The weekend of the Manchester Marathon is here and less than 48 hours to race start! Whether your running on Sunday or your event is on the horizon we thought we would have a quick think about these last 2 days pre-race! The major work towards the big day is over but these last few…
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Exercises
Mobility and flexibility for runners..
Unfortunately snow stopped play for the Wilmslow 1/2 Marathon last Sunday, though I am sure there was some running up and down with the sledge! It gave some more time for some Pilates though and maybe a treadmill run! Fortunately with the change of the clocks spring has sprung a little this weekend so better…
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Runner’s Pilates revisited!
Runners Pilates The time for New years resolutions has passed and those races we promised ourselves we would run are coming round! The Wilmslow ½ Marathon is on Sunday (how that year has flown!) I know there will be plenty of people looking forwards to running and maybe a little apprehensive too! ……and the Manchester…
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Why Glutes are so important?
Why Glutes are so important? Physiotherapists talk about the importance of the gluteal muscles all the time, there is a reason why they are so important. The glutes are the biggest muscle group in the body and they are the muscles that we use the most. However, in our modern lifestyle of sitting at the…
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Reactive 8 for 2018!
Happy New year! A new year has begun and the Pilates classes are up and running again after the 2 week Festive break and new years resolutions are still fresh in our minds. So here are 8 basic Pilates exercises to get us reactivated for 2018! This simple set of exercises is quick to run…
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Christmas has come early in the Pilates studio…..
Christmas has come early in the Pilates studio….. New equipment resistance band BLUE light resistance PINK medium resistance……..! We have had some new pieces of equipment arrive …. and some of you have been lucky enough to have used it in your classes already last week. Our new resistance bands are a piece of…
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