Pilates

Prenatal Pilates: 5 exercises for a (hopefully!) smoother birth experience

As I’m approaching the tail end of my pregnancy, I’m both excited and scared about my first ever birth experience. I’m hoping to be able...

Prenatal Pilates: 6 stretches to relieve those nasty MOTN leg cramps

You’re in deep sleep…(if that’s even possible in the 3rd trimester, haha)….and suddenly you’re rudely awakened by a sudden spasm in your...

Prenatal Pilates: 4 Exercises to relieve SPD pain

If you follow me on Instagram, or you read my previous post, you would have known that I worried about baby being head up till my 32 week...

Prenatal Pilates: 5 Exercises to help a breech baby turn

If you’ve been following my pregnancy journey on IG, you might have heard that I was really worried about baby’s position in my 2nd...

Prenatal Pilates: 4 gentle exercises for lower back ache relief

I don’t quite remember having much issues with lower back pain in general pre-pregnancy, probably due to my lifestyle which is generally...

Pre/postnatal Pilates: Pelvic floor (Part II) – 4 exercises to stretch & strengthen

In my previous post about the pelvic floor, I shared about what it is, and why it’s so important whether you’re a mummy...

Pre/postnatal Pilates: Pelvic floor (Part I) – what is it, and why is it important?

In the prenatal classes that I teach, I’ve had mamas coming up to me, a little shy, sharing that when they sneeze/cough/laugh, or...

Prenatal Pilates: 4 exercises to help you breathe better as baby gets bigger

As I progressed from the 2nd to the 3rd trimester, I was so amazed at how my belly seemed to be growing at an exponential rate! Even my...

Prenatal Pilates: Birthing Ball exercises

So you’ve bought a birthing ball! Or big exercise ball for that matter (it’s the same thing btw). And you don’t quite know what to do...

Prenatal Pilates: 5 core exercises that you can do safely during pregnancy

So you’ve heard that you’re not supposed to do any crunches while you’re pregnant (especially from 2nd trimester onwards). It’s true,...

Pre/postnatal Pilates: 4 yummy stretches for the upper back & shoulders

Welcome back! If you tried out my upper body strengthening workout earlier this week, you might be feeling some muscle aches in your...

Pre/postnatal Pilates: 5 Upper body strengthening exercises (no weights needed!)

For many ladies (I’m guilty of it myself!), exercise tends to focus on the lower half of our body. We work on our core strength, and work...

Prenatal Pilates: My 5 favourite hip-opening moves

For most of us, more than 50% of our day is spent sitting on our butts on a chair and barely moving from it. Even while you’re not...

A year in activewear

Just over a year ago, I used to envy those people who hopped off the train in their activewear and sports shoes. I always wondered,...

#MovementinMay

15 minutes of movement a day. That is one of my intentions for the month of May. Since I began teaching Pilates more regularly alongside...

5 Post-flight Pilates moves to kickstart your trip

I love travelling, but I really hate flying! Can anyone else relate? Assuming you’re one of those regular folks like me, who typically...