18 Apr
The 4 Best Pilates Exercises For Dragon Boaters
To excel at dragon boating, you need endurance, strength and coordination. Here are four Pilates exercises for enhancing your performance on the water....
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11 Apr
Pilates for Runners
Petrina Steains is a long-time runner and brought Pilates in to her exercise routines after she gave birth to her third child in order to help prevent injury and condition her body. She loves the connection to and understanding of her body that Pilates gives...
11 Apr
Transform your Yoga Practice with a Pilates Road Map
If your yoga flow is tiring you out faster than it should, or if you’re not sure you’re quite nailing your poses, turn to a Pilates class for a spot of biomechanical enlightenment. The body awareness that is part and parcel of a Pilates class...
11 Apr
Top 3 Barre Moves For The Ultimate Sculpted Arms
Shapely arms are things of absolute beauty. There’s something about having lean, toned arms that adds exponentially to how sexy you’re feeling. Just take a look at Anna’s arms – to emulate them is all about strengthening and stabilizing. Read on to find her three...
11 Apr
Anna’s Easy Energizing Granola
There is so much junk in store bought cereals, I always make my own granola. That way I know exactly what I'm eating. Serve with almond milk and fresh berries for an ideal way to start your day. Ingredients 3 cups gluten-free jumbo oats 1/2 cup mixed nuts 1/2...
30 Mar
The Yoga Diet
For International Yoga Month, we look at nutrition from a yogic perspective and learn how the ancient philosophy believes humans should pattern their eating habits...
25 Mar
Why do you Xtend?
At Flex our Xtend Barre classes are always popular and this April we will be launching our annual Xtend Barre Challenge. The mix of Pilates with dance and creative choreography that is constantly changing and evolving makes it fun every time and, best of all,...
25 Mar
Pilates for kids with Karin
Karin Ubbiali is Flex’s Children and Teen Pilates instructor. She has been imparting the wonderful expertise of Joseph Pilates to her young clients for two years and loves her job. She believes, “You are never too young to start doing Pilates!”...
25 Mar
Recipe
Coconut flour, unlike its other wheat-free flour alternatives, can be a little tricky to work with in the kitchen. Having said that, it is extremely nutritious and packed full of fiber, making it well worth learning your way around. This fruity recipe by Fabienne Sayarath...
25 Mar
Sourced Pilates for Men
There's a reason your girlfriend can’t get enough of mat classes—they work. From a stronger core to better sex, here's why Pilates is great for guys, too. While women tend to dominate mat classes, Pilates holds plenty of benefits for men. Whether you're a power...