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GUEST POST BY EMILY WOODMAN Maintaining healthy skin comprises a set of habits and a balanced diet, on top of cosmetics. This has been stated repeatedly, we know, but there are still people who disregard the first two factors. In
I Like It Magazine, the new glam magazine, which tells great emotions and little pleasures, talks about trends, invites you to look at what surrounds us, came out with the first edition on February … also talking about Pilates Pills, in
Do you spend your days at a desk, without an escape to a Pilates class? Here are 10 ways to do pilates in a office, at home or in a smart working environment. Correctly seated with a elongated spine, feeling the sit-bones well
After many years of pilates teaching … Although I consider myself a mentally stable person, sometimes I feel completely schizophrenic. I can assert that my schizophrenia does not depend on me, but it is induced by my clients … you
The holidays are approaching and consequently also the excess. Dinners with colleagues, evenings with friends, moments of celebrations with family, at school, at work, in short, every moment is good to party. Until a few weeks ago, all engaged in
GUEST POST by NINA LIGA Even after a period of rest, we still may happen to feel tired. It is possible that our body is claiming to have more vitamins and minerals. In these cases, the ideal solution is to
Pilates is now recognised globally as one of the most effective methods for having a healthy, beautiful, flexible and strong body. I’ve talked a lot in the latest articles about the importance of finding the right workout, which helps us
GUEST POST by ALEX TIMARO In his popular show, Dr. Oz revealed how you can “drop a decade” looking 10 years younger. Thanks to his fabulous skin care secret, you can get rid of your wrinkles without going under the
GUEST POST by NINA LIGA Have you been skipping meals in the past? This can cost you weight gain today. Let’s find out why. Are you gaining weight without eating that much? After reducing your daily calorie intake, you’re still
GUEST POST by NINA LIGA Sugar hides in many unsuspected foods. Could you find the sugary foods you consume every day? In condiments for seasoning, in breaded coating of frozen foods, in ready made sauces and in packed bread; even many types of
In recent articles I described the main features of “different” trainings that lately have become so trendy in gyms. Here is an editorial: food for thought, guru and myths of fitness, advices … with a little of irony. OBSERVATION I
The Anaerobic training, implies, contrary to the aerobic one, that the energy demand of the movement is produced by the metabolism in the absence of oxygen, namely that the energy production takes place in the muscle itself. This process requires
The cardio training, or aerobic workout, assumes that the energy required for a movement is generated by means of the aerobic process, namely that the energy demand is met by metabolism of oxygen. In order for this process to happen,
Circuit training indicates a training mode in which the exercises are arranged in a path you have to follow and you have to repeat, such as in a circuit, a certain number of times. More than a real method (meaning
The general concept of Interval training, is already defined by its name: it indicates the fact that the athlete performs a physical performance for a certain period of time to a greater intensity and heartbeat, interrupted by periods of recovery,
More and more often we hear about Functional Training, but in the end what does it mean exactly? What type of course do we have to expect? What do you do in this workout? Let’s see what it is! DEFINITION
To Choose a Training, or to choose a Trainer, that is the question: should I follow the same old class, that I don’t like that much, or should I choose a new one, even if I’m not that enthusiastic about
There are so many different types of workouts, training methods, and new fitness concepts, that it’s actually not simple for a non-expert one to choose which one is the best for his needs. We hear about INTERVAL TRAINING, CARDIO TRAINING,
After summer and, for many of you, after holidays, it’s time to go back in the fall routine… and maybe even go back in the old clothes. Alarms, appointments, physical activity, diet… and the desire to immediately leave for “summer
Summer is here… Some group classes are almost over… Some of us are breaking the weekly routine to go in holiday… Some of us are moving somewhere else for a longer period… What about pilates now? Well, lucky us, pilates