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World COPD Awareness Day: Breathing Exercises for COPD
Today is World COPD Awareness Day, a day designed to shine a spotlight on the disease and improve its care globally. To observe it,…
A physiotherapist’s take on the advantages of yoga
As well as being passionate about Pilates, the team at Complete love the ancient practice of yoga. It is a powerful tool that helps…
The Benefits of Pilates For Stress Management
Today is National Stress Awareness Day. To coincide with it, we’ve put together the benefits of Pilates for stress relief. Stress is something all…
Here’s Why This Professional Squash Player Swears by Pilates
Since its invention, Pilates has been the exercise method of choice for dancers and gymnasts. More recently, elite athletes from all different sports have…
What Is Pain And How Can You Manage It?
Everyone has experienced it, most of us are afraid of it – but do we really know what pain is? Here, Physiotherapist and Clinical…
Pilates for Back Pain: Causes, Treatment and Management
When Harvard Health – the publishing arm of Harvard Medical School – recently released the article “Babying your back may delay healing”, it struck…
Pilates for Osteoporosis: Exercises to Avoid & Help Osteoporosis
The 20th of October sees the advent of World Osteoporosis day. To coincide with it, Complete Pilates have been publishing a series of posts…
Why Women Need Strength Training
Many women are hesitant when it comes to strength training. This is largely because they fear bulking up – but the heavily muscled men…
Look After Your Bones
World Osteoporosis Day It's just around the corner. And in honour of it, Complete Pilates will be publishing a series of blogs about the…
The Benefits of Clinical Pilates according to a Alexander Montogomery
Here at Complete we pride ourselves on providing rehab-focused Pilates of the highest standard. We know our clinical take on the Joseph Pilates method…
6 Ways Pilates Improves Sports Performance
For decades now, Pilates has been a fundamental part of the fitness regime of professional dancers. Ballet dancers especially are known for using Joe…
5 Of The Best Foam Roller Exercises
Getting access to a foam roller these days is easy. You can pick up a cheap one in your local sports shop and gyms…