Core Habits

Core Habits brings you dynamic, high energy and fun-filled Pilates classes! Both online (ZOOM) and in-person.

Our mission and absolute passion is to help you build strength, tone muscles and improve fitness through the wonderful practice of Pilates.

11/08/2025

I’ve been a little quiet on here recently but I’ve been living life with these lot ♥️ and to me that should be what it’s all about right now!!!!

Being a Mummy of 3 means it’s all SO consuming - all of the time! IYKYK.

Pilates still goes on - I’m still building my strength 💪🏻

Sometimes we’ve just got to live the moment and let a few things fall to the background ♥️

I will in time bring some more pilates inspo and content to the grid but right now I’m going to carry on living my best life with my bubbas! 🥰 - over and out for now!!!! 🤘🏻

23/05/2025

I feel this deserved a spot on the ‘grid’ 🖤

02/05/2025

Want to improve your Diastasis Recti? AKA separation of the abdominal wall… here’s 6 things you can do…

💫 Toe taps
💫 Heel bridges
💫 Butterfly squeezes Knee
💫 Knee drops
💫 Knee folds
💫 Knee fold with leg stretch

It is SO common when having a bubba to have 3cm + separation (and even when you haven’t had a baby - this can still happen!! Even to blokes!)

I’m giving you here my ‘core’ exercises - the ones I went to - to go from 3cm separated to barely 1cm!

Now these are the ones you go to from 6-8 weeks PP (As long as doc says ok and no comps!)

Notice how I’m using lateral breath here to draw my bellybutton in towards my spine and my ribs pull down at the same time. This is enabling my transverse abdominis (deep core) to really switch on and engage through the exercises.

Note. These may seem boring but You NEED to strengthen your deep core before anything else!

24/01/2025

Do you jump on the scales at the end of the week and think - eurgh?! 😮‍💨. A very common saying is ‘muscle weighs more than fat’ …

… however this can be slightly mis-interpreted!

A kg of muscle weighs the same as a kg of fat BUT fat has greater volume and muscle fibres have greater density 💪🏻. So a kg of muscle will take up less space - and look smaller than a kg of fat.

You might weigh ‘so much’ but this may be down to your body having more muscle mass vs fat! So don’t judge by the bathroom scales alone when you are on your fitness/health journey 🖤🤟🏻🖤

13/01/2025

How did I schedule in exercise with a new bubba and becoming a family of 5?!! ♥️

Monday : 1 hour walking (to baby classes and back with baby in buggy 🤣)

Tuesday : 1 hour pilates on bubbas 1st nap. Tabata on bike + 10 minutes of arm work with light weights on bubbas 2nd nap.

Wednesday : 1 hour pilates whilst bubba naps.

Thursday : 1 hour pilates whilst bubba naps.

Friday: 20 min tabata on bike + 10-20 minutes of arm work on bubbas 1st nap.

Sunday : ZUMBA or something active with kids (roller skating, walk!)

Start small and slowly build on your schedule.
I started with just short walks/pilates/core to rebuild strength and improve diastasis - then at 8 weeks PP added in spinning again.

Some days I would do nothing as it just did not work out! And that’s ok 👌🏻. But I made sure I got back to it ASAP. Daisy 🌼 did join in to Pilates most days 😂 !!

The key is to be as consistent as you can and to make sure you do ‘the right’ workouts that you enjoy.

Get in a good mix of HIIT, strength and cardio! Don’t go mad - this can be 15/20 minutes a day to see a difference ♥️🙌🏻💫

If you have any Q’s on post-natal exercise please just ping me on here 🥰

Peace out ✌🏻
Charly ###

PS. Always check with your doctor before post-natal exercise!

05/01/2025

💫💫 January offers for YOU 💫💫

It’s the start of a NY - I’m guessing we could all do with a Pilates kick up the butt?! Ha! I certainly can!

Well here are some nice offers/discounts to get you started or to carry on with your movement journey in 2025 💪🏻

💫 NYPACKAGE20% - get 20% discount on your first class package for 2025 (all customers can use this code once :))

💫 20%JANCLASS - use this code throughout January for your drop in sessions - you will get each class at a 20% discount! (Expires end Jan)

I have got some absolutely AWESOME classes planned to help kick (and tone 🤣) butt 🍑! And I can’t wait to get started with you all!!

What do you get from my classes?
☆ A challenge 😜
☆ They aim to help you build strength, sculpt and tone major muscles of the body
☆ They also help you gain flexibility and mobility

📍Online class currently Monday 8-9pm (would love to add one more into the schedule this year if at all possible)

💫 Just head on over to the link in bio to redeem your offers and discounts and start this journey 💫

▪️▪️Link in bio to book ▪️▪️

26/10/2024

Home made pizza 🍕 for lunch anyone? Saturday treat! 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

I’m all about balance and these pizzas (according to my lot) are the best way to balance the diet with a bit of naughty and a bit of nice! Plus they have an absolute ball making them!

