Tag: Pilates in Dubai

Quinoa is an impressive plant-based complete protein such as, soybeans, amaranth, buckwheat, spirulina, and hemp & chia seeds. Quinoa is packed with many vitamins and minerals including: Heart-healthy monounsaturated fat (oleic acid), and omega-3 fatty acid (a-linolenic acid), Antioxidant phytonutrients called flavonoids, Essential minerals including manganese, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, zinc, copper, selenium, Vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, E, and Soluble and insoluble fiber. Phew! Stuffed into bell peppers for a power dose of Vitamin-C, and you might already have had your multi-vitamin pill placed on one very colorful, filling and healthy tasty dish! We hope you enjoy this addictive recipe that can last in your fridge for 4 days meaning, your meals are pre-prepared for you healthily and tastes better by the day. Enjoy!

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Staying mobile during Ramadan with Pilates stretches is healthy. While your workout might not be as intense for the month, stretching and working the abdominal and back is necessary to staying supple and prevention of injury in any movement you do – simply taking heavy food trays out of the oven is an example to avoid strain. Posture is the alignment of our skeleton within the body and Pilates teaches us how to consciously discover our natural or neutral alignment throughout the body.  Given enough practice, we transfer these experiences so our everyday life so that our alignment is now subconscious. So without further ado, here are some great pilates exercises to practice at home recommended by The Hundred Pilates in Dubai.

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The word GYROTONIC comes from the words “GYRO”, meaning spiral or circle and “TONIC”, meaning to tone or invigorate. The GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM, created by Juliu Horvarth, is a unique system of equipment and exercise that incorporates movement principles from yoga, dance, gymnastics, swimming and tai-chi. Where most other exercise is performed as linear, static, strengthening, or flexibility, GYROTONIC exercise is a balance of all this and more. The movements emphasize multiple joint articulations without compression in fluid, circular motions. The exercises simultaneously stretch and strengthen muscles and connective tissues in and around the joints of the body. Exercises, synchronized with corresponding breathing patterns, enhance aerobic and cardiovascular stimulation, increase blood circulation. Special attention is paid to increased mobility and stability of the spine. The goal is to use exercise as a way to regenerate the body and inspire it to reverse the ageing process. You are only as old as your spine’s mobility.

GYROTONIC exercises encourage creativity; playfulness and feeling at home in one’s own body. In Juliu’s own words…..”I want music and poetry in my body. I want to be skillful without struggle.”

We welcomed Yogalife Middle East Magazine to give it a try with our certified Gyrotonic teacher, Sara Simmons at The Hundred Pilates Studio.  Pick up the last July/August issue to read further or simply dive into their review below:

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Nathalie Hodgson of Yoga Life Middle East Magazine caught up with Asma Hilal Lootah, the proud and extremely dedicated owner of The Hundred Pilates Studio, Dubai’s first Pilates studio run by a female UAE national, as she reveals the story behind the birth of her Pilates sanctuary with a stellar team of teaching experts. Grab the July/August 2013 Yoga Life Magazine issue to dive into the full article on pg 54. We are also excited to have teamed up with Yoga Life to offer a FREE Pilates assessment to the value of 250Dhs coupon! Flip to page 120, tear out the coupon and bring it along to our studio after booking your free assessment over the phone. Offer expires on31st August.

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This week we welcomed a special guest and sports editor, Kara Martin of  Sport 360, to try out a private Gyrotonic Pilates session with one of our teaching experts, Sara Simmons at The Hundred Pilates Studio in Dubai. We are absolutely delighted to share with you what Kara had to say about this multi-dimensional, muscle-opening machine using principles from yoga, dance, gymnastics, swimming and tai-chi.

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Shane Philips of Global Citizen Magazine in the UAE, took the time to interview key, young, entrepreneurs creating wealth. Asma Lootah – founder of The Hundred Pilates Studio in Dubai was honored to be selected for the short & sweet interview… here is what she had to say about the simplicity or complexity of creating wealth nowadays in the region:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 21st century and the rise of budding entrepreneurs offering feedback on how they find the transition to becoming a potential millionaire in this day and age, in the UAE. Dive into what others had to say : http://issuu.com/global-citizen/docs/gc14/16?e=2752032%2F2597913

I now take Pilates classes 3 times a week (I continue my brisk walk every morning) and realize that Pilates is a full body workout that involves strength training and flexibility that leaves me with an overall feeling of well-being. I wish more people, especially men, would give Pilates a try!”  –  Moe Kassam

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By now we’ve all heard the latest buzzword in fitness – the Core. We know core conditioning is important, and some of us may even have rushed out and bought the revolutionary Swiss ball, or joined a Pilates workout in an attempt to strengthen our core.

Although fitness experts agree that strengthening the core is an effective way of improving posture and reducing back problems, boosting your fitness performance and preventing injury, you also run the risk of muscle imbalance and injury if you do not do the core exercises correctly.

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How great is it to know that exercise and physical fitness are finally becoming an important part of people’s daily routine which influences them to take better care of themselves. It is a pleasure to share this desire for healthier life while teaching Pilates, which was created by the very insightful, Joseph Hubertus Pilates (commonly known and titled as Joseph Pilates) who understood the power of having great muscles

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Welcome to our Pilates studio where we dive into all our sessions held at The Hundred Pilates Studio in Dubai Healthcare City. We briefly talk about the benefits of Pilates, Descriptions of our sessions and a showcase a video on each session to help you discover what a reformer, Cadillac, chair and pole Pilates is all about!  The benefits of our equipments as a transition from the mat, is not only exciting, but definitely rewarding, challenging and rejuvenating as we help reawaken your core to help strengthen, lengthen and improve your postural muscles. So, here we go… Continue reading “all things pilates – mat based & equipment – at the hundred pilates studio dubai”