A First Class Pilates Thank You

Published: Mon, 09/19/16

The Jane Thomas Pilates Newsletter
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Hello ,

Things are fully back to normal now, after the long summer. All of our classes are quite full, and we have even put on several new ones recently — we now have a Grand Total of 25 matwork classes along with 9 Reformer classes. Wow! Absolutely Wow! I am so thrilled to be able to bring the JTP style of Pilates to as many of you as possible, so I feel that it is the right time to say a great big

Thank You

to all of the JTP team. Every one of the team — Helen, Jenny, Mary, Karen, Keith and of course myself — I know is fully committed to the JTP Pilates cause. That is — indeed — the only way we can put on and run so many classes every single week. Without the team, it would not happen so well. The team is simply magnificent!

And thank you to all our clients also. We know that by giving you the absolute best First Class Pilates experience available, that you will enjoy your classes, feel fitter and stronger, be more flexible and able to move more freely. But without you, we could not do what we do either. So a huge

Thank You

to all our clients too. You are what we do it all for.

Have a fantastic week everyone — remember to look, move and feel great.

Exercise Of The Week
This week I am sending a 12 minute mini-routine which focuses on hip strength and mobility.

It is suitable for all levels, so even our Absolute Beginners groups would fully benefit from trying these exercises. Just remember to work on your recruitment of the deep abdominal muscles throughout.

If you have been doing Pilates with us for a long time, take a look at this routine, you will still feel the benefits of focusing on those hips.

Work at the appropriate level for your body, so you can reduce the repetitions or increase them depending on how your body is feeling. Just do it!

Feel the difference, move differently, and look more balanced.
See the video here
Your Whole Self
Following on from a Your whole Self sent a couple of weeks ago when I was writing about acceptance, change, choices and so on, this week — as I have been talking to JTP family members in class and at the Studio — it got me thinking a lot about what stops us from making decisions.

Over the last 12 months a few of our family members have made some pretty big decisions, some about career changes, some about retiring from jobs they have been in for a long time, some about moving house and area, some about their relatives, and it got me thinking about what drives us to make decisions.

Often, we make decisions based on fear — fear of change, fear of failure, fear of the unknown, fear of the consequences (often unknown, but imagined — the whole basis of fear), and when we make decisions based on fear, all that happens is the status quo.

Nothing changes, it stays the same — so if we are unhappy in a job, the fear of the consequences of moving into a different job keeps us in the same place. The problem with this is that this decision also keeps us feeling unhappy.

However, lets turn things around — what if we made decisions based on courage instead of fear?

This would mean taking us out of our comfort zone of feeling unhappy, unloved, unfulfilled — because as negative as these words sound, it is a comfort zone for a lot of people. It doesn’t sound like a very good place to be, but some people can be scared to leave it.

Think about the difference making decisions based on courage could mean — taking a risk, taking a leap of faith, facing new and possibly exciting adventures, meeting new people, discovery, learning, developing, progressing, fulfilment, enthusiasm, energy, a new lease of life.

Now doesn’t that sound like a more exciting, positive place to be? Obviously, some people out there might be thinking what if it fails? Well the answer for me is in the what if...

If you don’t have the courage to try you will never know — and what ifs stay with you for the rest of your life.

Have the courage, make the decision, and step out of your comfort zone.
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