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• Balance Exercises

  Balance exercises can be a great rehab tool for foot and ankle recovery. By challenging stability, they help activate and strengthen the tendons and muscles in the foot and ankle. You can see my tendons at work here as I train my proprioception.

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• Movement is Medicine

  It’s always lovely to hear people tell me that since coming to the classes they feel stronger and more flexible, they sleep better, and have less or even no pain.

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• Short Exercise Sessions are Beneficial

  Don’t have time for exercise? Do you think exercise has to be strenuous to be beneficial? Recent reports show that short sessions of activity can be beneficial.

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• Becoming a Personal Trainer

  A couple of months ago I began working on my goal to become a qualified personal trainer and here I am at 5S Fitness in Macclesfield receiving my Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing. The next step is level 3, after which I will be fully qualified.

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• New Wednesday Class

  I am very excited to announce that I’ll be starting a new class on Wednesday 18 September 2019; these are in addition to my Thursday classes.

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• Pelvic Floor Exercises

  The pelvic floor is a supportive sling of muscles from the tailbone to the pubic bone. They support the bladder and bowel (and the womb in women). They contract when you sneeze, cough, or laugh to prevent leaking urine.

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• Yoga & Pilates Workshops for Busy Mums

  I’m once again collaborating with Yoga Spirits in Mobberley to provide a Yoga & Pilates Workshop for Busy Mums. It’s a relax, recharge and strengthening workshop with exercises tailored exclusively for postnatal recovery.

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• Awesome Mums Brunch Club Thanks

  A massive thank you to everyone who turned up to the Awesome Mums Brunch Club on Friday 18 January. A whopping fifty people come along which is AMBC’s biggest event to date!

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• Awesome Mums Brunch Club Event

  I am very excited to let you know about an Awesome Mums Brunch Club Event on Friday 18th January. I’m teaming up with Babs, a Women’s Health Specialist Physiotherapist from Female Focus Clinic; and Alex, a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist and the founder of the Awesome Mums Brunch Club Charity (AMBC).

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• Pilates for Netballers

  Those of you who know me will know that I love netball. I’ve been playing for a long time (over 25 years, yikes!), and I am very lucky to have been trained by some fantastic coaches, and to have played at both club and county level.

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• Therapeutic Yoga Follow-up

  I’ve just spent the weekend on a Therapeutic yoga course. The course has introduced me to a clinical approach to yoga exercises, and I spent the weekend practising and teaching therapeutic stretches, breathing exercise, and some mindful meditation techniques.

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• Class Attendee 10 Minute Workout

  I’ve produced a 10 minute Pilates workout available to anyone attending my classes. This can be used while on holiday, if you miss a class, or if you want to do a little extra during the week.

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• Therapeutic Yoga

  I’m very excited to soon be attending an introduction to Therapeutic Yoga course. I love learning and exploring new techniques to enrich my classes and bring maximum benefit to my clients. Although my classes are predominantly Pilates-based, I do like to add my own therapeutic and balance exercises.

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• Pilates for Runners

  Today has been a great day for learning, sharing ideas, and doing Pilates myself with fellow physiotherapists and Pilates instructors. I’ve been on a Pilates For Runners course delivered by The Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute.

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