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Empower your pre-natal journey

They say it’s not what’s happening – or happened – to you in your life, it’s how you respond to it that matters. Wouldn’t it be great if we could all live life with this level of emotional rationale?...

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Want a Drama-Free Teen? Get Them Doing Yoga!

It’s no secret that teens are typically Yoga and teenagers? Yes. It could be the answer! Experts say it can help build more trust between you and your teenager – while also having fun and learning...

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Food for Life

It can be challenging to maintain a healthy life balance and listen to our own needs, much less find the time to address them. It can be even harder to sift through the myriad of confusing dietary...

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Warning Signs Your Chakras Are Out of Balance

Want to regain balance in your life?  Here, mindbodygreen.com writer Resha Patel helps us understand the 7 different chakras and their function in helping us regain our mental, emotional and physical...

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How to keep your cool over the Yule!

The level of stress encountered during the holiday period has been likened to that experienced during divorce or a house move! In fact, psychologists from Coventry University in the UK, have now...

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GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE THIS CHRISTMAS

JadeYoga plants a tree for every yoga mat sold – http://www.treesforthefuture.org JadeYoga is committed to making the world’s best performing, most environmentally-friendly yoga mats, and gives back to...

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The Perils of Poor Posture in Puberty

Musculoskeletal and postural problems in teenagers are on the rapid increase. Three members of our Flex team, Donna Gee (DG) Physiotherapist, Karin Ubbali (KU) Teen Allegro and mat Pilates instructor,...

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5 things you should know about Ayurveda

“Have you noticed that we are up to our ears in health and wellness solutions these days?“ Asks Chara Caruthers from the Huffington Post. “The airwaves and interwebs are overflowing with pills,...

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Weekend Warriors – Preventing Injuries!

Each weekend, anywhere on the globe, busy executives and overwhelmed mums can be found transforming themselves into weekend warriors.  In our quest to stay fit and active, we push ourselves to our...

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A Good Birth According to Hulda, from Annerley Midwives

“Ever since I came to Hong Kong, now 14 years ago, I have been helping women to go through the journey of pregnancy and birth in such a way that they, their partner and their baby may have the...

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6 Easy Ways To Strengthen Your Bones And Prevent Osteoporosis

The Huffington Post has previously written about the ways our bodies get stronger as we age – we get fewer colds, enjoy better sex, and have clearer skin, just to name a few. But we’re also aware that...

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HK$36,000 raised! Thank you Flex community!

Huge thanks to everyone at Flex who participated in our Namaste Saturday in aid of Nepal. The day raised a breathtaking HK$36,000, which was sent through to humanitarian organization Karuna-Shechen on...

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Drop weight… Just by breathing

Not many people are aware of this, but pranayama is one of yoga’s most powerful practices. From the Sanskrit ‘prana’ meaning life force and ‘yama’ meaning control, controlling our breathing ensures we...

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Summer Eating the Smart Way

By dietitian Denise Fair A Canadian trained registered dietitian working in nutrition for over 15 years, Denise Fair has lived in Hong Kong for seven years. She works in all areas of nutrition from...

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How to make this summer your fittest

With Gemma Kelly A long-term Pilates, yoga and fitness instructor, Gemma Kelly recently moved to Hong Kong from… Nicaragua! She lived and worked there for four years offering yoga and HIIT classes to...

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10 reasons you should get out in nature more

By Steven Bancarz, creator of “Spirit Science and Metaphysics”. 1. Nature improves lung and heart health. In a study in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, researchers found that people...

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Slowing down for restorative yoga

With Heloise Chong Half French, half Chinese and fully Canadian, Flex’s yoga instructor Heloise has been leading a number of restorative yoga classes since she joined back in June. Her combination...

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Pilates & Our Children: Fitness for the Future

By Ken Endelman The health of today’s children is compromised by a culture of convenience and increasingly sedentary activity. Eating fast food, watching TV and playing video games has become habitual...

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How to correct your posture with sticky tape!

By Donna Gee Without moving a muscle, right now do a quick body scan and take stock of your posture. If you’re sitting at your laptop or iPad, or on the move reading on your smartphone, the chances are...

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Why a Liver Cleanse is NOT a Juice Cleanse

By Flex Studio Usually when people see the word “detox” they automatically think juice cleanse. However, a proper liver cleanse is very different from a juice cleanse; it is a food and herb cleanse,...

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