Pilates for Teenagers

I enjoyed reading the blog post by Adam Choo. In my 9 years of teaching Pilates, I have taught various types of clients including teenagers but I have not come across teenagers like Adam or Tristan – Adam’s older brother. Tristan is 17 years old and has been practising Pilates for a few years.  As […]

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The World’s Most Dangerous Activity is …

“It is not cave diving, it’s not swimming with sharks, it’s not dating Lady Gaga. It’s something you do every single day, often for hours at a time, and chances are, you’re doing it right now” – Maria Masters, Men’s Health Spring 2011 I am doing it myself – writing this blog while sitting down! […]

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Stretching Exercises on the Road

This trip to the USA, I decided not to bring my Fletcher Braided Towel. It is an experiment to see how much (or how little) I can practise and keep moving on the road. Turns out I can still do quite a lot! May Day, I found myself trapped in Narita Airport. What was supposed […]

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What is Pilates?

Click here for the Chinese translation. Years ago I did many aerobic and step classes – remember those days of leotard-wearing ladies in fitness centers? I liked those classes – they gave me a good cardiovascular workout and by attending such classes I was de-stressing as well, after a tough day in the office. Over […]

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Pilates for Beginners – Signature Group Classes

I get asked this a lot: “I haven’t done Pilates before. How can I start?” Well, although Pilates one-on-one is the most effective and best way to kickstart a Pilates practice, if your body is one that does not require visits to a medical or healthcare professional, chances are you can start with our Pilates group […]

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Understanding the Cause of Knee Pain

In my years of teaching Pilates, I have come across clients with knee pain. Knee pain affects both males and females, and they can be as young as in their thirties. One cause of knee pain is meniscus tear. Here is a simple illustration of the knee joint. The knee joint joins the thigh bone to the lower […]

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Are your Chest Muscles causing you Shoulder Pain

When I first heard the words pec minor a number of years ago, I thought the person was referring to a music key! Turns out “pec minor” is the pectoralis minor muscle, one of the chest muscles. Here is a picture of this muscle – located below the front chest muscle, so it is not […]

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