Heart & Soul
Posts with ideas, advice, news and musings on all things health, fitness and lifestyle-related.
Suffering from lazy glute syndrome? Discover the 5 reasons why you need to strength your glutes to be able to look forward to a happy, healthy and mobile life.
Could you be the next Andy Murray, Victoria Pendleton or Venus Williams? Your countdown to competing in the 2028 Olympics starts now - and Pilates could be the answer!
Discover why myofascial release and self-massage can strengthen your back and neck to help with headaches and migraines.
Boris is an intuitive massage therapist who combines energy healing and fascia treatment with lymphatic drainage.
Drinking endless cups of coffee and tea because you’re tired ? Struggling with that stubborn fat hugging your mid-line? Here’s what to do …
My new course focuses on mobilisation, flexibility and relaxation alongside strength, so that we can move with grace and poise in our everyday lives.
Discover why our deep hip muscles are so important and how to look after them through Pilates.
Discover the differences between mat-based Pilates and bone density Pilates - and the benefits.
Whether you’re in Hollywood or Hammersmith, who doesn’t want a longer, lean aesthetic and to move more freely with less discomfort … so Come On, Barbie (And Ken), Let's Go Pilates!
Learn more about Suzannah Jackson's wonderful Feel Fabulous 4-week programme designed to support the body’s natural detox processes. There's a choice of three start dates - perfect in conjunction with one of my Ibiza wellness and Pilates retreats
A recent article in The Sunday Times highlights the effects of lockdown on posture. Discover how Pilates can help and book now for my “Improve Your Posture” course (available in studio and online).
Registered nutritional therapist, Suzannah Jackson, explains why good nutrition is so important for maintaining our lymphatic system and health.
Pilates is important role in helping to prevent and manage osteoporosis because movement that strengthens muscles also improves bone health. Book my 6-week course (in studio and also online) and see for yourself!
Find out how and why Pilates offers so many advantages over traditional fitness and gym classes for core strengthening. Book my 7-week course (in studio and also online) and see for yourself!
Discover more about the fabulous detoxing and rejuvenating treatments available by the hugely-talented Rachel, owner of Rachel Staggs Aesthetics, throughout my first Ibiza retreat of 2023.
Do your hips ever feel tight? Help them stay tip top with my ‘Healthy Hips - Stability v Mobility’ course using Pilates exercises to strengthen muscles and build stability and flexibility to help you move with ease and avoid injury.
The lymphatic system is our secret river of longevity - a good lymphatic flow means a healthier life. Discover more and find out about the Lymphatic Workshops I’m running enabling your lymphatic system to run freely through your body.
I’ve been running Pilates courses for Caroline Dunleavy’s running group (Common Runners) in Wimbledon and invited her to write a guest post with some easy tips for newbie runners …
Too much time spent sitting at a desk, in the car or watching TV? Our backs hate being in forward flexion like this so try this seated side stretch daily to help with tight sides and hip flexors.
Yin yoga offers so many wonderful mental and physical benefits, which is my fabulous 2022 Ibiza retreats will include yin yoga classes as well as Pilates. Discover more about what yin yoga is and why it’s so good for you.