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Ten ways to lose fat and get more energy
1. Cut out refined sugars. Not just extra cakes, pastries and chocolate but all those occasional sweeties or sugars in coffee too. Just ditch it. Going cold turkey can feel tough at first but if you...
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Winter survival guide – don’t let colds and flu in
Cold snaps, endless drizzle, an extra hour in bed at the weekend and Frankenstorms add up to one thing: winter is on the horizon. If colder months usually leave you sniffling and flu-ridden, now is the...
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A FitSchool Christmas – 23rd November
For more information on what’s happening on the night visit: http://alittlefitter.com/a-fitschool-christmas-charity-health-evening/
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How to Zumba without fear
What do Zumba, aerobics, trampolining and tennis all have in common? They all require a certain amount of jumping. Not just jumping up and down with your legs together, in a controlled manner, but...
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A Fit School Christmas – the line up (so far) …
We’re getting very excited at Fit School HQ. Not only about our first, official event next Friday (Friday, 23rd November, 7-10pm) but also about the prospect of launching our first courses, in Essex,...
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A Fit School Christmas – after the party
What a night! After a lot of planning and preparation, our first health and fitness evening was a lot of fun and a real success. I loved Rochele’s crazy Zumba party. Rochele ‘I had a baby eight weeks...
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A HUGE Fit School Christmas thank you
Who ate all the pies? It’s hard to believe that our first Fit School event was just three weeks ago. We had such a fun evening and can’t wait to share news of our next one which will be a Fit School...
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Acid/alkaline forming foods
SO far my musings on alkaline forming foods have been, I hope, fairly straightforward to follow and action! Across the UK there has been much lemon squeezing, watercress blending and cauliflower...
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If BMI is rubbish how do you know if you’re healthy?
Body Mass Index (BMI) has been back in the news this week. Does it need to change? Is it misleading? What does it actually tell us? Now I make no excuses that I think BMI sucks. I speak both...
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Fit School: Ladies only training camps. Are you ready?
Fit School is looking for willing recruits who want to get in shape. Here’s how it’s going to work: Fit School’s ladies only training camps. We don’t do bootcamps like you know bootcamps! I’ve been...
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Is your pelvic floor ready for high impact exercise?
So you’ve had the baby, the stitches have healed, you’ve done a few pelvic floor exercises and you’ve attempted ‘relations’ with daddy. All seems good so far … then one day you get onto a trampoline...
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Ante Natal Pilates: What's all the fuss about?
Reblogged from alittlefitter: So you're pregnant. Yay! Congratulations. How are you feeling? Nauseous? Overwhelmed? Excited? Relieved? It's a time of your life when there are so many expectations on...
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Sit ups … the fastest way to a flat tummy after having a baby (I lied)
I’m starting with a little rant. Sit ups, crunches and ab curls, call them what you will, are possibly the worst exercise choice you could make after having a baby. Unfortunately, large organisations...
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10 golden rules for a flat, holiday ready, tummy
It’s holiday time and the sun is out, suddenly thoughts turn to belly rolls and how to get rid of them before you hit the beach. I am no advocate of extreme dieting or starvation BUT there are a few...
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Neck and Shoulders: How to ease the tension
MANY years ago, homo sapiens wandered the earth, creating communities and surviving by hunting and gathering. There were no laptops, desk jobs, PDAs or tablets. The head and shoulders of the average...
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Just move: Is it time to stop fretting about neutral spine and posture?
NOW this title might sound very strange coming from someone who runs a Pilates business. However, you know me, I like to be a little different and I love a challenge. So when, at a recent Pilates...
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The Princess. The bump. Your body. How long does it really take to recover...
THERE has been much furore surrounding Princess Kate and her post baby body since she emerged, glowing, from the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital last week. In fact perhaps more media attention has...
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Back Pain and Pilates
CHRONIC back pain is one of the most common reasons people come to Pilates. From over use injuries, to car accidents, muscle imbalance or just poor posture, Pilates can really help to alleviate pain...
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Butts, backs and shoulders: It’s time to focus on your rear
Check out any gym timetable these days and the majority of the classes focus on ‘the bits we can see in the mirror.’ Abs, pecs, biceps, quads – it could be said our training has got a bit vain. Add to...
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Ken Heathcote, ‘Father of Fitness’ on creating fitness moments of magic.
55 YEARS after opening his first gym, the UK’s ‘Father of Fitness’, Ken Heathcote opens up in his autobiography about the personal challenges he faced forging a business out of the fitness industry. I...
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