hour each week in good posture during your Pilates class is a drop in the [...]