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I’m tearing my hair out and my husband is muttering under his breath as I speak! The Problem My Web hosting company for some strange reason known only to themselves decided to upgrade PHP to the latest version 5.3.3. Sounds fairly harmless right? Wrong. My membership site software which is fairly complex (a purchased product) [...]
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Ever since I saw an advert that claimed pole dancing was the latest fitness trend and that it would release my inner goddess I wanted to train as a pole dancing instructor. Now you may be wondering what’s strange about that? Well it wasn’t Carol that wanted to do it it was me Bob! I [...]
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Most people when they take up a new exercise regime are usually looking for a particular outcome. Working out, cardio exercise and strength training are usually taken up by people who want to lose weight. In a lot of cases once they have reached their weight-loss goal they stop or reduce the amount of exercise [...]
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I think of all the “Ates” Yogalates was probably one of the first. As the name suggests it is a combination of Yoga and Pilates. I find this one barely strange because if one researches Pilates and how Joseph Pilates created his exercise system it’s obvious that he borrowed exercises from many different disciplines including [...]
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Why is it that Pilates Instruction always gets the blame? It’s very odd but I get this a lot. It goes something like this. At the beginning of all my Pilates classes I ask everyone if they have any injuries I need to know about. I then listen and decide whether they can do the [...]
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I’m always trying to persuade more guys to come and give Pilates a try, pleading with them that it will do wonders for their posture and flatten their stomach, making them taller, straighter and – well, more manly It’s like talking to the wall. In the male mind, Pilates does not class as “real” exercise [...]
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As part of the Pilates For Beginners team I thought I’d take the time and introduce myself. I’m Bob the ugly bald half as you’ll see from the video I got into Pilates late in life at aged 47 and if I could go back in time that’s one of the few things I’d change. [...]
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As you know I’m on a quest to discover all the Pilates “Ates” variations. I’ve found more than I believed possible and I’m going to list them here. If you find one I’ve not listed leave a comment and add it. Mamalates Pilates for mothers who have just had a baby and want to regain [...]
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In my quest to bag all the “Ates” I’ve uncovered another one. Mamalates. This “Ates” is all about getting mothers into shape after having a baby. Pilates and crèche combined The idea is to get post-partum mothers get back into shape as quickly as possible after having their baby. I have to say it’s a [...]
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In my quest to deliver even better quality Pilates videos I have been working on Chroma-Key technology. This involves filming Carol with a solid colour in the background. With some technical magic it’s then possible to remove the background and place her inside another video clip. That’s how in our Beginners Pilates Workouts videos I’m [...]
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