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CHARLES ABBOTT PILATES
Charles Abbott
- Aug 12
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Charles Abbott
- Apr 7
- 1 min
Orange is the new mat
Lent is over and you can give up giving up what you were giving up. Unless you're observing Ramadan or Passover, in which case keep...
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Charles Abbott
- Mar 25
- 2 min
The times they are a-changin'
Come gather 'round people: this is a Pilates Service Announcement This Sunday morning at 1am, UK time springs forward one hour. I know...
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Charles Abbott
- Mar 10
- 2 min
New website, same Charles
Change and growth For the last week or so I've been switching my website to a new provider, a process I can describe as only slightly...
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Charles Abbott
- Feb 25
- 2 min
ChatPilates
Artificially intelligent Pilates I've been a bit short of blog ideas recently, so I decided to enlist some help. ChatGPT, an online...
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Charles Abbott
- Jan 28
- 1 min
The science of happiness
Some years ago, a UK travel company issued a press release publicising "the most depressing day of the year". In an attempt to name the...
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Charles Abbott
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
The 12 days of Christmas
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, and the start of the ancient festival of Yule. It marks a turning point, in a...
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