Product: Lintelek Fitness Tracker Review Where to Buy: Amazon.com Color: Choice of 6 colors Size: Suitable for wrist size 5.4 to 7.6 inches My rating: 8/10 Wearing a Fitness Tracker Has a Number of Health Benefits Fitness trackers have become very popular in recent years and are definite must-haves for the health-conscious fitness enthusiast. This … [Read more…]
You get up in the morning and you are so stiff that bending down to put on your socks is already a struggle; or you find it hard to sit comfortably for a longer period of time as your back is killing you; or you don’t like long walks as the pain in your back … [Read more…]
Product: Balanced Body Pilates Contour / Avalon Spine Corrector Step Barrel Review Where to Buy: Amazon.com Dimensions: 41cm x 94cm x 34cm Weight: 13 kg My Rating: 9.8 out of 10 Pilates Spine Correctors Are Ideal For Home Use Spine correctors, also referred to as step barrels or Pilates barrels, were originally invented by Joseph … [Read more…]
Everybody knows what it feels like to urgently need the toilet. Usually you experience that after having had a lot to drink. But some people feel that urge much more frequently with little or no chance to postpone their visit to the toilet. Or it might be hard to prevent leakage when coughing or sneezing. … [Read more…]
Pilates equipment and machines can add a lot of value to your home workouts, regardless of whether you have taken up Pilates recently or whether you are an advanced practitioner. While most people are aware of the small equipment options, such as resistance bands, magic circles, foam rollers and exercise balls, many people are not … [Read more…]
When you take up a new sport or exercise regime, you naturally want to know how the new activity can benefit you. With Pilates, we know how beneficial it is for your flexibility, spine, core muscles and to alleviate back pain. But very often friends ask me, does Pilates help you lose fat as well? … [Read more…]
A while ago, a friend of mine told me that she had tried Pilates but it just wasn’t for her. She said that instead of improving her back issues, the exercises had made them worse. I was very surprised to hear that as my experience with Pilates is completely different. In fact, it has made … [Read more…]
Would you like to try Pilates but aren’t sure whether you can afford it? Or do you want to know how much you need to budget for taking up this exercise regime? It might be cheaper than you think although there is no upper limit to what you can spend on this fitness program. So … [Read more…]
You might have come across a foam roller already – used it before a workout as a warmup to decrease muscle density, after a workout to soothe sore muscles and help them recover from strenuous exercise, or simply to give yourself a deep tissue massage. But why should you do Pilates with a foam roller? … [Read more…]
Have you decided to start doing Pilates at home and thought a DVD might be helpful? Or are you practicing Pilates at home already and just want to have more variation in your workout? Then you have surely asked yourself ‘what’s the best Pilates DVD for me to use at home’. But is there such … [Read more…]