You won’t see mother-of-two Kate Winslet sweating it out at the gym.
“I don’t go the gym because I don’t have time,” Winslet says in the February issue of UK Elle. “But I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home.”
Speaking of those steamy love scenes, Winslet says it’s all her, enhanced with body make-up and good lighting. Read more
Emily Collins demonstrates Headstand Posture, or
Sirasana. This sometimes referred to as the king of
asanas. It is an extremely important posture that can bring vitality and clarity to the body and the mind. Studies have shown that it can increase the hemoglobin content of the blood and can convey increased blood supply to the pituitary and pineal glands in the brain. This is a posture that is really recommended for intermediate to advanced practitioners of yoga. It is important to support the weight equally with the wrists, forearms and elbows only, not with the head. This develops strength in the arms and the shoulders, keeps the body centered, keeps weight off the head and avoids injury to the neck and spine.
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Emily Collins demonstrates Sun Salutation B, or Surya Namaskara B. This is the second variation of the classic Yoga warm-up which should be practiced before any Yoga routine so that your body is fully warmed up before you practice. It is a complete workout in itself, loosening and heating up every joint and corner of the body.
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A Yoga video by Emily Collins demonstrating a series of back bend poses, Bridge Posture -
Setu Bandhasana then into Upward Bow Posture -
Urdhva Dhanurasana. These are very good especially if you work at a computer and you feel tight in your chest, shoulders and wrists. Wonderful for elasticity of the spine, and opening the chest and the heart area.
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This is a great Yoga video by Emily Collins demonstrating Hero Posture or Virasana, great for stretching for the thighs and ankles. Emily then goes into Reclining Hero Posture, or Supta Virasana, great for opening the chest and shoulders. A particularly good exercise for all you out there who work on a computer, which can cause your chest and shoulders to get very tight indeed.
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Video of the Pilates Essential Core routine demonstrated by Kay Hunter Saber. Here we get an effective work out for the transversus, obliques, and rectus abdominus muscles groups. This essential routine will target the core whilst minimising any neck strain. Great technique gives great results. Feel strong from the inside out.
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This is a classic exercise working the medial gluteals, in other words, great for giving tone and balance to the hip region. The Oyster is a perfect exercise for all ages and levels of fitness, even throughout pregnancy.
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The “At Work ” series is a collection of videos that can help your posture whilst you are seated at your desk. The exercises are based on Pilates and Yoga techniques which improve posture, reduce back pain and reduce the chances of suffering from back, hip, neck, shoulder and arm aches and pains. Practiced at regular intervals throughout the day mean we can avoid ” fixation”, that is staying in a fixed seated positions, which have been proven to weaken postural balance and give rise to aches, pains and serious injuries. The exercises take us out of these fixed habits and allow the essential flow of oxygen, fluids and energy around the body and to the brain. This is all the videos in one file. If you wish to view each video separately you can view them in the
At Work exercise Video section.
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This exercise will open the hips and stretch the muscles around the pelvis area. The “At Work ” series is a collection of videos that can help your posture whilst you are seated at your desk. The exercises are based on Pilates and Yoga techniques which improve posture, reduce back pain and reduce the chances of suffering from back, hip, neck, shoulder and arm aches and pains. Practiced at regular intervals throughout the day mean we can avoid ” fixation”, that is staying in a fixed seated positions, which have been proven to weaken postural balance and give rise to aches, pains and serious injuries. The exercises take us out of these fixed habits and allow the essential flow of oxygen, fluids and energy around the body and to the brain.
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This exercise will stretch the hamstrings and help the lower back. The “At Work ” series is a collection of videos that can help your posture whilst you are seated at your desk. The exercises are based on Pilates and Yoga techniques which improve posture, reduce back pain and reduce the chances of suffering from back, hip, neck, shoulder and arm aches and pains. Practiced at regular intervals throughout the day mean we can avoid ” fixation”, that is staying in a fixed seated positions, which have been proven to weaken postural balance and give rise to aches, pains and serious injuries. The exercises take us out of these fixed habits and allow the essential flow of oxygen, fluids and energy around the body and to the brain.
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