Friday’s healthy low carb and protein breakfast
Scrambled eggs cooked in organic butter, mushrooms, tomatoes and wilted spinach. What did you have for breakfast?
Basic mat pilates rehab with a band for glutes, core and hamstrings strengthening
Lie on your side Tie the band into a loop on one end and attach it around your foot. Pull taut. Lengthen through the top hip. Draw your leg in Then back and straight and bring it back with control. The better the leg position when straightened in line with the body and slightly back, […]
A simple Pilates bridge to engage the glute posterior muscles
Feet hip width apart, Raise your bottom up into bridge,, lift your leg up, making sure you don’t drop your hip. You will see I dropped slightly more on one side than the other as that’s my weaker side at the moment. Try to place your foot down gently. You only need to do 2 […]
Basic core and glute strengthening Physio pilates exercise
Lie with your feet on a ball. Put downward pressure onto the ball and push the ball away from you. Then bring back in. Engage the core and glutes to use the hip flexors less. Make sure ribs are down, back is in neutral and toes relaxed. Its a slow journey to regaining full fitness […]
Light protein and complex carbs fish supper
Amarinth microseed leaves, Samphire, organic salmon fillet, baby new potatoes. New potatoes have a lower glycaemic index than baked potatoes. Low GI helps maintain blood sugar levels longer. Samphire greens are great for iron. Salmon is a good oily fish for Omega 3. Microseeds and microleaves are hugely nutritious.
Physio pilates rehab
Basic core and glute strengthening exercise. Alternate leg lifts, transferring weight from leg to leg engaging glutes whilst pulling down on a taut band. This helps engage the core. With thanks to @bh_beyondhealth
Amazing who you come across in Soho on a Monday night
Monday night
What did he say to me? Should I be laughing? What a fun time I had @sohotheatre with @theofficialalisonjackson Thank you. I highly recommend going to see her show on her “audience with” UK Tour.
Poolside Lobster pasta (wheatfree)
Would be rude not to! Lobster with gluten free, wheat free buckwheat and sweet potato pasta, smashed avocado with chillies, wilted spinach and olive oil. Yummy and healthy.
Waking up the glutes
When in rehab after a knee ligaments injury and little or no exercise for weeks- it’s best to get the basic core strength muscles activated before launching back into the same advanced levels of exercise as before. Repetitions increase daily. The instructions are in the video voice-over together with my actions. With thanks to Tessa […]