Pilates for Cats

Cat Stretch

 Hold in tummy and arch the back upwards, rolling through, pushing back up as far as possible. 

Child Pose Stretch

With arms out in front bring tail down towards the floor.

Rolling like a Ball

Curl up into a nice tight ball shape and allow yourself to roll.

Obi is demonstrating advanced level - rolling forwards on head.

Side Stretch

Lift head and shoulders upwards into a nice sideways stretch.

Side Paw Lift

Lift paw upwards towards the tongue. 

Keep the rest of the body stabilised and still.

Alternatively the rear leg & tail can be raised upwards and downwards.

Remembering to breath slowly and deeply

Swan dive

The arc of your spine grows longer as you press upwards lifting head and shoulders.

It is more important to keep length in the back, with tail down.

Advanced V-Sit

Maintaining a straight spine open the legs wide and reach your front paw fowards.

Total Body Stretch

Allow the whole body to be stretched









My Best Buddy

I've been home all this week so Obi has had lots of daytime activity.  He normally just sleeps during the day and wants playtime all night.

It's been the reverse though this week.  He has had playtime all day and at 10 o'clock is nowhere to be seen.  He can be found hiding in his basket looking grumpy if disturbed.  He rejected normal cat beds in favour of his basket on the chair in the living room.  This is HIS chair and anyone who dares to sit on it will be in trouble!!

You can't come in if your names not on the list!

When it's time to get up he has a good yawn...

Followed by a bit of stretching...in this case ears being stretched

Me 'bat ears' whadaya mean!!!

Fossil Hunt

Today I had the cobwebs blown out of my hair and a country drive. I went to Charmouth in Dorset which is a wonderful rocky beach. It is famous for being a top fossil hunting area being part of the Jurassic coast.

I found a beautiful large pebble which looks like a dragon egg (yes I watched too much Game of Thrones) and a rock with lots of small ammonites. Spent the afternoon hacking at this stone to see if I can find more. It's tough though...amazing but tough. Need more power tools!

Photo to follow. You can't upload photos here with a iPad....should have got a Blackberry Playbook!!