If you believe the advertisers, Christmas is just around the corner and will consist of endless "fun" parties where people cheer cheese...

The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is here. It's time to put away summer sports and bring on autumn activities. Traditional...

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...

I know that many people have been nervous about making holiday plans this year. Understandably so, since extreme weather, transport...

Looking forward to getting away this summer? I thought not. Which is why I have put together a collection of exercises to help you...

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...

What a week it has been, as the career of a former Prime Minister, infamous for parties, scandals, eccentric behaviour and his indecorous...

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. ...

The world is experiencing so much discord, division and conflict right now. In too many places, opposing sides seem more polarised and...

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...

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...

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...

Come gather 'round people: this is a Pilates Service Announcement This Sunday morning at 1am, UK time springs forward one hour. I know...

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...

Artificially intelligent Pilates I've been a bit short of blog ideas recently, so I decided to enlist some help. ChatGPT, an online...

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...

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...