Katrina Tarrant Articles

Strong for the snow season

27 June 2013Exercise

Are you hitting the slopes this winter? Then you better start getting your body prepared for the burning thighs, cold noses and adrenalin hits! Melanie shares her favourite exercises to get your legs and buttock strong so you aren't in pain and ice baths after your skiing adventure. **Lunge.** Anoth...

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Will Pilates flatten my tummy?

Will Pilates flatten my tummy?

27 June 2013Pilates

Fat seems to be genetically pre-programmed to its final destination I often get asked whether Pilates will help to lose abdominal fat. I usually answer 'no', as fat must be burned away through cardio-vascular exercise that really gets our hearts pumping. Pilates can, however, definitely tone the abd...

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Can Pilates help with Knee Pain?

Can Pilates help with Knee Pain?

31 May 2013Pilates

Common causes of knee pain Knee pain is very common. In this short piece I will talk about a few most common causes. Next month we will discuss how Pilates and improving your pelvic stability can help. **Knee joint line pain** Due to 'poor design' of the angles of the femur (thigh bone) and the way...

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Exploring Pain: The Virtual Body

Exploring Pain: The Virtual Body

29 May 2013Back Pain

Phantom Pain Have you ever really thought about phantom limb pain? Perhaps you have not even heard of it? It is defined as pain that is still felt even without the existence of that body part, such as after amputation. Seventy percent of all people who lose a limb experience phantom pain. How can pa...

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Top 5 exercises to beat back pain at your desk

Top 5 exercises to beat back pain at your desk

29 May 2013Back Pain, Exercise

Tabitha shares her top tips on exercising at your desk without getting off your bum Working in an office chair can cause all sorts of pains – or irritate existing ones. You may find that your lower back becomes stiffer, sorer and more tired as the day progresses, and opportunities to move about are...

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The role of education in reducing back pain

8 May 2013Back Pain

A study: Rewiring the Brain In the past 3 issues of fixnews, we have been chatting about pain and how it is a response of the brain. We've started to explore the amazing way in which pain is our body's way of protecting itself and that the brain is capable of constantly weighing up all information i...

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Top 6 tips for your ‘core’ in pregnancy

Top 6 tips for your ‘core’ in pregnancy

8 May 2013Pregnancy

6 ways to care for your pelvic floor muscles and spine when you are pregnant. From your experiences at your Fix Program classes, I hope you all have a new awareness of your pelvic floors, pelvis and spine. But with your changing body shapes and levels of that $1 rising as the weeks of pregnancy tick...

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How to beat Urinary Urge Incontinence

How to beat Urinary Urge Incontinence

6 May 2013Women's Health

What are 'urgency triggers'? It is well known that the terms women's health and pelvic floor go hand in hand together. A huge emphasis is place on this group of muscles in reducing the symptoms of incontinence among both women and men with either large improvements or complete cessation of symptoms....

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