Choosing Exercises That Work For You

Choosing Exercises That Work For You

A couple of times recently during my Pilates classes, we have discussed how different exercises work different class members in different ways. This comes about for example when we are working the gluteals, and one person will find that the clam really targets the...
Time For Some Self Analysis

Time For Some Self Analysis

Being self-analytical is hard. I don’t have a ‘proper’ school at home, and rarely have anyone observing me working either. So if I get the chance to work with mirrors, or have photos/filming done then I jump at the chance. A friend of my Mum’s – Della – lives about 30...
Some Difficult Truths

Some Difficult Truths

This entry is going to be a little off on a tangent, so I hope you don’t mind not getting any riding tips this time. Instead I feel compelled to share the mixed thoughts I have had for quite some time about the whole riding thing, and which have been at the forefront...
Practice Makes Perfect; Using Visualisation

Practice Makes Perfect; Using Visualisation

You are probably familiar with the phrase ‘Practise makes perfect’. It isn’t always exactly true, especially when it comes to riding, because of the subjectivity involved when it comes to competition. However, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive for perfection in...
Coping With Setbacks

Coping With Setbacks

A brief entry this week whilst I am writing a rather longer and more detailed one; it will be a dose of anatomy education and I am taking my time over it. In the meantime, I thought it would be good to give a quick reminder of how it is important to take stock when...
The Shoulder Complex Of The Rider

The Shoulder Complex Of The Rider

Or is it the complex shoulder?! I say that because shoulders are complex, and as a physio, shoulder pain comes a close 2nd to groin pain in my least favourite part of the body to treat. There are so many component parts to the area that forms the shoulder – often...