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How to help your Back Pain with Pilates
Pilates Back Care

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Jun 12, 20226 min read


How Pilates can help your knee pain..
Pilates is associated with the integration of body, mind, biomechanics, motor learning and core stability[i] – however, it can provide a...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
May 29, 20225 min read


Is your pelvic floor stopping you from exercising?
Many of you will be reading this, because you want to find out how to stop this embarrassing problem, as it is easier to read privately...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
May 21, 20227 min read


Looking after your bones
The Role of Exercise in the Management of Osteoporosis The most common definition of osteoporosis was published in the American Journal...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
May 13, 202210 min read


Combat stress with exercise and food
We all face periods of stress in our lives from time to time. Sometimes this is a positive thing as it gives us huge energy to tackle...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
May 6, 20227 min read


Why am I so tired all the time?
As a tutor, I come across many people during the week. Many come for fun, but many others come because they are struggling and are...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Apr 30, 20224 min read


Restorative Fitness - what is that all about?
Often, when we think about fitness, we tend to have an image in our head (well, mine at least) of an easy runner, someone lifting weights...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Apr 22, 20225 min read


Managing Anxiety
Managing anxiety and stress is something we all have to do at certain times. Whether is it an acute crisis or long-term undercurrent of...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Mar 13, 20226 min read


Is fidgeting the key to life?
If you are trying to improve your health and wellbeing, structured and regular exercise is bound to be part of your programme. However,...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Mar 5, 20224 min read


7 ways to boost your health - without costing a penny
Sustainable Lifestyle Change The best things in life, are free.... I have recently just finished a 6-week, diet and fitness course that...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Feb 18, 20225 min read


Why can’t I sit on the floor – how “lower cross syndrome” affects your life
The ability to sit on the floor comfortably – or even get up and down off the floor easily is something that many people find a...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Feb 11, 20224 min read


Why "Weights" help your weight..
Weight training has long been part of my life. When I first worked for London Central YMCA as a course tutor, it was the course I...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Feb 4, 20224 min read


Stress & the role of diet and exercise
We all face periods of stress in our lives from time to time. Sometimes this is a positive thing as it gives us huge energy to tackle...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Jan 29, 20227 min read


5 ways to improve your health and wellbeing
I am now entering my 36th year of coaching fitness – it is quite shocking to see that number! But also, that I still love my job. When I...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Jan 21, 20225 min read


B.R.A.K.E - how little things matter to your diet
B.R.A.K.E – Weight loss awareness x B - Beware! Or even Be Aware 😀. That is to think before you eat. Don’t eat on the go. Don’t eat the...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Jan 13, 20223 min read


Kick start your January
Today, apparently, is the day that we are most likely to kick start our exercise regime after Christmas, and if you are thinking about...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Jan 5, 20228 min read


Get to your 2022 Goal with these simple steps
As the year draws to a close and a New Year is about to begin, a time of feasting and celebration, and followed by a time of thinking...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Dec 27, 20213 min read


Menopause & Exercise
If I had time machine, I think I would be tempted to go back to 2009 and have a stern word with myself. At the time, I was writing my...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Dec 17, 20218 min read


“Stop banging your head against a brick wall, hoping it is going to turn into a door”
This statement (thanks Coco Chanel) became a bit of a mantra for me as I thought about how I was going to change. I knew that I wanted...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Dec 15, 20213 min read


How does fitness boost your immune system?
Fitness is often seen as something that we take part in to improve our physical body and/or our mental health, but it is also a key...

Rachel Hubbard BSc
Dec 9, 20213 min read
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