Today..we live & learn...& a massage!

So I went to Body Balance at The Leisure Centre twice today(Wednesday)....once this morning & once this afternoon, then had a Duet at 6.30 - my friend Kim and Debbie..shoulders, hip flexors and backs!!! I just had time to squeeze in 30 mins on the Pilates Reformer...my legs are feeling stronger..!
I know some of the moves in Balance are really not quite right, but when you know the Pilates principles and you know about your TA and how to avoid twisting your back, how to stabilise your hips and pelvis, avoid bracing your torso, how to breath laterally & thoracically(sorry, that word doesnt look quite right) how to feel lengthened and stretched...the class isnt too bad, and Amanda was on form today...so I enjoyed it and met up with a mate I hadnt seen for a few weeks and had a nice chat, so was in a good mood!
The Duet was fun, we used the good old foam rollers...I now have two of them!! yay! Funnily enough it made Kim feel a bit seasick, so we didn't stay on it for long..we did the arm openers, Kims been doing massage/reflexology/reiki for years and is amazingly amazing, but as shes always in a bent over and twisted position, her muscles are tight on one side of the torso creating an inbalance..its nice to get the chance to do these smaller classes so you get a chance to look at your client closely and see & work on  those unbalanced muscles more specifically.Time went so fast, before we knew it the hour had turned into 80 mins...but we HAD to do Swan and Rolling like a Ball, plus some stretches for the shoulders...which we are doing on Thursday by the way! Seated warm up...shoulder releases, simple subtle stretches...

I had a massage with Kim on Tuesday afternoon, was lovely, it was the Reiki & Reflexology bit that topped it off...chilled me out as Ive been on the computer doing heaps of Pilates paperwork ..and Family Tree stuff too...my head was buzzing like an old computers hard drive whirring...need a massage? Go & see Kim, shes great , she listens and shes also not charging £40 an hour!!