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Late Cancellation Policy from March 2015

Cancellation Policy At The Fix Program we aim to provide a professional service at a time that is most suitable to you. We also aim to have same day appointments available for urgent enquiries and all other appointments available within 1 week of your enquiry. Unfortunately, we are experiencing a la...

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20 Feb 2015 BY Tabitha POSTED IN Exercise, Physiotherapy, Pilates

Exercises to break poor postural habits

The Red Dot Program Correcting your posture is a long road – bad postural habits feel so natural! While you are at The Fix Program, your physio leads exercises and continuously prompts you to adjust your positioning, but once you walk out the door it's probably hard to maintain. The physio can't hol...

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20 Feb 2015 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Exercise, Pilates, Pregnancy

Pilates and breath

Learn to breathe well and relax There are many reasons why we should learn how to breathe well. Appropriate breath can help our bodies in many ways and its importance is somewhat overlooked. Breathing can bring about relaxation, reduce stress levels, decrease pain, increase feelings of good health a...

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17 Feb 2015 BY Heba Shaheed POSTED IN Exercise, Pregnancy, Women's Health

Exercise risk and the pelvic floor

Don't feel the pressure! Are you feeling that your body isn't the same as is it used to be. Maybe you've just had a baby. Maybe you're recovering from an injury to your lower back or pelvis – yes men, this includes YOU! Maybe you're going through menopause. Effects of these events on the body's musc...

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15 Dec 2014 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Exercise, Pilates

‘Core stability’ or ‘postural control’

To plank or not to plank? It is a common claim that a strong core will enhance movement ability, such as for walking and running. 'The Plank' and similar 'core' exercises are therefore often prescribed to achieve this. But how appropriate are planks for our everyday movement requirements? Postural c...

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9 Dec 2014 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Pilates, Sydney CBD

Draft Pilates Timetable Term 1 2015

Draft timetable for our: * $1 * $1 * $1

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26 Nov 2014 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Exercise, Pilates

The real bird dogs

A silly name for a difficult $1 move Taking me several years to get the name right for this exercise, I really have struggled with the 'Bird Dog'. You know the exercise. Lifting and stretching out your arm and opposing leg from your hands and knees. We assume the name comes from the hunting dog pose...

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12 Nov 2014 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Pilates, Sydney CBD

Draft Pilates Timetable Summer School 2015

Draft timetable for our $1 and $1

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22 Oct 2014 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Back Pain, Physiotherapy

A physiotherapist’s guide to back packs

Tips on choosing the right back back Considering that 60-80% of us will experience back pain in our lifetime, choosing the correct back pack for us or our children should be a priority. The high number of children and adolescents already complaining of back pain is astounding. Studies recently in So...

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22 Oct 2014 BY Tabitha POSTED IN Pilates, Pregnancy, Women's Health

Physiotherapy, Pilates and pregnancy hormones

Is relaxin as good as it sounds? A woman's body completely transforms during pregnancy, growing and stretching all over in a very short time. Supporting the growing weight requires all sorts of internal reorganising, particularly in the $1 and pelvis. The pelvis eventually becomes elastic enough to...

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