The shoulder bridge is one of those staple Pilates moves that we love at Gemma Pearce Fitness. In fact it's my very favourite! It’s great...

What on earth is DOMS? DOMS is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness - the soreness that you feel after exercise, the stiffness, aches and pains...

Anyone who has been to a Gemma Pearce Fitness Pilates class in person or online will know that one of our favourite exercises is the...

Our exercise routines have changed quite a lot in the last few years! Some of you are back to classes, some are enjoying online… and some...

Young or old, Olympic athlete or weekly workout warrior, water is essential to our health and wellbeing. It lubricates our joints and...

Very few classes have been around as long as Legs, Bums and Tums – the fitness industry loves shiny new concepts but LBT has really stood...

Many people turned to running during the past year, as a way of getting out of the house and getting fit in the fresh air. Lots of people...

You’re short of time but are desperate to fit a quick workout into your day – it won’t hurt to miss out on the warm-up and cool-down,...

In my business, sweating is a kind of badge of honour - it makes me feel proud that I’ve done a good thing for my body. It really doesn’t...

The simple answer is yes and yes! Now for the science part… There is a reciprocal relationship between sleep and exercise. It’s easier to...

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has been really popular for a few years now, and for good reason. Not only can it be done in a...

Little did I know at the start of 2020 that I’d be bringing most of my Gemma Pearce Fitness classes to you by grinning insanely at a...

I love hearing about how Claire’s and my sweaty faces, jazzy leggings and bad jokes worm their way into your homes via your phone, tablet...

What does “fit” mean to you? How you look? How you feel? How far you can run? What you can lift? There are in fact 3 categories of...

We’ve been sweating and stretching in our homes for a year now and it hasn’t been without incident for instructors and class members...

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we all need to be doing some strength workouts as part of our weekly fitness programme....

I’m definitely a fan of kettlebells! Since I tried them first in 2019, I can totally see the benefits of using them for strength training...

One of the key muscle groups that help us to reach down and touch our toes are our hamstring muscles and they are prone to tightness. Our...

In these strange times, we’re all discovering that we’re a dab hand at making an exercise studio amongst the armchairs, toys, pet beds...

The amount of physical exercise that you exert during the day is one of the key ingredients to helping you get a good sleep at night. The...