It's the last week of summer

Published: Mon, 09/05/16

The Jane Thomas Pilates Newsletter
Hello ,

Our regular Reformer classes are nearly all fully booked now — they have really taken off, as people get the message of how good they are, and how much they lift your Pilates to new heights. To try and meet demand, we are running a free Beginners Reformer taster class on Thursday 8 September, at 9am, with a new Beginners Reformer course starting the following week.

The idea was that we would announce the free taster in this Newsletter and hopefully fill it. However, after simply mentioning it to only one or two people, we were able to fill it immediately!

We were obviously thrilled with this, so have made the decision to run another Beginners Reformer free taster class on the same day — 8 September at the earlier time of 8am. We think this would be an ideal time for anyone to fit in before their workday, and of course for others too.

Our Reformer classes are micro-group classes — with only four people, one per Reformer — so everyone in the class gets a lot of attention and personal modifications for the exercises. We think they are the best way to do Reformer Pilates, without the expense of one-to-one tuition. Their popularity confirms this.

If you think you might like to join us for Reformers and try Thursday's 8am Reformer free taster class, get in touch with us to book your place. Judging by the speed the other Reformer free taster class filled up, spaces are expected to go rapidly, so don't delay.


Have an absolutely brilliant week — looking, moving and feeling great!

Exercise Of The Week
This week’s exercise is a foundation level exercise, so absolutely brilliant for all our beginners and for everyone who will be starting classes with us this week. It is a test of our core stability muscles, so really important to focus on where you are feeling the work.

This is a classic example of how we can take an original Joseph Pilates move — the Leg Pull Prone — break it down and modify the exercise so that everyone can start to work on the muscles that are needed to perform the full move.

This will get you in touch with your deep abdominal muscles that support your lower back. Remember to perform it at the appropriate level for your body, and if you have issues with weight bearing into your wrists, you can start by resting on your elbows instead.

Feel the difference, move differently, and look more balanced.

See the video here
Your Whole Self
This week my focus is on SELF RESPECT: so let's break it down:

Set goals — to eat more healthily, to drink more water
Exercise — just 10 minutes a day will make a difference
Love yourself — book a pampering treat
Focus on fitness — give your feel good hormones a boost

Rest and relax — feet up, meditate, switch the brain off
Eat right — 80/20%
Smile — be the first
Portray positive — work on your mindset
Enjoy life — it is not a rehearsal
Care for others — show them you love them
Tell yourself you can do this
The Week's Classes
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This week is the last week of Summer Timetable matwork classes, leading us right into our new year's regular classes. There is a little overlap in fact — some of the new year's classes start on Friday. So if you have booked a Summer Timetable class for this, please remember to come, and if you are in any of the new year's classes on Friday or Saturday, please remember too.

The Summer passed all too quickly, didn't it?

Book a Catchup

If you know you will have to miss a class in your course for any reason, and would like to book a space in another class instead, just follow the link here to book it.

Simply tell us the exact class you will miss and — most important — please give us as many alternatives as possible. If you only give us one alternative, we cannot guarantee you will get a Catchup.

Catchup classes cannot be carried over from course to course.

Please also let us know if you will miss your class but don't want a Catchup — the whole Catchup system relies on knowing when spaces will occur.


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