05 Nov
10 Healthy Habits to Complement Your Pilates Practice
Quick reminders from Joseph Pilates himself on keeping healthy habits to live the good life (And yes, there is such a thing as over-exercising!)...
Pilates Tag
20 Sep
Getting to the Core of Pilates
When is the core not just the core? When you’re doing Pilates… “While the core may often be the first thing to be mentioned in relation to Pilates, we all know there are many more body movements involved, and we rarely just work on the...
25 Jul
Why Pilates for Desk Aches and Pains
Christina Ko is an editorial director and Pilates convert. She swears by the posture, fitness and body awareness it brings to her desk-oriented work days. She’s been a member of Flex since her first Xtend Barre Cardio Blast class, which she describes as, “Baptism by...
27 Jun
Why Pilates for Swimming
Evelyn Hue took up Pilates over ten years ago in 2005 our of curiosity, and it wasn’t long before she had trained to be an instructor (check out her classes at Flex), adding to her qualifications as a fitness consultant, personal trainer and group fitness...
27 Jun
Top 4 Pilates Moves for Swimming
Swimming is a very technique driven sport requiring power, control and correct body alignment to glide through the water. Pilates can help improve performance in the pool by enhancing core control, flexibility, breathing and body strength. Here are our 4 recommended exercises to help you explode off the blocks and...
25 May
Top 4 Pilates Moves for Tennis
Tennis is a high speed, high impact game requiring mobility, flexibility and power. Pilates is a great way to boost your performance by improving spinal rotation and extension, abdominal control and muscle strength. Here are Flex’s 4 favourite exercise to help you with your tennis...
04 May
Pilates Day 2016 at Flex Studio
Every year the world celebrates Pilates on Pilates Day, the first Saturday of May. Across the globe community events and promotions honour the legacy left by Josef Pilates and the healing he has brought to millions in the past, as well as today and going...
18 Apr
Pilates for Dragon Boaters
Jan has practiced dragon boating for 13 years. She loves the team spirit of the sport, being outside on the water immersed in the beauty of the sea, and the challenge and fun. “Races are very intense. You usually have between 18 and 22 individual...
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....
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...