Fascia refers to a band or sheet of connective tissue, made up primarily of collagen which is found beneath the skin. Without this tissue, our bodies would lack the structure needed to hold everything together, as it’s the fascia that attaches, stabilises, and separates muscles and other internal organs. So it’s clearly important stuff, and…
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Dubai is a major fitness hub, and it’s got a studio for pretty much everything you can think of – from pole fitness, to Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, SUP yoga, to underwater workouts – the spectrum is pretty huge. I’ve sampled a lot of what Dubai’s sports menu has to offer and I have honed in on…
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The #DefineTogether 30-day challenge was something I embarked on for the month of February, and I was definitely apprehensive at first, committing to five workouts a week: consisting of 2 spin (Define Rev), 2 barre (Define Body) and 1 aerial yoga (Define Mind) or mat yoga (Define Yoga). Before I began the challenge, I wasn’t…
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We are happy, so we smile, and we smile, so we are therefore happy? Is this the case though? Well, it’s an interesting one, because we all know that when we’re happy and having a good time, we break out into a smile – hopefully even a laugh, and it’s infectious! Smiling is a natural…
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There are a lot of preconceptions about Pilates as a fitness practice, and to begin with: it’s not the same as yoga, and it’s also not a ‘women only’ exercise. Pilates is often viewed as one of those leisurely studio sports for the ‘ladies that lunch’ crowd, but there is a lot more to it than you may…
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Stretching – it’s so underrated. Most of us stretch out a little before we go for a run, or perhaps after an intense HIIT class, but we don’t all do it enough! Stretching is a key component of all Pilates moves, as this stretch allows your muscle fibres to lengthen, giving you a greater range of movement…
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