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5 tips for preventing back pain when caring for children
As I was walking home from class yesterday a father and his toddler walked past me. The dad was taking tiny baby steps in time with his son, was crouching in a squat position to be at his son's level and was leaning over to one side in order to hold his hand. This reminded me of how Becky used to love to hold my finger as she walked - up until her hand was big enough to hold mine. And how it hurt my back let alone nearly dislocated my finger!!!
The trouble with having bad posture when you're c…
The trouble with having bad posture when you're c…
Walk this way!
I'm a bit obsessed with walking... There are so many health benefits to it and it's so easy to fit into your day and yet I read a report that said that 45% of people would rather take public transport than a short stroll. And 1 in 20 would use public transport rather than walk for 5 minutes! And yet walking is the easiest way to fit in the suggested amount of exercise we should be doing plus is like medicine for all the health benefits it has!
For those of you, like me, with older kids who rea…
For those of you, like me, with older kids who rea…
Words of advice for new mums
And your first piece of advice is - feel free to ignore this advice. As a new mum you are likely to get a lot of advice in the next few weeks, most of it unasked for and much of it unwanted. The biggest thing you can do is take courage, forge your own path and not worry what anyone else thinks. If there was only one way of doing things then there would be only one parenting book...
The right way to parent
Having said that, here's some things that helped my mums - many of the same things came up…
The right way to parent
Having said that, here's some things that helped my mums - many of the same things came up…
10 years!!
Just over 10 years ago I took my one year old daughter to a family event at Reddish Vale Technology College (RVTC). I hadn't really gone back to work at the gym since I'd had her - I'd covered one class and did too much too soon. From then on I didn't really feel like I belonged any more. Plus I wanted to carry on spending time with my girl.
I got chatting to people who worked for the extended schools programme at RVTC. They wanted to offer fitness classes at the school in the evenings. It was …
I got chatting to people who worked for the extended schools programme at RVTC. They wanted to offer fitness classes at the school in the evenings. It was …
take a deep breath
I wanted to talk about breathing this week. For something that should happen automatically, it's often the hardest thing to get right! Most beginners starting off with Pilates struggle with the breathing. It's ok not to get it, as long as you breathe! But if you do get it, it is integral to proper form, pelvic floor health, core strength and general well being.
One of the reasons people feel so relaxed in Pilates classes is because of the focus on thoracic (or rib cage) breathing. Day to day we …
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