“Concentrate on the correct movement each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all vital benefits.”- Joseph Pilates Pilates is about re-educating your body, undoing the damage that years of stress and immobility inflict. By repeatedly holding…
Here we are! Training 5 days a week, increasing the weights we lift and the speed we run, row, or cycle. There is nothing wrong to overload our muscles!0 In fact, this is the only way to improve strength and endurance!…
Everyone has a different Pilates journey. I started Pilates nervous but excited some years back. I was not sure what to expect. Would I be able to “do” some or any of the movements? I found that I could co-ordinate most of…
In the past year and a half, we all had to make dramatic changes to our lifestyles and day to day routines. During the global Covid-19 pandemic, we had to adapt to working from home and limiting or cutting out…
We have decided to recycle our old PVC advertising banners and transform them into eco-friendly, beautiful wine bags. At Nova Pilates are very passionate about the environment! 🌟 Re-using the PVC banners will contribute to keeping our planet healthy and…
Last week we asked: “Is it true that starting an exercise programme will automatically and unconditionally cause you to lose body fat?”The answer is: FALSE. We’ve mentioned this many times before, and it cannot be overstressed. To lose body fat,…
n relation to our previous posts about body composition, the question that arose is: WHAT IS THE IDEAL BODY FAT PERCENTAGE? An absolutely ideal body fat percentage does not exist! Your age and gender are factors that contribute to the…
The “blood type diet” This diet is based on ‘research’ by American naturopath Peter D’Adamo.The blood type diet first appeared in his book “Eat right 4 your type” in 1996. It has sold 5 million copies, and fooled as many…
This diet has bSeen created by Dr Arthur Agarson to treat overweight patients exhibiting heart problems. His book sold 23 million copies. It’s famous as a “food lover’s diet”, with meal plans that look like they have been created by…
Even elite athletes gain a little weight with age. We’ve all heard that the trick to weight management is to stay active and eat quality food, which together contribute to good health and vitality. Yet, many women dread midlife weight…