Are you sitting all day? Well, you are hardly alone. According to the NHS, many adults in the UK spend around 9 hours a day sitting. This includes watching TV, using a computer, reading, doing homework, travelling by car, bus …
Sitting all day? This 5 minute movement snack can help
All levels flow class: 5 reasons it doesn’t really work
Don’t fall for the all levels flow yoga class. Here is why these classes don’t really work
Bodies in emergency: How does stress affect your fertility
I am reading a book called Why zebras don’t get ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky which is all about stress and our health and I find it fascinating. There is so much in the book that I highly recommend you read all of …
Stand up straight or what is a good posture
We are used to thinking that good posture means standing up straight with our shoulders pulled back. You might have heard that from your parents or you might have even had someone stand behind you pulling your shoulders back to …
Keeping your spine healthy: what triggers degenerative disc disease
What is degenerative disc disease The spine is made up of 33 vertebrae. Between each pair of vertebrae there is a fibrous disc with a softer cartilage core. In a healthy spine, these discs cushion and allow the vertebrae to …
Yoga for posture improvement: The 7 steps to better posture
Upcoming course – Yoga for posture improvement: The 7 steps to better posture Your posture not only affects how you look. It also affects your overall wellbeing. And even possibly how long you live. Improving posture isn’t something you can …
Breathe less – the hidden side of carbon dioxide
What would you say – when it comes to breathing, oxygen is the good guy and carbon dioxide is the bad guy, right? We want oxygen and we get rid of carbon dioxide, isn’t that so? If you have ever …
The Condition That You Might Not Know You Have
Have you heard about sarcopenia? No? I am not surprised. Nevertheless, it is the condition that you might not know you have as it affects pretty much everyone. We all know about osteoporosis which is the process of bone loss …
Bendier than Thou – one thing in yoga classes that I don’t really like
Do you know that “Bendier than Thou” competitive feeling in a class? Have you been on either end of it sometimes? I went to my first ever Pilates class last week. I haven’t been in any movement class for a …
New course – Yoga for posture improvement: Dump the slump
New course Yoga for posture improvement: Dump the slump starts on April 18th Many people have tension and pain in the shoulder and the neck because of collapsed posture. The chest drops down, the shoulders fall forward, the head comes …