Breathe Pilates Blog
The Low Down On Dairy
Plant-based, Vegan, Vegetarian – are these diets just fads or do they have any research and science behind them? More than just about eating (or rather, NOT eating) meat, it also extends to cheese, eggs and so on. Today, we shine the spotlight on dairy milk, and why you should consider non-dairy substitutes.
Meet Our Instructor: Rachel Ong
Rachel Ong – Pilates Instructor, Part-time lecturer and Nutella fanatic. Join us as we sit down with our Instructor Of July, and learn some little known fun facts about Rachel!
Sandra’s Recipes: 3 Guilt-free Desserts Your Children Would Love!
Some would say that dessert is the best meal of the day, but when it is healthy, guilt-free AND delicious? We could eat it all day long! Here’s 3 guilt-free desserts your whole family would love!
Meet Our Instructor: Dorothy Lee
You’ve all seen her well-sculpted muscles in the introduction video on our new website, now read more about our Instructor-of-the-Month Dorothy Lee! From adrenaline rushes to heartwarming stories, here are some tidbits about Dorothy you never knew!
Breathe team recommends – Family Friendly Activities!
Schools’ out, Let’s play! Not sure how to fill the month with family-friendly activities and make new memories? Here’s our instructors’ list of favourite activities to do for this holiday – and there’s something for everyone (even those without kids)!
Wellness Retreats – 5 Reasons why Kerstin would recommend it to you!
Work, Traffic, Food, Weather, Family, Emotional trauma. Just to name a few of the things that affect our wellbeing everyday – both mental and physical. Instructor Kerstin is a regular wellness retreat has just the perfect getaway for you, and here are 5 great reasons she would recommend everyone to try a detox retreat.
Top 5 Eateries Around Novena To Try (Instructors’ Pick!)
Early for class and looking for a place to chill? Here are our instructors’ top 5 picks for eateries around our Novena branch that you need to explore right now!
Breathe Turns 5 Anniversary Dinner, 21 April, 7pm
Breathe is turning 5, and we want to thank you for being a part of this family! As part of our celebration activities, we would like to invite you (and a plus-one) down to have dinner and get to know us a little better without the Reformer Machines getting in the way!
3 Breakfasts You Can Prep In 10 Minutes
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dinner like a pauper. How many of us here are guilty of skipping breakfast just to squeeze in those extra precious minutes of sleep? Well, luckily for us, instructor Sandra Lim, owner and plant-based chef of Live Fruitfully has come up with 3 delicious breakfasts we can whip up!
Meet Our Instructor: Joyce Khoo
Marching on to our 10th Instructor of the Month series, we had a great time catching up with one of our newest addition to our Breathe Family – Joyce Khoo! Fun, warm, lively and always down for a party, find out what she absolutely cannot say no to!
Meet Our Instructors: Angeline Wilkes
This January, we kick start 2017 with a our very own Angeline Wilkes! Mother, Traveller and Photographer, come join us as we sit down with our very multi-talented instructor as she dishes out healthy recipes and guilty pleasures!
That Thing About New Years Resolutions
We’re a month into 2017, hands up if you’ve broken your resolution already! For most of us, new year resolutions are unrealistic optimism, a promise that we know we can’t keep. Who doesn’t want to get fitter, better, and constantly improve on ourselves? Well, it’s not too late. These are 5 quick tips on making a resolution. AND KEEPING IT.
Meet Our Instructors: Soon Kuen (SK)
Our gorgeous lanky and graceful instructor Soon Kuen (or better known as SK) sits down with us this month to talk about her bucket lists, favourite food (hint, it might be Wagyu steak) and her daughter Zayn!
Meet Our Instructor: Julie Jang
This month, as we welcome the holiday season, we sit down with the vivacious Julia Jang as she tells us how she learnt to “chope” tables at food centres, her life-long dream of learning to dance, and what she herself will be expecting to welcome in a few months!
You Do YOU
Take a look at the nearest female magazine, Instagram, Facebook ads and Snapchat. Chances are, on some page or advert somewhere, you will spot a title close to this:
“Get that Summer Body you’ve always dreamt of!”
“10 ways to lose that spare tyre now!”
“Plus Size and Fabulous”
“Why plus size is the new size zero”
Meet Our Instructor: Susanne Frey
If you’re frequently in our Novena studios, you would have seen her graceful figure on the Gyrotonic machine, or might have heard her infectious laughter. This month, we catch up with none other than Susanne Frey!
Meet Our Instructor: Mari Tang
This month, we sit down with Mari Tang to find out more about her! Being one of the “newer” instructors (she joined us in May 2016!) she shares with us what made her decide to switch career paths and healthy wholesome recipes!
Why You’re Not Progressing Anymore
So you’ve been doing everything right – you exercise regularly, you eat right, you sleep 8 hours – yet it seems like your weight loss and muscle toning has stopped progressing, and it’s getting frustrating. What are you doing wrong?
Breathe Pilates is now at Aramsa – The Garden Spa!
Aramsa – The Garden Spa1382 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 Bishan Park 2 Singapore 569931
Meet Our Instructor: Deborah
Bubbly, chirpy and a human dynamo. This August, we caught up with the multi-talented Owner, Entrepreneur, Doctor and Instructor of Breathe Pilates Deborah to learn if she’s a cat or dog person, and her favourite recipes (psst, she doesn’t cook!)