Tina Asked: I am 43 years old and very overweight. I haven’t exercised for a very long time but feel I need to start something to improve my fitness and lose weight. I am too scared to join a gym so a friend said I should try Pilates.  Is Pilates safe for someone of my size, [...]

So I went to my second yoga class on Sunday… For years I had avoided yoga in the same way most guys avoid ballet, synchronized swimming and expressive dance. As a guy who lives and breathes strength training, I had put yoga classes right up there with belly dancing and salsacise on the “girly exercise [...]

Guest Blog Post: our Pilates expert Julia, from Body Control Pilates in Stevenage. Joseph Pilates was born in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1880. He suffered ailments associated with poverty such as rickets, rheumatic fever and asthma and was a frail, sickly child. He was determined to overcome his weaknesses and explored a variety of fitness methods [...]

If you’re looking to join a pilates class in Hitchin, Letchworth or Stevenage, read this article to get an introduction to what Pilates is all about…