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CHARLES ABBOTT PILATES


Charles Abbott
Feb 52 min read
Love Pilates?
We are a twelfth of the way through the year. With the festivities a dim memory and resolutions already receding in the rear-view mirror,...
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Charles Abbott
Dec 21, 20242 min read
Following yonder star
Today, on the winter solstice, in London we enjoyed just 7 hours and 50 minutes of daylight. Compare that with the amount we get on 21...
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Charles Abbott
Dec 4, 20242 min read
Charles. A bot?
Every day brings fresh reports of how AI will soon be coming for all our jobs. That's not the boring jobs like putting the caps on...
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Charles Abbott
Nov 16, 20242 min read
Working flat out
Do you start the day all scrunched up and feeling in need of a good stretch? Or are you the type that would happily stay curled up all...
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Charles Abbott
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Brat Summer
(No, me neither until about ten minutes ago but read on and maybe we'll both learn something) Â Anyone running a small...
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Charles Abbott
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Holiday! Celebrate!
As Madonna put it: "If we took a holiday, some time to celebrate...it would be so nice". Leaving aside my old English teacher's disdain...
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Charles Abbott
Jul 1, 20241 min read
You have an important choice this Thursday. Make it wisely.
As I am sure you are aware, there is an important decision to be made this coming Thursday. It is not one to be taken lightly. I don't...
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Charles Abbott
Feb 23, 20241 min read
It was a dark and stormy night
...and the days weren't that great either Another day, another downpour. With the skies as gloomy as the economic outlook and every patch...
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Charles Abbott
Jan 22, 20242 min read
Pilates on the horizon
Perhaps, like me, you're shocked at institutions we once trusted riding roughshod over hardworking members of the community. Maybe your...
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Charles Abbott
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Your Christmas taste test
This is the time of year when newspapers and magazines all publish their "best buy" guides. You know the sort of thing. Aldi gets five...
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Charles Abbott
Oct 27, 20232 min read
How to conquer at conkers
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is here. It's time to put away summer sports and bring on autumn activities. Traditional...
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Charles Abbott
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Read this to save time
Or, if you're really serious, don't read it: just skip to the end, click the link and book a class The evenings are drawing in. I know it...
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Charles Abbott
Jun 16, 20232 min read
Sun(set)
What a week it has been, as the career of a former Prime Minister, infamous for parties, scandals, eccentric behaviour and his indecorous...
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Charles Abbott
May 12, 20232 min read
Boom bang-a-bang
The world is experiencing so much discord, division and conflict right now. In too many places, opposing sides seem more polarised and...
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Charles Abbott
Apr 21, 20232 min read
April showers
With spring finally here, I decided to take a short break; all the better to play some tennis and enjoy the improving weather. The only...
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Charles Abbott
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Orange is the new mat
Lent is over and you can give up giving up what you were giving up. Unless you're observing Ramadan or Passover, in which case keep...
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