Low back pain is a common complaint among adults, with an estimated one third of adults in the UK reporting pain. Most low back pain goes away on its own within 4-6 weeks, but back pain can be more pervasive than that, creating an impact on everyday quality of life. I was compelled to write …
Perfectionism is completely unattainable – that distant ideal that seems so far from where we are or could ever be. Perfect is something we want so badly but it’s not real. And so we never get it. And then we hate ourselves for it. It’s a perpetual cycle of self-loathing which is oh so prevalent …
Online classes will be closed from 15th-21st March while I move house and get established in my new space. I’ll be converting one of the rooms in my new house into a dance studio so I’ll be sure to share the journey with you here on the blog and over on my Instagram Page @juniperdancefitness …
How many times have you heard someone say, ‘I’d love to do that, but I’m too old for it now’? I hear it all the time – I even saw someone who is younger than me write this online yesterday! While that may hold true for some things, it is absolutely not true for the …
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Improvisation is a word that, for some dancers, fills their entire being with dread. In classes I’ve had people tell me outright they’re just not going to do the improv portion of class. More often I’ve witnessed people crawl right back into their shell, afraid to just move without strict instruction as to how to …
Many of us, with the best of intentions, set new year resolutions. Providing us with a guiding force for how we’re going to make this year our year. And most of us make it to around mid-January before those resolutions get binned. You’ll have likely heard a lot about goal setting and why it’s important. …
I’ve been employed full-time in dance for over eight years now, and I think I have earned the right to call myself an entrepreneur during that time! Today is women’s entrepreneurship day, so I thought I would write a blog post sharing my tips and the skill set you need to sustain a career in …
We need to stop commenting on people’s weight and placing thinness on a pedestal of being the epitome of health. Because when I lost over two stones in weight last year, it wasn’t all due to good diet and exercise. It turned out I was literally starving myself to thinness.
We celebrated one year of the online studio on 26th July 2020. Wouldn’t it have been great to have a live party of some kind? Corona times made it impossible so instead Alexis taught a Facebook Live class which gave people the opportunity to win some prizes! Congratulations to our winners….* Lies Ramon (Belgium) who …
It is recommended to drink plenty of water during the 2 days prior to the flight to ensure you’re hydrated before you even step onto the plane. During the flight try to choose water rather than caffeine or alcohol (though I admit that I’m guilty of drinking alcohol on a long flight to try to …
