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Pilates aids hip op recovery
As hip and knee replacement operations continue to become more commonplace, so does the demand for a rapid and complete return to function in these lower-extremity joints
Developing flexibility, balance and strength
Whether you’re seeking to improve overall fitness or simply searching for a more effective way to stretch, Full-Body Flexibility is your guide for staying active, healthy, pain and injury free.
Taking Pilates to the next level
From warm-up to cool-down, renowned instructor Erika Bloom will guide you through classic Pilates movements, targeting the deeper intrinsic muscles for improved posture and tone.
‘Anti-gravity yoga’ to take off in British gyms?
A new craze could sweep British gyms over the coming months – upside-down yoga. As unlikely as it sounds, converts of ‘AntiGravity Yoga’ say the technique enables them to reach positions other exercises can’t reach, leading to a better all-round work-out. Participants use a hammock suspended from the ceiling to carry out yoga, pilates and dance moves while defying gravity. It is becoming more and more popular in America and fitness experts believe it is only a matter of time before it ‘takes off’ here. The technique was invented by gymnast and Broadway dancer Christopher Harrison, who also came up with an acrobatic fitness regime that he called ‘Cheernastics’, based on American cheerleading. Source: Daily Telegraph Read full article