InHabit Journal · De Beauvoir Town, Hackney & beyond

The InHabit Journal

Practical notes on movement, back pain, postnatal recovery and what actually happens in a 1:1 session. A new post most weeks.

Consistency

Why your exercise plan quietly dissolves

Nobody decides to stop. The boiler man comes, the gap stretches to a fortnight, and fortnightly quietly undoes the work. The membership is the shape that holds.

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How often

How Often Should You Do Pilates?

Once a week, kept, will change you. Twice a month will not. The gap does the forgetting, not the effort.

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Home visits

Pilates at Your Home: Space, Noise, Babies & Dogs

The imaginary studio in people's heads has mirrors and a reformer. Your living room has a sofa, a dog and last night's washing up.

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Back pain

Sciatica: Safe Movement, Biomechanical Coaching

Sciatica can come on quickly and can be incredibly painful if not treated efficiently. The good news is that it is entirely manageable.

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Postnatal

Diastasis recti: what Pilates can and can't do

Somewhere in the early weeks after giving birth, most new mothers meet the same two words. Diastasis recti. Often typed one-handed into a phone at 3am, while feeding.

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Equipment

Do you need equipment or a studio for Pilates?

Ask most people what Pilates requires and they'll describe a reformer. Springs, straps, a studio with good lighting, a teacher in a matching LuluLemon set and a certain atmosphere. Instagram has done its work well.

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Postnatal

Postnatal Pilates: when is it safe to start?

When can I start moving my body and exercising again? What the six-week check actually clears, and what gentle early work looks like.

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Back pain

Is Pilates good for back pain? An honest answer

What actually helps, what doesn't, and the honest bit: when to see your GP or physio first.

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Desk workers

Why your desk job aches, and what actually helps

Most people reading this have already tried something. The ergonomic chair. The standing desk. The lunchtime walk that lasted a fortnight. And still, by mid-afternoon, tech neck has firmly made itself at home in your posture.

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Your first session

What happens in your first session?

Assessment, breath mechanics and the lay of the land: what your first hour with me actually looks like.

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Get in touch · Your first session

Ready when you are — private Pilates at your home in De Beauvoir Town & Hackney, or on Zoom.

Tell me what you'd like to work on and the best time to reach you — I'll get back to you to find a first session that works.