Ｐｉｚｚａｂａｓｅ : ok ok I say home made but I usually use pitta breads as the base (😬) - or if I’ve got the time I go for the Jamie Oliver dough recipe! Honestly though pittas work so well and are quick !

Ｐｉｚｚａｓａｕｃｅ : Passata, red pesto, oregano and tomato puree (the beauty of this is there are no real measurements - you just dollop it in to your taste and texture!)

Ｐｉｚｚａｔｏｐｐｉｎｇｓ : anything you like - we always do a mix of ham, pineapple, olives, feta, onion, mushrooms. Usually just plain for the kids 😆 although Harps now a massive fan of Hawaiian 🌺

Mozzarella 🧀 to sprinkle on top! Or you can just stick to feta!

Serve with cucumber, 🥒 carrot 🥕 and houmous - yummmmm!!!!! And enjoy!!!!!! 😋

04/10/2024

It’s all about balance - hey 🤘🏻🤸🍷♥️🤸🫶🏻

27/09/2024

𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕪 𝕞𝕒𝕥 𝕟𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜?!

Ｍｏｎｄａｙ
8-9pm - Signature class ZOOM online

▪️Link in bio to book ▪️

Ｗｅｄｎｅｓｄａｙ
11-12noon - I’m very very very excited to be back to the MARRIOTT!!!!!!

As of November I’ll be returning to :

Ｔｕｅｓｄａｙ
10.45-11.45am - Bowden parish hall

1-1.45pm (TBC) - Northern Tennis Lawn Didsbury

23/09/2024

With a few more of you now following along - I thought I’d say hello 👋🏻 and add a little bit about me!

▪️I’m originally an Essex girl - now building roots in the North 🤘🏻
▪️A mum of 3 gorgeous and slightly bonkers kiddos (Harper, Milo and Daisy 🌼)
▪️I have a degree in Forensic Science and I’m an absolute anatomy geek
▪️I’ve been practicing Pilates for 18 years!! 🤸 and teaching for 4 years
▪️I love love love the Pilates burn 🔥
▪️I’m qualified in providing nutritional advice 🤘🏻🥗
▪️I have a little black book 📕of recipes that are well balanced, healthy and fit the WHOLE fam! I plan to share over here each week

When I’m not teaching or practising on my mat you can find me trying to herd small children or sipping on a (large) glass of wine watching trash TV! 🍷but at the moment I am mostly sleep deprived from the littlest 🫠🥱🤣

🅼🆈 🅿🅰🆂🆂🅸🅾🅽 is for you all to love pilates just as much as I do 🤪🤸🤘🏻🤩🙌🏻

Hope to see some of you on the mat soon!
Much love
Charly

21/09/2024

𝕆𝕦𝕣 𝕘𝕠 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕜𝕜𝕪

Simple, easy and yummy!
Frozen fruit/berries - stick some fresh bluberries on
0% yoghurt
Almonds
Walnuts
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Dollop of honey 🍯

All the good fats will stop you craving the naughty fats later on!!!!!!

Thank me tomorrow morning 😝

18/09/2024

My ℙ𝕠𝕤𝕥-𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕒𝕝 𝕛𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪 ⫸ 11 months

This was not an easy journey for me my friends and I still have a bit to go but what would be my takes from this past 𝟝 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕤 be to help other mamas out there?!

⫸ 𝔻𝕠𝕟’𝕥 𝕡𝕦𝕥 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗- learn to love your changes in your body - it’s what helped you create a gorgy little human - so embrace it and be kind to yourself. Things take time - your hormones are running wild for up to 2 years after birth!!!!!

⫸ 𝔻𝕠𝕟’𝕥 𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕙 - don’t feel the need to start straight after bubs is out. Enjoy your little one and allow your body to naturally re-adjust before you start upping the exercise. I did gentle walks and simple exercises for the first 6 months!!! Results can wait.

⫸ ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕠𝕟’𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 - it isn’t easy for me personally to lose baby weight (hasn’t been for all 3) I’m still not exactly where I want to be and have a way to go. I had to put in some hard graft to get here and I’ll have to carry that on for at least another 5 months!!

⫸ ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕪 𝕚𝕤 𝕜𝕖𝕪 (I hate it when people say this 🤣) - but unfortunately it is true. There were days where I would rather sit on my bum with a cuppa, when Daisy was napping than do a pilates sesh or spin. But some days I just unwillingly pushed myself to stick to my schedule and I did actually feel SO much better after! And it has shown me results.

⫸ 𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥/𝕤𝕟𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕝𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤 - Those days when you sit on your bum or snuggle up with little one are fine too!!!! And actually really important! Mentally and physically for your body to recover and feel ready to go again 🫶🏻

I know I’m a fitness instructor and so you may think results were easy - but believe me they weren’t - but with sticking to a good workout schedule (which is available to all) and making sure I had a good balance on food - I feel I’ve made it half way and you can too!!!! 🙏🏻🤍🙏🏻

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