Pilates expert of 40 YEARS reveals the simple 5-step workout every woman over 60 needs for ‘functional fitness’ – including the trick to lift suitcases, avoid dangerous falls and prevent embarrassing bladder leaks

Rachel Hubbard has been a Pilates instructor for over 40 years and is now an expert in how this form of exercise can benefit women during the menopause. Safe to say, she knows a thing or two about the benefits of Pilates for women over 60.

For younger generations the appeal of Pilates might be to firm up and look younger, but Hubbard is clear that her classes and exercises are meaningful on a different level. She encourages her students, many of whom are older women, to focus on ‘functional fitness’, something she describes the exercises that allow you to continue living

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