Do you suffer from 'gluteal amnesia'? $1 can help Thanks to a lovely Fix Program regular, I had such a laugh reading this article about men over 40 losing their buttocks. Girls, don't laugh - we tend to lose them too. Men's tend to disappear around to the front to their bellies and we women seem to...

Are you one of those people who are insanely jealous of the deep sleepers that don't even hear a thunder storm during the night? Or waking at 4.15am every morning? Or maybe you just have a little one relying on you for a cuddle or feed during the night? You are not alone! And your lack of sleep can...

During pregnancy, levels of the $1 drastically increase to help your soft tissues stretch, allowing plenty of room for your growing bub. However it can also have its downside – the joints in your pelvis can become excessively flexible, sometimes causing pain with movement. This pain is called Pelvic...

Holding the ripe mango under your chin In your $1 at $1, you will have heard us reminding you to keep a big juicy ripe mango gently tucked in between your chin and chest. This is another of the many visual cues we use to help you correct your neck and upper back posture, engaging the deep postural m...

## Think of your 'tall ribs' and get twisting This exercise at a good slow and controlled pace really gets those oblique abdominals and upper trunk muscles going. Remember that these muscles are needed every day for any movement involving a turn of the body. Add to that your great shoulder stability...

The rack of ribs Have you ever found yourself in a $1 wondering why we're telling you to 'think long through the waists' or to 'melt between the sit bones'? We can hear you thinking 'What new impossible task will I be asked to do this week – wiggle my spine-toes?' _Explain The Pilates Cue_ is a new...

To cycle, or run or walk – that is the question $1 I recently came across this article in the New York Times, which briefly discusses the pros and cons of common exercise. I thought I would lay out some of the reasons for choosing or avoiding various forms of aerobic exercise. The three forms of exe...

In July's version of 'pain tales' we looked into nerves and how they send messages to the brain (and back again). Nerves conduct messages from our muscles, skin and joints as electrical impulses to and from our brain. Even the brain itself is made up of trillions of nerves and connections, and then...

$1, Yoga and Feldenkrais can really capitalise on the practice of mindfulness Mindfulness is originally a Buddhist term and is used a lot in clinical psychology for reducing stress, anxiety and depression. It is all about being in the present moment and allowing your thoughts, feelings and sensation...