Pilates @ Home at your own Time Missed Classes this week or just looking to do some extra practice We record our Matwork class weekly and post the codes to…
As a child I was always impressed with strongman performances. I would miss school and go to carnivals and be captivated by the amazing feats of strength of the strongmen…
One of the most interesting areas of sedentary behaviour research is brain activity and movement. Dr Catherine Kotz has been investigating the activity of a neurochemical called Orexin and its…
During the Christmas period we always have the choice to either over indulge or control our holiday urges. Typically the first sign of overindulgence we notice is an increase in…
We know that obesity is associated with chronic mild inflammation throughout the body caused by the hypertrophy of the adipocyte (fat cell) resulting in an increase in oxidative stress. The…
“Too much sitting is not the same as too little exercise. It is still possible to meet the current exercise guidelines to be active and still sit for too long..”…
Gary Taubes in his excellent book “Why We Get Fat” offers an interesting analysis of why women and men deposit fat in different areas. Throughout our lifetime, fat is constantly…
A really common question in equipment classes is the springs, what the spring strengths are and what spring you should be using. Machine brands code the springs differently so machines…
The foam roller is made from a variety of materials and come in different sizes, textures and densities. Some are soft and smooth; others are hard and dimpled, some vibrating.…
Taking on a new kind of fitness for the first time, no matter what it is, can be intimidating – let us tell you a little more to prepare you…
The current dietary recommendations suggest that our diet should be broken up into proportions of 50% carbohydrates, 30% fats and 20% proteins. An interesting collaroy to this break up is…
On a flight home from holidays seated in row between two people that I didn’t know. I sat there while the flight attendant reminded us that there was an information…