Take me with you!
- Charles Abbott
- Aug 9
- 2 min read
In many parts of the world, August is the time for summer holidays. It's also the time of traffic jams to the airport, queues at the check-in, fretting about your carry-on luggage being rejected, anxiety that your checked-in luggage will arrive in the right place and the awful, lingering dread that your destination won't in any way resemble the place you so admired on the website. Not to mention hoping that the holiday is worth all the stress of actually getting there.
How, then, to avoid the many stress points and pitfalls of holidays? With careful planning, I suggest it is possible to prevent the worst of what scientists may well come to term Augustitis. Many people find that packing a favourite, familiar thing to take with them can be of great comfort and very calming.
For example, have you considered taking your Pilates teacher on holiday with you? After all, it's a break from work you want, not from the good stuff like keeping strong, flexible and pain-free. All you need to do is pack a laptop, tablet or mobile phone and you'll be able to join one of my online Pilates classes from anywhere with an internet connection. I enjoy an interesting backdrop, so why not join us from an exotic location and make me jealous?
If you'll be having a screen-free holiday but still want to do a class, why not take a copy of my new book, Pilates for Hip Replacement? Insider's tip: in addition to all the hip-specific exercises, the final section of the book includes a complete Pilates class, comprising 40 exercises, very similar to one of my regular classes. All the exercises are fully described and illustrated with pictures of me demonstrating the exercises, so it should look strangely familiar.
Whatever you decide to take with you, I hope you have a delightful August. I will be teaching all my usual online classes throughout the month and very much hope to see you at one of my online Pilates classes soon. Click here for more information and to book.
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