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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Rachel Underwood
Welcome Rachel Underwood This week we welcomed our NEW Physiotherapist Rachel Underwood to the practice. Rachel graduated as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 2005 from Leeds University. After working at Sheffield teaching hospital and Leeds NHS she specialised in musculoskeletal outpatients. Rachel’s career took her to Australia where she worked in rugby union for five years….
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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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Home Program To Calm and Energise
Diaphragmatic breathing Home program calm energise… In sitting, rest your hands on the base of your rib cage. Take a deep breath in expanding ribs into your hands. As you breath out visualise bringing your tummy button through to your spine, engaging Transverse abdominus (TA). Repeat 3-5 time. Roll up Sitting tall through your sitting…
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