You'll be pleased to know that the answer to good posture isn't just about standing up ramrod straight.Standing too straight is just as bad as slouching, says Brita Forsstrom, an expert in the Alexander TechniqueHere are some simple ideas to incorporate in your every day life:* make...

This week it's not even a stretch. You've got it easy, it's an active rest. A contradiction in terms I hear you say - well, give it a try, your back will want to kiss you for it.Undo a day's tension by spending 20 minutes every day in the 'active resting' position. Lie on your...

I went to visit the new JJB Fitness Club which has just opened in Dunstable.  It looks fantastic and is very well designed.  The finish is top quality and the array of equipment is mind blowing.I particularly liked the steam room with it's starry ceiling, the yoga studio...

The popularity of tennis is at an all time high and with the english summer comes tennis mania.  The French Open has just finished, the Stella Artois tournament is wrapping up today and then there's Wimbledon to look forward to.Although tennis is a relatively safe game [there...

This week I'm focussing on a rather beleagured, overworked muscle which affects the entire spine, the base of the neck and the buttocks.  It's an area which is tight and overworked in many of my clients.  Especially people who spend a lot of time writing or sitting at a...