Brat Summer
(No, me neither until about ten minutes ago but read on and maybe we'll both learn something) Anyone running a small...
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CHARLES ABBOTT PILATES
Charles Abbott
- Jul 30
- 2 min
Holiday! Celebrate!
As Madonna put it: "If we took a holiday, some time to celebrate...it would be so nice". Leaving aside my old English teacher's disdain...
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Charles Abbott
- Jul 1
- 1 min
You have an important choice this Thursday. Make it wisely.
As I am sure you are aware, there is an important decision to be made this coming Thursday. It is not one to be taken lightly. I don't...
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Charles Abbott
- Jun 3
- 2 min
With a 100% chance of...Pilates!
Thank goodness for some proper summer weather at last! You can turn off the central heating and banish winter clothes to the back of the...
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Charles Abbott
- Apr 25
- 2 min
In praise of routine
In the endless quest for novelty that is modern life, the word routine is often used negatively, implying something humdrum, dull...
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Charles Abbott
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Looking forward
With the spring equinox behind us, we can start to anticipate more daylight hours, warmer weather and maybe, just maybe, two consecutive...
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Charles Abbott
- Feb 23
- 1 min
It was a dark and stormy night
...and the days weren't that great either Another day, another downpour. With the skies as gloomy as the economic outlook and every patch...
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Charles Abbott
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Pilates on the horizon
Perhaps, like me, you're shocked at institutions we once trusted riding roughshod over hardworking members of the community. Maybe your...
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Charles Abbott
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
Your Christmas taste test
This is the time of year when newspapers and magazines all publish their "best buy" guides. You know the sort of thing. Aldi gets five...
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Charles Abbott
- Nov 23, 2023
- 1 min
TV dinners
If you believe the advertisers, Christmas is just around the corner and will consist of endless "fun" parties where people cheer cheese...
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Charles Abbott
- Oct 27, 2023
- 2 min
How to conquer at conkers
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is here. It's time to put away summer sports and bring on autumn activities. Traditional...
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Charles Abbott
- Aug 26, 2023
- 1 min
Read this to save time
Or, if you're really serious, don't read it: just skip to the end, click the link and book a class The evenings are drawing in. I know it...
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Charles Abbott
- Aug 12, 2023
- 1 min
We're all going on a...
I know that many people have been nervous about making holiday plans this year. Understandably so, since extreme weather, transport...
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Charles Abbott
- Jul 17, 2023
- 2 min
The secret to happy holidays
Looking forward to getting away this summer? I thought not. Which is why I have put together a collection of exercises to help you...
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Charles Abbott
- Jun 29, 2023
- 1 min
Winter is coming
Now that the summer solstice is finally out of the way, we can at last look forward to the coming of autumn and winter. As the evenings...
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Charles Abbott
- Jun 16, 2023
- 2 min
Sun(set)
What a week it has been, as the career of a former Prime Minister, infamous for parties, scandals, eccentric behaviour and his indecorous...
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Charles Abbott
- May 27, 2023
- 1 min
Bank Holiday fun
With yet another Bank Holiday coming up here in the UK (and Memorial Day in the USA), you might be wondering what to do this Monday. ...
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Charles Abbott
- May 12, 2023
- 2 min
Boom bang-a-bang
The world is experiencing so much discord, division and conflict right now. In too many places, opposing sides seem more polarised and...
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Charles Abbott
- May 5, 2023
- 1 min
Will you be swearing this weekend?
There is such a lot going on this coming weekend, I'm worried that, in all the excitement, some people might forget to book their Pilates...
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Charles Abbott
- Apr 21, 2023
- 2 min
April showers
With spring finally here, I decided to take a short break; all the better to play some tennis and enjoy the improving weather. The only...
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