Live Brave Blog

WHAT MAKES 20 MINS OF PILATES SO EFFECTIVE?

Just 20 mins a day can transform your body and enhance your well-being. But what makes Pilates so effective?

6 Reasons to Start At-Home Pilates

Working out at home means no pressure, no judgment, and no need to fit around a gym timetable. Here's why you should try at-home Pilates!

How To Keep That Summer Glow Going 

We asked glow-obsessed beauty editor Verity Clark to share her top skincare tips and favourite products to achieve a year-round glow.

GLOW & FLOW

Glow & Flow is the ultimate post-summer programme combining Pilates, yoga & nutrition to restore and renourish your body, mind and skin.

HOLIDAY MODE

A 5-week Pilates challenge that consists of short workouts using limited equipment to help you stay consistent on-the-go.

Easy Pilates Equipment Alternatives

Our guide to Pilates equipment alternatives to help you create your own Pilates studio on-the-go so you can practise anytime, anywhere!

BRAVE BRIDE PILATES PROGRAMME

Our 7-week BRAVE BRIDE programme supports brides-to-be to feel their best physically and mentally ahead of and on their wedding day.

STRONG SUMMER CHALLENGE

This Pilates challenge brings you 8 weeks of feel-good, high energy workouts to leave you feeling strong and glowing with confidence for summer.

Bad Back? How Pilates can help bad posture, sore backs and stiff spines

Here are some of our top workouts to help with poor posture, back pain and stiffness.

10 DAYS OF PILATES & YOGA CHALLENGE

This programme combines the best of both practices to strengthen, lengthen and sculpt your body, while leaving you feeling mentally grounded and calm.

6 Tips for Healthy Eating When You’re Busy

Our Nutritional Therapist, Pippa Groves, shares her top tips for eating healthily when you're busy or on-the-go.

Corfu Pilates & Yoga Retreat

Join Lou and Milly for a restoring and nourishing Pilates & Yoga Retreat on the stunning Greek Island of Corfu.  

Meet Your Pilates Instructor - Megan

To celebrate Megan joining the LIVE BRAVE Pilates family, we asked her about living brave, her journey to Pilates and her daily habits that keep her healthy and consistent.

5 Styling Hacks To Make You Feel Your Best From Lou’s Stylist 

Personal Shopper Lauren Faiers shares some simple styling hacks that’ll make any outfit look effortless and make you feel your best.

PURE PILATES

A 4-week Pilates challenge that'll work deep into your core muscles, realigning your posture, toning your body and building strength from the inside out.

A RUNNER’S DIET

Here Pippa Groves explores what to eat before running, how to re-fuel after your run and when it’s necessary to eat during your run.

The Benefits of Running As You Get Older

Here, Clare Roberts, explores the benefits over running as you get older and offers tips to keep you running!

Pilates For Running

Pilates can help runners improve their performance by enhancing their strength, flexibility, alignment and endurance. Here's how it works.

RUN BRAVE Challenge

A 21 Day Programme to get you moving with confidence on the mat and off the mat.

5 FOODS TO IMPROVE GUT HEALTH

Here are 5 simple foods to add to your meals that’ll help improve and restore your gut.

Pilates for Gut Health

Pilates is an effective form of exercise for strength, reduced back pain and increased flexibility; but can it improve your gut health?

Gut Health 101

You see the term ‘gut health’ everywhere nowadays! But what does it mean, why is it important and how can we improve it? Read to find out!

Back To Balance Pilates Challenge

How To Stick To Your Workout Routine Over Christmas

Promoting Optimal Skin Health

Here are Pippa Grove’s top tips and recipes to promote optimal skin health, especially as we head into winter!

Pumpkins: don't just carve them, eat them!

Pumpkins are packed with amazing health-promoting nutrients so don't just use them as Halloween decorations.

Menopause and the Central Nervous System

LIVE BRAVE Pilates instructor, Clare Roberts, explains how Pilates' influence on our Central Nervous System can help alleviate many uncomfortable menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes.

Menopause and The Gut

Menopause causes changes in your gut health. Here are 4 ways to improve your gut health and balance your blood sugar during Menopause.

Pilates and Menopause: Bone, Joint, Heart and Pelvic Floor Health

Here, our Pilates instructor Clare Roberts, explore some of the benefits of practising Pilates as you move towards and through menopause.

Exploring Fascia Release

Learn about fascia, why it’s important and the benefits of Fascia Release within Pilates.

3 Ways to Improve Your Gut Health

Here our Nutritional Therapist Pippa Groves suggests 3 simple ways we can encourage good gut health in the long-term.

Breathwork with James Dowler

Meet James Dowler, breathwork coach and founder of Breathe with James, and learn about the powers of breathwork.

How to Rest, Digest & Destress

Pippa explains what you can do to enter the rest & digest state, which will improve nutrient digestion, sleep, energy levels, performance and overall well-being. 

Setting Foundations for Healthy Eating

Cooking and eating healthy doesn’t have to be difficult. Lay the foundations of your healthy lifestyle and stay consistent with these simple eating and cooking tips.

Tips to Boost and Maintain Your Energy

Discover our Certified Nutritional Therapist, Pippa Groves, top tips for staying energised throughout the day.

The Best Pilates Equipment For Your Home Workouts

Here’s our guide to the purpose of each piece of Pilates equipment and where to buy them.

Meet Your Pilates Instructor - Catherine

To celebrate Catherine joining the LIVE BRAVE Pilates family, we asked her about living brave, how she stays on track with her health goals and her advice for anyone wanting to begin their health journey in mid-life.

Meet Your Pilates Instructor - Clare

To celebrate Clare joining the LIVE BRAVE Pilates family, we asked her about living brave, her journey to Pilates and her daily habits that keep her healthy and consistent.

The Powerful Benefits of Pilates

Here we delve into some of the extensive health benefits of Pilates and how it nurtures your body from the inside out.

Lou's Birth Blog

I can’t believe that this time 3 weeks ago I was in the birthing pool squeezing Jos’ hand so tightly that I’m surprised I didn’t break it (I would have been very popular with the England Cricket Team!) and about to meet our gorgeous Bubbalula Margot “Maggie” Lula Buttler.