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Pilates in Wimborne, love the human body, support and nourish the nervous system

What’s your greatest movement achievement of 2023? Perhaps sticking to your new fitness programme, taking up running or lifting weights,...

Recently, we have been exploring the “slowed down” approach to movement in my sessions. We experimenting with self-assessing how the core...

How do we heal our pelvic floors? Pilates is a form of exercise that has traditionally been viewed as very effective for pelvic floor...

In the previous post, we spoke about the mechanism via which chronic pain comes about. Briefly - it is a construct of the brain and is...

What have hernias around the abdomen and disc prolapses in the spine have in common? It seems like they are quite different things, don’t...

Breathing Optimally: Part 2 In part 2 of this blog post, we will continue to explore key concepts relating to breathing, and talk about...

Tissue remodelling - how does this work? Can we quickly undo the damage caused by hours and hours spent in one posture? Through our life,...

Do you have back pain? Do you know why we can get pain down the leg, for instance, when we are told that there is a herniated disc in the...

Traditional wisdom suggests that if your muscles feel tight, you should stretch them to feel looser. Right?! Traditional wisdom suggests...

What is intra-abdominal pressure? Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is the pressure in the cavity we have between the abdominal wall and the...

Let me start by saying this. There is no good or bad movement as such. All movement is good, generally. We should and can be doing a...