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CHARLES ABBOTT PILATES


Some like it hot
I have to admit that I don't (like it hot, I mean)Â when it comes to Pilates. Maybe it's my all-too-obvious Northern European genes, but I...
Charles Abbott
Jun 242 min read
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What is Pilates for?
When I was young, most sportspeople just practised their particular sport. Unless they were cricketers, in which case even that was...
Charles Abbott
Jun 32 min read
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Tariff-fic online Pilates classes
If there is one thing that the current rollercoaster of global trade perfectly illustrates, it's that we all crave stability. When I...
Charles Abbott
Apr 122 min read
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Flat as a...
Today is Shrove Tuesday in the UK, when Christians confess their sins, cleanse their souls and ask God for help in making changes to...
Charles Abbott
Mar 41 min read
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Happy new year?
Is this a happy time of year? Well, I suspect that might depend on your perspective. If you see the new year as a clean slate and an...
Charles Abbott
Jan 121 min read
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Working flat out
Do you start the day all scrunched up and feeling in need of a good stretch? Or are you the type that would happily stay curled up all...
Charles Abbott
Nov 16, 20242 min read
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Cooling down, warming up
This is the time of year when I reminisce about my father's tendency to use the calendar (as opposed to the thermometer) to control the...
Charles Abbott
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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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...
Charles Abbott
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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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...
Charles Abbott
Jun 4, 20242 min read
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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...
Charles Abbott
Apr 26, 20242 min read
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TV dinners
If you believe the advertisers, Christmas is just around the corner and will consist of endless "fun" parties where people cheer cheese...
Charles Abbott
Nov 23, 20231 min read
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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...
Charles Abbott
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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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. ...
Charles Abbott
May 27, 20231 min read
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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...
Charles Abbott
May 5, 20231 min read
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