The Positive Pants

fitness. Give a workout hoop a large diameter so it’s easy to use, add some weight to give it momentum and challenge the body’s core muscles, and create a wavy inner surface to build muscle strength. Cover it with high-density foam padding and suddenly you have something much better than a toy -- you have a Powerhoop. It’s part of a group exercise class that is so much fun it keeps members coming back to the gym. And it’s a piece of home workout equipment that won’t gather dust.

“Full-circle” training for your core muscles.

“Core muscles” are the deep muscles and connective tissue that encircle the spine and provide structural support. According to Professor Stuart McGill at the Department of Spine Biomechanics, University of Waterloo, Canada, strengthening only one side of these muscles (for example, just the abs) will destabilize the spine by pulling it out of alignment. Therefore it is important to train all of the core muscles in the front, back and sides of your body. Amy McAuley is a natural leader, inspiring hundreds of women worldwide with her inspirational programme, fitness courses, online presence and life coaching work. She is passionate about empowering women to overcome adversities, self-limiting beliefs and emotional pain, in order to become the best version of themselves and lead happy, fulfilled lives. As a mother of three, a wife, a successful businesswoman and author, Amy appreciates the pressures of life and the demands of juggling multiple roles. Having personally faced many challenges – including post-natal depression, reliance on alcohol and cigarettes, and leaving family and friends behind when migrating to the other side of the world – Amy is open and non-judgemental. She teaches and demonstrates how positivity, drive and self-love can lead to profound personal improvement. After training as a life coach and discovering Powerhoop - an innovative exercise opportunity - Amy successfully overcame her previously poor body image, long term battle with bulimia and negative mindset. Bubbly, open and committed, she leads by example, through community involvement, authenticity, ongoing self-development and a genuine interest in and desire to help her clients.