'I go to pilates once a week and the physical benefits have been huge'

I commit to just one hour a week with pilates classes in my local gym, and it’s paying off.

Denise O'Donoghue writes abouts taking pilates classes. Picture: Larry Cummins at The Montenotte Hotel, Cork

Any time I decide to embrace a ‘New Year, New Me’ lifestyle it falls flat sometime around Women’s Little Christmas because I can’t commit to a massive overhaul in one fell swoop.

Many people manage a trip to the gym every day but realistically once I’ve worked five days a week, walked the dog daily, cooked my dinner, and found time to catch up with family and friends, I feel I’ve run out of hours.