Hazel's Blog

Let's roll with it.. View this email in your browser Let's roll with it, It's hot, hot, hot ....remember to keep well hydrated, I hope your drinking plenty of water and enjoying the amazing weather.. I've had a few people ask me this week, why do I always say at the end of the classes now " roll to the side"? Why? roll ......... What's the difference from coming straight up like an abdominal curl, or like a bolt of lighting, either way gets you...

Move with purpose and move differently View this email in your browser Move with purpose and move differently A function of the abdominal muscles is to coordinate motion between the pelvis and thorax.  Decelerating motion in one direction and the accelerating motion in another direction, the abdominal muscles stretch, twist, bend and contract.   Most sports and activities we do are in an upright position.  We are on our feet while our arms are reaching, lifting, grabbing, throwing, catching and swinging which all stretch...

Slopping Shoulders View this email in your browser Sloping shoulders? Are these your shoulder? How your abs and core functions by moving your arms and legs.  Let’s begin by understanding some simple anatomy and function of the abdominal muscles related to the world in which we live.  Our world is three-dimensional; we move forward and back in a sagittal plane, we move side to side in the frontal/lateral plane and we rotate in the transverse plane.  In order to train...

I Got your back View this email in your browser I Got your back!. Functional Fitness Pilates: - Functional training is designed on human movementit has a whole body approach, as the body is one kinetic chain.  During FFP we are taking a selection of the original mat work exercises, evolving and progressing them, where possible, into seated, kneeling, standing, side lying adding balance and moving progressions and variations. As we never or rarely stand still. but we might sit...

Whirlwind times View this email in your browser Whirlwind times... My life has been in a world wind since April. Back in April I presented as part of a trio at our first MenoFit event in Solihull, which was a great success.  We are in the throws of pulling together a MenoFit Retreat next spring, so watch this space for dates, venue and times Then later in April I attended a Raw chocolate course in Loughborough with the famous chocolatier Ooosha, amazing. Check Ooosha out on facebook...