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Pilates side leg lift with ball
The side leg lift engages the oblique abdominal muscles and promotes lengthening of all the major muscles. Focus on keeping your hips stacked and stable as you squeeze your glutes and lift your legs. Side leg lifts work the abdominals, especially the obliques, as well...
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Pilates Side Bend
As with all exercises, work at the level that works for you and only progress when you feel ready and able to up the challenge and difficulty. Side bend is great for stretching the muscles surrounding the rib cage i.e serratus and intercostal’s as well as...
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Pilates dead bug – with ball
Here is my video of the dead bug exercise using a Pilates fit ball. This pilates exercise is a great way to strengthen your abs and core without putting added strain on your lower back, which can be a concern with other common ab exercises. As with all exercises, work...
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We don’t know, what we don’t know – The value of being coached.
Unlock potential you never knew you had. I had my first coach when I was seven or eight, he was my Dad and whether it was climbing at Idwal slabs, mountain biking or kayaking. He had a technique to help me achieve what I needed to get the job done. I wasn’t very...
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Pilates Workout – Donkey Kicks with ball
Here is my latest video on how to do Donkey Kicks with the fitball. These are a great glute workout, remember to keep an eye on your alignment and form to get the most out of your workout. 1. Start on your hands and knees with your knees under hips in a box position....
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Pilates Balance Workout
Over the next few weeks I will share with you some of my favourite Pilates workouts to increase strength, flexibility and balance. Balance is a fundamental skill everyone should practise. It's something we take for granted, but as we get older balance and muscle...
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Try the ‘Couch Stretch’ from Seventy 9 Sports Therapy to open up your hip and improve quad length
The Couch Stretch is super easy & super effective at opening the anterior hip & increasing rectus femoris (quadricep) length. It’s a great “bang for buck” stretch/mobility drill for anyone who sits most of the day but still needs to be able to open the hip up...
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Trail Side Repair with Sean from Marmalade
As part of our '12 days of Christmas' we thought it would be great to share some trail side tips! So please sit back and enjoy as Sean from Marmalade MTB shows us how to repair a split in your tyre wall with none other than a toothpaste tube! Trail side repairs can...
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Posterior Shoulder Strength Exercise from our friends at Seventy9 Sports Therapy
The structures of the posterior shoulder play a vital role in stabilising the ball and socket joint (glenohumeral joint) of the shoulder. When they are dysfunctional, they are unable to generate appropriate compressive force to the joint, leaving a feeling of...
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Becky’s Favourite Mountain Bike Ride in Wales.
We caught up with Becky our wonderful bike guide on her favourite mountain bike ride in Wales. Becky will be our lead guide during all our Mountain Bike Breaks in Wales. One of my favourite routes in North Wales is the Pont Scethin. Most of the books will say ride it...
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