by Tracy Ward | Aug 29, 2014 | Fitness
It’s been a while since I posted a Friday challenge! Here is The Plank challenge! This is such a simple, whole body exercise that challenges your core to the very end, but it also requires strong upper body support and stable legs to hold you long. The mental...
by Tracy Ward | Aug 23, 2014 | Fitness
Stretching is so important for easing tight muscles and sore spots, and the upper body is especially prone to this because we spend so much of the day sitting, crouched forwards, and yes slouching too! Even if you have good posture, most activities and sports all...
by Tracy Ward | Aug 19, 2014 | Fitness
Day-to-day everyone (or most of us!) comment at some point about a sore lower back, a back stiffness or a hip stiffness, or just being generally stiff! We need to regularly stretch our body and constantly change these positions. If you spend all day sitting, or even...
by Tracy Ward | Aug 3, 2014 | Fitness, Pilates
There are some days where we just don’t feel like going for that run or going to your fitness session, or maybe you don’t go at all? But when you complete your workout when have you ever said “well that was a bad idea”- Never! This lack of...
by Tracy Ward | Jul 17, 2014 | Fitness, Pilates
Another Pilates motivator for the weekend! Do you do more exercise or less at the weekend? This weekend whichever option you choose, try to include a few minutes of Pilates! A few minutes is all it takes to engage the core, re-align the body and create strength....
by Tracy Ward | Jul 6, 2014 | Fitness
This morning was an amazing run. I ran a regular running route that I do but the sun was out, I was on a long weekend off work and just relaxed and at peace. It’s amazing how your mood pre-run can influence the actual run. How do you prepare for your run? Today...
