Hi this is Kate Today I want to talk to you about water and its importance to our health and our body. So why do we need to drink water? Our bodies are made up of approximately sixty percent water … Read More
Hi this is Kate and today I am going to be talking about why we need to exercise. Regular physical activity boosts our muscles and helps our endurance so daily tasks become easier. When we exercise it also sends nutrients … Read More
Hi this is Kate and I’m recording my video this week on our gut and its health and how important it is for our general health. It’s something that is not talked about, our digestive system. When we’re young we … Read More
Hi this is Kate and today I’m going to be talking to you about sleep. How much we need, what goes on when we sleep and what happens when we don’t get enough shut eye. First of all, how much … Read More
Hi this is Kate with an introduction to a series of short recordings about health and fitness especially in the over fifties. As a yoga and Pilates teacher since two thousand and five here in south west France, I have … Read More
Aqua aerobics is an exercise class done in the water, generally in a swimming pool; you exercise against the pressure of the water.
This is a summary of a blog by Wendy Powell posted several years ago. It’s still relevant today.
A recent article in the Telegraph newspaper has suggested that meditation can be bad for your mental health. Read the article and then my comments below. I’ll be interested in your views.
Joseph Pilates was born in the German town of Düsseldorf in 1810. As a child he suffered from asthma and rickets. Despite this, he refused to let his physical problems trouble him. He began therefore to study the various forms of physical education and muscular strengthening choosing those elements which interested him most.
Why do some people gain weight while others stay slim? Read on… A neuroscientist called Sandra Aamodt was interested (from a neuroscientific point of view) in finding a way to lose weight without dieting. She learnt to eat intuitively and … Read More