All of us are not new to the idea of doing a health screening. But have you thought of doing a physical fitness screening? Mobility Fitness Assessment (MFA) consists of 10 exercises and through this assessment you will find out your strengths, weaknesses and imbalances. With that information, it will help us greatly in tailoring […]
I have heard from some of my clients they don’t like to do stretches – and usually they are the ones whose muscles are tight. With tight muscles, it can be strenuous to stretch and it takes patience and some persistence having to bear with stretch pain. Why do muscles tighten up? There are a […]
Quite a number of female clients I teach have hyperlordosis at the lower back. What is hyperlordosis? Our spine has natural curves and at the lumbar region the curve is known as lordosis. Hyperlordosis is when the curve is exaggerated as shown below: A person with such a lower back would have a standing posture […]
In our daily movements we rarely think or consider whether we have good coordination or not. For some of us, it may only come to light when we dance and find we have 2 left feet! According to Wikipedia “coordination” is “the movement of several limbs or body parts combined in a manner that is […]
Recently Kris and I presented a short talk on Office Exercises to a group of employees at Shell. It is a topic close to my heart, or rather a topic that will remain with me for rest of my life. It is due to the long hours (in my past life!) sitting and working at […]
During Pilates Training, we have our favorite movements and to be honest, training the gluteus medius was not my priority until I understood more about the function and importance of this muscle. In the human body there are three gluteal muscles that form the buttocks. They are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus […]
In today’s world, the prevalent use of computers has spawned a new term – Computer-induced medical problems! Problems a computer user can develop due to prolonged and incorrect computer use. Recently I have been taking the train (MRT) to work on a regular basis. The computer device – laptop, desktops, iPads, phones – is such […]
Do you know that low back pain is very common? National statistics indicate one in every 5 persons suffers from low back pain at any one time and that there is an 80% chance of a person having low back pain sometime in their lives – extracted from Musculoskeletal Consumer Review. Our back/spine is made […]
How many of us have neck and shoulder tension? Not a surprise when practically everyone puts their hands up – including teenagers! Why? There are many reasons – most common are stress, poor posture and prolonged use of the computer or laptop. In my case, it was the prolonged use of the laptop. Laptops became […]
I remember a group photo taken during a high school camp (many, many years ago) and I didn’t buy that photo – today, the photo would have been free and most likely on Facebook! In that photo, my standing posture was like the picture below. Now you know why I didn’t buy it! In my […]