Alcohol affects the central nervous system and muscle function If you have ever consumed more than a moderate amount of alcohol, you may be familiar with some of the effects that alcohol can have on the central nervous system, such as loss of motor control and...
Setting goals is great; it gives you direction, a purpose and a sense of satisfaction and achievement. This time of year we see a lot of New Year's resolutions and goals popping up, the gyms are full and fridges are full of veggies but come...
Pilates is a great way to help you with your pole dancing. During Pilates we encourage you to concentrate on what your body is doing. We encourage you to use the correct posture and positioning, movement patterns, muscle activation and breathing. We are trying to retrain...
“Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Rohn It’s that time of year again, we’re all thinking about our new goals and our new year resolutions and aiming to better ourselves in 2020, whether this be fitness, health, wealth...
Have you ever noticed that some days you are super strong, feeling on top of the world and you are smashing those goals! And then other days, you're struggling to manage half the program you found so easy last week, you're struggling to find the...
What is success and how does it relate to our goals? First I asked the dictionary and this is what I found: Noun: 1. The accomplishment of an aim or purpose. 2. The good or bad outcome of an undertaking. Synonyms: favourable outcome, successfulness, favourable result, successful outcome, positive result,...
I Did the Things! So, you’ve decided on your goal. You’ve worked out your system to get to that goal. Now how do you know when you’ve done it? It’s not always clear. How do you know how far you’ve got to go? The answer is...
Everyone gets insecure at some point. This is the feeling of general unease or nervousness that can be triggered by seeing yourself to be vulnerable or inferior, or a sense of instability which threatens your self-image. It is completely normal to be insecure from time to...
How many times have you found yourself saying "oh I always wanted to do pole dancing BUT… Or I wish I could do the move BUT...
Where does it hurt? Your butt? Your groin? Your quads / hip flexors? I'm guessing all of it! Here are some great stretches and foam rolling techniques to help you through. First up; hip flexors and quads. These muscles get tight trying to assist the rotation of the...