Did you know that bad posture causes the loads on your spine to disperse incorrectly, weakening the tissues in your lower back. As a result, the intricate network of muscles, discs, and joints in your back tend to be pushed beyond their tolerable limit, causing pain. Likewise, a sudden injury from lifting a heavy object incorrectly can cause immediate back pain and dysfunction.

Here are the most common back postures that lead to pain and actions you can take to correct them.  

Common unsupported postural habits

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There's a reason why walking is one of the most popular forms of activity in Australia.

Your Space Pilates is now supported by The Heart Foundation to help you to reduce stress, be more alert, have a healthier body and build strong relationships.

Meeting @ 8.45am on Wednesday's and Friday's before settling into our Pilates in the Park mat Pilates class has helped our community become strong, healthy and connected. We walk under the large shady trees along Honour Avenue within the centre of the park. 

Our program includes...

Pilates is a unique balance of strength, stretch, reach, contract and flow. Pilates is designed to make everything you are already doing in life better. The moves are not crazy, they are natural movements our bodies should be able to do.

Like most workouts and group classes it’s easy to do the movements but, unlike most workouts when you do Pilates exercises you need to feel them in the right places and not just go through the motions. Sometimes those 'right' places take time to activate correctly.

Every body operates...

Back to school fitness tips for mums

Was your fitness routine pretty much nonexistent over the festive season?

I have 2 busy boys (8 and 9 years old) and if you're like me, you probably weren't sitting around much, quite the contrary! There's generally SO much going on, with really no time to work out, especially if you have 'little people' following you around everywhere.

From holidays, to amusement park visits, to the pool... Christmas holidays are go go go go! Combine this with not...

Practice Pilates Outdoors 

One of the best things about Pilates is the ability to take your workout anywhere, and more specifically outside. We're talking, in the bush, beaches, parks, your own backyard, you name it.

Benefits of Pilates Outdoors...

1. The terrain pushes your boundaries
It's easy to get stuck in a routine, and taking Pilates outside helps get you out of that rut. Outdoor Pilates challenges you with uneven ground and varying surfaces.

2. You'll feel connected to your environment & neighbourhood...

How well are you taking care of yourself? Perhaps this is a question you regularly ask yourself or maybe it’s one that has gone by the wayside.

Life can be busy. And with everything you are juggling - family, friends, work -- it can be difficult to prioritize self care. People don’t always approach health holistically and often times isolate their self care routines to focus on either the mind or the body. Let us break down the importance of holistic self-care and provide some easy practices you can incorporate into your...

Happy New Year...

As I sit here excited about the year ahead, I wanted to share some thoughts on how you can make your health in this year more of a priority.

See, I believe that you’re the architect of your past, present and future and that you can be the healthiest version of you by embracing simple changes.

Do you....

• Feel tired, stressed & emotional?
• Live with pain each day?
• Lack energy to enjoy your day fully?
• Need a guide, a motivator, a coach, a friend to encourage you?

If I said to you, I...

Have you heard of The Foot To Core Connection?

First things first. In the human body, we have 206 muscles, all of which are surrounded by a special type of tissue called fascia. Think of fascia as a type of “cling wrap” that connects every muscle in your body together — from bottom to top.  It is this web-like tissue that connects the muscles of your feet to the muscles of your deep core — or pelvic floor — establishing what’s called the “foot to core connection”.

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