Articles tagged with 'Balance' | Lifeplus Ltd Europe

For any movement we perform, balance is a fundamental aspect of it. Often it will come without having to think about it, for example, simply standing upright on our own two feet requires us to maintain balance. 

Pilates was founded with six key principles in mind: Breath, concentration, centre, control, precision and flow.

Many practitioners of Pilates find it to be more than a workout. In lots of cases, Pilates is a lifestyle. The benefits that come with practicing its exercises are incomparable, especially as a regimen you can teach and train yourself to master.

When it comes to how often one should exercise, the answer is often subjective. Generally, the recommendation is thirty minutes of exercise daily for five days a week. But when it comes to Pilates specifically, what’s the right amount to practice?

The excitement of an infant sitting up or crawling for the first time.  The wonder of when a toddler takes a few new steps or whirls around on a tricycle.  The awe of a child practicing cartwheels and riding a two-wheel bike.

Too old to exercise? There’s no such thing! It’s time to dispel the top five myths about activity and aging. Have you fallen into the trap of believing you are too old to exercise? Don’t! The reasons you have been avoiding it are more than likely …

Our feet are something that are very easy to take for granted as we use them daily and don’t even really think about it. Often it’s only when something goes wrong with our feet that we pay any real attention to them. This is doing our feet a …

When we talk of children and physical exercise, it’s a lot different to how we would approach a movement workout for an adult – you certainly wouldn’t expect to see a child lifting weights at a gym, for example.

Fitness is often thought of as a ‘one size fits all’ thing, whereby you are either fit, or you aren’t, but the science of fitness actually goes a lot deeper than that and demonstrates that there are a number of components that go into a person being …

Pilates has become more and more popular in recent years. The benefits from doing Pilates are becoming better known and it’s now a form of exercise not only popular with dancers or people who also like yoga but rather a sport for anyone wanting to …

Sustaining an injury is one of the quickest ways to derail your fitness efforts. Whether you’re an avid exerciser or are just about to embark on a new fitness programme, it’s important to know how to move and exercise properly so that you can avoid …