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Come to my Summer HEAT classes – they are going to be HOT, HOT, HOT!

Varied to keep you on your toes – a mixture of some exciting ways to work out!!

You have to be there……..

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This is a brilliant article – easy to read, honest & for some people, it will be surprising.

Come & join me early Friday mornings for a 5 week block of varied exercise sessions, aimed to make you sweat!!

Fun, Loud & HOT!

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Back to basics at Pilates classes this week – we will be re-visiting the ‘original’ 34 mat exercises. A MUST for avid Jospeh Pilates fans!!

Mon – spinach omelette for breakfast, chicken salad for lunch & chicken & veg for dinner. All washed down with water & fruit/green tea.

Tue – Eggs for breakfast, green curry for lunch & fish & veg for tea

Wed – thai chicken & veg soup for lunch, egg salad for tea

Thu – Tuna salad & hummus for lunch, clean bolognaise with veg spaghetti for tea

Fri – big egg & green salad & hummus, almonds & yogurt, coconut water & green juice to break the 22 hr fast. Bring on the weekend!!

1. Stretch your toes daily

2. Try standing on the balls of your feet, keep the body upright & hold your balance – try 10 seconds to start with & build up to 1 minute

3. Do a mexican wave – try lifting all toes and then lowering them down one at a time – like a wave effect

4. Toe tapping – try lifting all ten toes, then tapping just your big toe down (practice makes perfect!!)

5. ..and stretch – lift all toes & then spread them out (I find that using your fingers in synchronisation with your toes can sometimes help!!)

Look after your feet!

 

Check out my pilates classes this week to find out how the simple tennis ball can improve your well being, vary your workouts & give you a  massage! See you there x

The basic idea of tennis ball massage

The basic idea of tennis ball massage, or any massage with any kind of ball, is simply to trap the ball between your body and something else: usually the floor, sometimes a wall, another body part, and a few other creative options.

Everything else is a variation on this theme!

The therapeutic goals of tennis ball massage

The goal of tennis ball massage is to achieve a “release” by applying just the right amount of pressure: enough to do some good, but not enough to irritate the knot. The sensation should be clear and strong and satisfying, what we call “good pain.” If you are wincing or gritting your teeth, you need to be more gentle. You need to be able to relax.

Once you have adjusted yourself to achieve the right pressure, relax as much as possible and wait for the sensation to fade to about eighty percent of the original intensity. This is the “release” — a change in the physiological state of the tissues, or a “melting” of the knot. This can take anywhere from ten seconds to several minutes.