Just Take A Breath
THE MOST POWERFUL tools for taking care of our wellbeing are the ones that already exist within us – and breathing is a prime example. And awareness of our breath connects us to the way we move,...
Just Take A Breath
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Ann Fitz
Lockdown Pitfalls
Lockdown Pitfalls
I HAVE GONE back to the drawing board. Although I strive to achieve Super-A status – I am an expert in self-sabotage! My dietary habits, and therefore my general health, has not gone well, either...
Teaching Jumpga
Teaching Jumpga
IN MY 15 YEARS of working in ‘body movement’, including the last 5 years as a Senior Jumpga Instructor, and Yoga Teacher, I take every opportunity that comes my way to ‘spread the word’ about the...
Gymspiration
Gymspiration
AGE IS JUST a number, and becoming a ‘Super-A’ (biologically younger than your actual age) is not just about being 40+. Future proof your body now - we all know older friends, relatives,...
Have a Heart
Have a Heart
I DON’T KNOW if it’s just me, but having a heart attack seems to be synonymous with being male. Unfortunately, this could not be further from reality and the shocking fact is that, in the UK, 98...
Adidas: Road Cycling
Adidas: Road Cycling
CYCLING HAS ALWAYS lived in the soul of the Adidas brand, from the early 1950s when Adi Dassler began creating cycling footwear, through countless triumphs of the three white stripes on black...
Athleisure Wear
Athleisure Wear
THE TERM “ATHLEISURE” is so popular now, it has been added to the dictionary and is defined as “casual clothing designed to be worn both for exercising and for general use.” Wikipedia suggests...
Online-Teaching
Online-Teaching
SINCE COVID ARRIVED, like it or not, to participate in any fitness classes, you will have had to learn and adapt to an online format. Teachers too had to learn a whole new set of skills to keep...
Do Big Girls Cry?
Do Big Girls Cry?
ANYONE WHO KNOWS me knows how easily I can ‘well-up’. As soon as I talk about anything personal, emotional or sentimental, the flood gates will open, and I have very little control over it. ...
Smoothie On The Go
Smoothie On The Go
BEING ON AN intermittent diet, my first meal of the day has to be highly nutritious and filling. Fitting that into a busy day, when my car is my office and, without having to get up at...
Heal Thyself
Heal Thyself
ANYONE MOTIVATED IN fitness is likely to go into a form of denial about the messages their body gives them, especially when it is telling them to STOP! Indeed, resting is just as important as the...
Plain Water!
Plain Water!
MOST OF US know that we should be drinking more: about 8 glasses a day (or 1.2 litres) to be precise (according to the NHS), yet a recent survey showed that nearly half the population of England...