Short on time

Summer can be busy and sometimes can get a bit hectic, which is when you can benefit more from movement. But movement doesn’t need to be all or nothing.

If a full class feels too much, try:

✔ 2-minute roll-downs

✔ A walk around the block

✔ One express Pilates session (yep, they're just 15 mins!)

You just need to start. You know your body, mind and probably the people around you will feel the benefit of you just moving.

Quick Wins Count

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Short on time

Breath Awareness

Try this, for the next sixty seconds, do nothing except notice your breath.

Not changing it. Not deepening it. Just noticing. Where does it go first, your chest or your belly? Does it feel shallow today or full? Are you holding your breath anywhere without realising it? Is the out breath as long as the in breath, or does it feel shorter?

This is the foundation of everything we do in Pilates. Before any exercise, before any stretch, there is breath. Because when you become aware of how you are breathing, you start to understand a great deal about how your body is holding itself, and how it is feeling.

Most of us spend the majority of the day barely breathing at all, in the physiological sense. Shallow, chest-led breathing keeps the nervous system slightly on edge. A fuller breath, even just occasionally, tells the body it is safe to settle.

Take a moment for it today. You have time. 💜

How does your breath feel this Sunday? 👇

#SlowSunday #BreathAwareness #DawnChambersFitness

Breoth awareness

Keep Moving

Keep moving whilst travelling.

Whether I’m flying (which isn't very often), driving or just enjoying a slower day at home, I always try to keep my body moving, I spend 3 days of the week sitting at a desk so I tend to move more when I'm on holiday. It doesn’t have to be a full workout if you're travelling, a quick stretch at the services on the motorway, a short walk when you stop or even some seated knee lifts on the plane or in the car can work wonders.

Little bursts of movement really do add up. They help ease stiffness, boost energy and keep you feeling more like yourself, especially on travel days. Where are you off to this summer? 🚗✈️

#keepmoving

Keep moving