by Jayne Attwood | Aug 9, 2022 | Classes, Pilates, Yoga
I admit it, Fridays don’t usually lend themselves to exercise for me, but I have listened to my members, and I am proud to introduce the new Friday morning, Movement and Mobility class, right here at the Carterton Community Centre in Marigold Square. This is a...
by Jayne Attwood | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized, Pilates
June was the month for PHITness, and we smashed out two super Pilates HIT classes a week and everyone loved it! What is Pilates High Intensity Training? In a nutshell, we work in sets of three Pilates-based strength or mobility exercises, fairly hard for intervals of...
by Jayne Attwood | May 31, 2022 | Classes, Pilates, Yoga
Plank is well-known Pilates and Yoga move, that we practise in almost every Ad Astra class, I even sneak one or two into Body Max! So why on earth do I keep making you do them, when there are so many other core exercises to choose from? Whilst plank is an excellent...
by Jayne Attwood | May 4, 2022 | Classes
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), is the official name for stiff muscles and we all know what that is, right? Actually, the soreness you feel in your muscles after exercise is caused by microscopic tears in the muscle tissue. It happens when the muscles are under...
by Jayne Attwood | Apr 2, 2022 | Yoga
April is Stress Awareness Month in the UK, and whilst my blog, ‘What is stress and how bad is it for us?’ explains how and why it happens, here I want to give you some amazing breathing techniques that will help to reduce your anxiety and relieve stress. Why practise...
