After 30 years of teaching, coaching and working with chronic pain clients from Joe Bloggs to pro athletes and also drawing from my own private life, I’ve gathered a wealth of information that I want to share with you now… here goes… If you avoid the following: Losing weight Lowering inflammation Training for an event [...]
Who is responsible for our health and our body? In case you missed it, our government and politicians have U turned on their importance of child obesity and health. They have stopped the ban on junk food advertising and multi-buy supermarket deals. Jamie Oliver is a chef and campaigner and led a protest with a [...]
I am always getting messages through Facebook, Instagram, messenger, linked in and email. “Can you help me please……” “I have sternosis, fibromyalgia, arthritis, osteoporosis and the list goes on.” “I can’t lose weight.” “I’ve spent so much money on therapists, drugs and surgeons and I am still the same.” “I have depression and anxiety which [...]
I have just had the pleasure of chatting with Richard Attwood (nickname Dickie). Richard “Dickie” Attwood competed in 17 World Championship Grand Prix, racing for Lotus, Cooper and BRM; he also won the 1970 24h Le Mans. I asked him what his biggest attribute has been in his life. He said winning the F1 formula [...]
"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going”....... It’s easy to give up in life isn’t it. Better the devil you know that the devil you don’t know. The hardest thing to do is to change our behaviour from yesterday to do something different today, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year.... This is [...]
The Importance of Being Uncomfortable for Personal Growth and Setting Priorities There are many situations where we must be uncomfortable in order to grow and learn. For example, if you want to become stronger, you must lift weights that are heavy. If you want to reduce pain you have got to look at exercise, diet, [...]
What story are we holding onto…. In all my 30 years plus of teaching I have encountered many stories. This is the thing we all have a story, whether it’s physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. The danger is when we hold onto that story and let it rule our lives by the decisions that we [...]
Don’t wait for the approval of others to change. This thinking and belief system comes from the archetype ‘the eternal child’. We are conditioned to get the approval of schooling, parents, religion, governments and our peer group. People tell me they want to improve their movement, reduce their chronic pain, decrease inflammation, get stronger, improve [...]
Do you want to see change??? This last week I have spoken to numerous prospective clients and prospective Pilates apparatus teachers. But this is the thing…….. If you want something different in life, you got to be prepared to do something different. This can be career, body fat, training for a race, becoming pain free, [...]
What story are we holding onto…. “We all have our own story. And we stay attached to our story. This can stop us from growing and living. You want to make your life better? Change your story, change your life.” Tony Robbins In all my 30 years plus of teaching I have encountered many stories. [...]
