Photo a Day Collection – April 2022
So, one of my least favourite types of photography was the theme for the whole month: food. I don't know what it is about Food photography but it leaves me cold. So, I'm trying to be positive and take good photos, but there may be some less than apetizing food...
Spinal mobility – standing
This is a great series of movements that take your spine through a series of small movements that exaggerate the spinal movements we need for easy walking. There are two sections.Equipment None needed.Motion 1: Bending forwards Steps Stand upright and take a...
Smoke free for 10 years
Something worth celebrating I don't tend to blow my own trumpet about things, but this is one that I feel I should be proud of: in the middle of January 2022 I celebrated the milestone of having been a non-smoker for 10 years. It might shock some people but during my...
Spinal mobility – Arm sways
This is one of my favourite spinal mobility movements to do as it really feels like it gets the bit of the spine between my shoulder blades moving. It is also quite a quick motion to do, and the check at the end is as much to confirm it has done what I want it to do....
Inner thigh stretch – Adductors
The inner thigh muscles are called the adductors. Their action is to bring the thighs and knees together. The muscles originate on the pubic bone and around to the ischial tuberosity (sitting bone). The longest extends to below the knee. They can be very tight on...
Photo a Day collection – February 2022
Welcome to this month's Photo-a-Day collection. If you follow these posts regularly then you know that once a year we have Alphabet month, and this year it is in February. So it is always fun to do, until your brain starts to struggle to things of things that begin...
Piriformis Stretch
The piriformis stretch is quite a classic position, especially for yoga and pilates, where it is sometimes referred to as the Sign of Four. The piriformis muscles attach the sacrum at the back of the pelvis to the femurs or thigh bones. Classically their action is to...
Photo a Day Collection – March 2022
Welcome to the latest of my monthly Photo-a-Day collections. 2022 is streaming past very rapidly I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoy taking them. Let me know.1st March - The weatherIt was a grey wet day, although this was from a stormy day a couple of...
Photo a Day Collection – January 2022
Welcome to the first of 2022's monthly Photo-a-Day collections. The prompts are set by the wonderful Chantelle who blogs as Fat Mum Slim. This has been a daily fixture of my Instagram feed (search for #FMSPAD) since January 1st 2017, so this is the start of my sixth...