Whether you consider yourself the Ronaldo of the local park, or the thought of running around for more than 10 mins brings a preemptive sweat to your brow, before any training session or competition you should always participate in a warm up routine. The warm up essentially prepares the body for physical activity by raising [...]
Will my abdominals ever look ‘normal’ again? This depends on a range of different factors including genetics, general health and nutrition, how much damage has occurred to the connective tissue and exercise activities. You can certainly use abdominal supports and specific exercises to regain your most optimal function. Can it get worse? The short [...]
What is it? Abdominal separation or diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA) is a common physical concern women have following pregnancy. DRA occurs as the two halves of the rectus abdominis muscles stretch to make room for your growing baby, this in turn places stretch through the linea alba, or connective tissue that runs in between the [...]
Before we kick off into injury specific training, here are some general things to start thinking about as the winter sports season approaches. It may feel like ages away, but you need a minimum of 6 weeks to get the benefit of preseason training, so start thinking about it today! General Fitness tips: A preseason [...]
It is December again! A month of parties, family get-togethers and the alternating periods of stress and joy. We feel almost legally bound to indulge in food and drinks! The downside? An American study has established the fact that we almost never lose those extra kilos that we gain over the Christmas break L … [...]
The pelvic floor is a hammock of muscles that run from your pubic bone at the front of your pelvis to the tailbone at the back. They play an integral role in supporting the pelvic organs (bladder, uterus and bowel), sexual function and core stability. Women are often told to try and ‘activate’ their [...]
One of the most common questions we get asked is 'What's the difference between Pilates and Yoga?'. With so many variations of both programs out there today, and even the fusion of the two (any takers for yogalates?!), they are fundamentally different and can serve different purposes depending on what you'd like to achieve. Here's [...]
The cold weather often brings months of runny noses, sore throats and annoying coughs! Winter is time when we all need to devote particular attention to building up our immune system to help combat the array of cold and flu germs around us. Our Nutritionist Tatjana gives some helpful ideas on how to stay [...]
We have exciting timetable changes happening this winter! Check out our 3 brand new class styles joining the timetable- Buggy Bootcamp, Precision Barre and CoreX! Wondered what our new barre was for? Precision Barre takes a unique approach to the barre concept. Iohna draws on her years as a professional ballet dancer to provide an innovate class style designed [...]
Can I exercise during pregnancy? What type of exercise is safe? I wasn’t exercising regularly before pregnancy, shouldn’t I avoid it during? These are some of the commonly asked questions we get from women who are pregnant. There is a lot of confusing and outdated information that women are given regarding the safety of exercise [...]
