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Tips For Helping Kids of Today Stay Active

Tips For Helping Kids of Today Stay Active

Research shows that many children today are struggling to meet their daily-recommended targets for physical activity. We know that inactivity is a risk factor for a multitude of chronic diseases and many of the habits that shape our adult lives are set in childhood....
The Hidden Risks Of A Sedentary Lifestyle

The Hidden Risks Of A Sedentary Lifestyle

By now it should come as no surprise that prolonged periods of inactivity are bad for your health. It seems that the science is in, and the bad news is that long periods of sitting or inactivity is a risk factor for many diseases, independent of other factors such as...
What does Pilates do?

What does Pilates do?

Pilates is a “body-mind exercise that focuses on strength, core stability, flexibility, muscle control, posture and breathing” (Wells, Kolt & Bialocerkowski, 2012). Pilates exercises can be either done on the floor or a reformer. A reformer is “a carriage...
Why Clinical Pilates?

Why Clinical Pilates?

Clinical Pilates is specific pilates exercises prescribed to a patient depending on their individual needs (Wajswelner, Metcalf & Bennell, 2012). The practitioner will assess the patient’s problem and will prescribe exercises to carry out on the pilates reformer...
Running = Shin Splints?

Running = Shin Splints?

FOCUS ON SHIN SPLINTS Taking up running as a new years resolution? Make sure you increase your load (kilometres) slowly. One of the most common faults we see when a runner comes in injured is a sudden increase in training load (training error). After this we see a...