07 May
How Kids And Teens Can Develop Body Confidence And Move With Grace
We talk to happy mum Olga Gyarkina whose daughter Anastasiya is enrolled in Flex Studio’s Kids & Teens Programme ...
Teens Tag
26 Aug
From clumsy to coordinated – intelligent movement for teens
Teens - the earlier you start Pilates the better! Why? Because you’re building an inner dictionary of “intelligent movement” that will help your coordination, flexibility, strength and speed. Great coordination is one of the building blocks of successful fitness, plus helps you look tall and...
25 May
So Fun, Sociable and Inspiring, Kids Don’t Realise They’re Learning…
Week-long workshops in dance, yoga and Pilates are wonderful for kids. Building on their progress day by day, skills are learned, friends are made and confidence levels soar. By the end of the week balance, coordination and strength levels are high, they have experienced how...
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 Jan
Boosting spine health through Teen Pilates
For many children, scoliosis, or a slight forward-bend hump in the spine, can arise during the second growth spurt when they are ten years or older. The alteration of the spine can result in spasms, lower back and neck pain, but if the problem is...
26 Nov
Why Teen Pilates?
Hana Grotowski is 13 years old and has already been practicing Pilates for three years. So ahead of the curve, she has found it helps her not only physically but also emotionally and socially. Why did you take up Pilates?I have a love for many types...
28 Aug
Pilates & Our Children: Fitness for the Future
The health of today's children is compromised by a culture of convenience and increasingly sedentary activity. Eating fast food, watching TV and playing video games has become habitual while a nutritious diet and physical activity is on the downslide. A recent report from the Institute of...
07 Aug
Get your kids excited about fitness
Do your kids like music? Dance? Yoga, martial arts, action and fun? In that case they’ll love the new Les Mills BORN TO MOVE™ group classes launching at Flex this month. Les Mills is no ordinary fitness company. They created some of the most popular...
06 Feb
Teen Trials
Healthy fun! Vibrant energy, lively chatter and unabashed excitement - that was the atmosphere at our Teen Open House event on Saturday 31st January 2015. Over 30 teens came along to try our Pilates Allegro, Yoga, and Flying Pilates classes! Each of them left energized and...
21 Jan
The Perils of Poor Posture in Puberty
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