Many of us – particularly women with children – have asked ourselves the question when it comes to taking care of ourselves and our families: “Am I getting this right?” Even if we logically know that sometimes we will get it right and sometimes we won’t, we can beat ourselves up, continuing the cycle of […]
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We walk, run and balance on them every day – while wearing shoes that constrict and contort them. Yet how often do we care for our feet in ways that ensure they can best support our body? Enter Yamuna Zake, a US-based yoga teacher and world-renowned authority on a technique called Yamuna® Body Rolling (YBR),
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Meet former ballerina and contemporary dancer Cheng-Fang Wu, a Pilates instructor at Flex Central and now, Xtend® Barre trainer. Here, Fang gives us a five-minute introduction into what makes her tick. 1. Why do you train/teach/instruct at Flex Studio? Flex provides a great environment with a strong and organized team, the staff are caring and
They say it’s not what’s happening – or happened – to you in your life, it’s how you respond to it that matters. Wouldn’t it be great if we could all live life with this level of emotional rationale? Well we can. And it’s not as difficult as it sounds. In the not too distant
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When you think of a gym, do you only imagine the stench of sweat, the clunk of heavy weights, pounding music and staff who see you as a number? If so – and if this was your experience of a workout center – did you find that your desire to keep going gradually dimmed? That
How a sickly child, bullied by his peers, created a respected exercise method hugely popular the world over Everyone seems to know about yoga. But what about Pilates? It’s fast becoming the ultimate health tool. So what is it? Who created it? And how can it help you? Joseph Pilates was the founder of this
Dedicated, spiritual and radiating inner health and happiness, Flex yoga instructor Claudia Whitney has taught the ancient practice for more than a decade – in New York City, Thailand and now Hong Kong, which she calls home. Among other ventures, she and DJ husband, Jason Nogoy, run DJ-inspired yoga flow classes called Happy Hour, with
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The Flex team, friends, clients, press and the curious all came together last week to celebrate the opening of the new Flex Central studio. Check out a few photos from the night and take a sneak peek at one of our fave Flex-friendly gals sporting the new VIE Active fitness wear range. VIE Active, all
Massages feel great. But do they always relieve the tension or pain in our backs, necks, arms or legs as much as they promise? Sometimes, it takes a little more than an aroma rubdown to get in deep and give your muscles a break. This is where Myofascial Release (MR) comes in. But first, what
Here – in the fourth of our ongoing series of the lives behind Flex’s professional instructors – all-rounder Evelyn Hue tells us how she went from working in a music studio to the fitness studio. And hasn’t looked back. How did you get started as a fitness instructor? I was always active as a kid.
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