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Breathing For IBS

This week, I’ve had a couple of my participants mention that they’re really struggling with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The exact cause of IBS is uncertain, but it is often linked to stress, a sensitive gut, and speed of digestion. Although diet and medication changes can help, sometimes we can overlook one of the simplest remedies….Continue reading “Breathing For IBS”

Focus On… Pound: The Rockout Workout

It’s time for the fourth in our series of blogs highlighting the unique benefits of different class formats. POUND is an amazing cardio-conditioning jam session, inspired by the awesome, sweat dripping fun of playing the drums! Using ‘Ripstix’ – lightly weighted exercise drumsticks – instead of just listening to the music, you become part ofContinue reading “Focus On… Pound: The Rockout Workout”

Practicing Gratitude.

Because of my role with Pound – for which I’m very grateful – I have many friends across the pond. So, for the last few days, my social media newsfeeds have been full of Thanksgiving posts. Now, I know Thanksgiving is primarily an American tradition, but I love the idea of setting time aside toContinue reading “Practicing Gratitude.”

Focus on… PureStretch

Oooh… Now, in the third post of this series, we’re taking a look at a brand new class! PureStretch hits the schedule in a fortnight, and is already promising to be pretty popular! When most folks think about fitness, they think about cardio and body conditioning. The most neglected component (and one of the mostContinue reading “Focus on… PureStretch”

Focus on… Pound Unplugged

In the second of a series of ‘focus’ posts, we’re looking at the beautiful Pound Unplugged. Even before the pandemic, Pound HQ recognised the mental health crisis happening around the world. We’re burnt out, we feel uncertain, and some of the ways that we’ve traditionally coped have changed or gone away. So they created aContinue reading “Focus on… Pound Unplugged”

Focus on…. Core.Stretch.Relax.

What to expect: The class is entirely mat based. We begin with a warm up song (track) which fires up the core and glutes by moving through a sequence of 3 – 4 different techniques, usually from a home base of tabletop position (hands and knees). From there, we work through three body conditioning tracks, based in threeContinue reading “Focus on…. Core.Stretch.Relax.”

Feeling Weary?

It could be Autumnal Fatigue! 🍁🍂 With the nights drawing in, and the sun taking it’s sweet time to rise, we aren’t exposed to as much natural light in the Autumn and Winter. This means that our bodies produce less serotonin & more melatonin – the sleep hormone! This was fine in the days beforeContinue reading “Feeling Weary?”