On Friday 29th September it is the MacMillan Big Coffee Morning, and some of you will remember that a few years ago I held an Afternoon Tea in support of the MacMillan Nurses. This is a great cause, always in need of funding because they do rely heavily on charity for support. My family owe them a great deal for all the care they helped to provide for both my Dad and my sister, so let's all take some time out on Friday and either attend an event, or buy a
cake, or even bake a cake and have your own mini-version of a coffee morning. If you are anywhere near Shepshed on Friday 29th September from 10am onwards, you can always drop in to our home for a coffee and a cake. Just let me know..
Have a fantastic week folks — keep looking, moving and feeling great.
Jane, Keith and the team
xxxxx
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Over the last two weeks I have been focusing on the knee, so this week I am starting to look at the hip joint too.
Often, pain in the knee is referring from a problem in the hip, and vice versa, so the exercise I am going to show in this week’s video
is suitable for both hip and knee issues.
For those who aren’t sure what this means here is a very brief definition of one of the problems that can occur. We all have bursae around the hip joint, and sometimes these can become inflamed and when this happens in the Trochanteric bursa it causes pain on the outside of the hip joint. It is often referred to as Greater Trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) and is predominant in women, sometimes caused by a traumatic incident, and
can be chronic.
GTPS can also radiate down to the outside of the knee. It can become worse when sleeping on the affected side, activity, and prolonged sitting. GTPS can also be accompanied with other musculoskeletal problems such as lower back pain. Treatment is with anti-inflammatory medication plus focused exercise on stretching and lengthening the IT band (iliotibial) and strengthening the abductor muscles (outer thigh muscles). If you have been diagnosed as
having Trochanteric Bursitis this week’s exercise here is suitable for first stage care.
Knee Fold This will challenge your deep abdominal muscles in order to maintain a neutral pelvis position, plus it will start to work into the outer thigh (abductor) muscles.
As with all our exercises of the week, work at the appropriate level for your body. Start with a low level of
repetitions and gradually build up as you feel the range of movement improve and you become stronger.
Feel the difference, move differently, and look more balanced.
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Being on time…
It's confession time — I am not a great time keeper. Keith, on the other hand, is a great time keeper in that he always leaves enough time to do everything and therefore arrives on time … with everything he does, even down to cooking a meal.
He gets deeply frustrated with me as he shouts dinner is ready, and I say great, I am just nipping to the toilet. He gets cross … well, as cross as Keith gets anyway. In fact Keith’s favourite saying to me in the morning is when I ask What time is it? — his reply is always plenty of time for you to be late!
I’m not sure what causes me to be late, other than I believe I am superhuman and can fit
in a million of tasks and jobs into a short window of time! I remember when I lived at home, my Dad would stand with the front door open and my coat in his hands whenever I was going out … So you'll get the picture — my timekeeping has been a long term issue for me.
As I have been doing work on my mindset and with my coach, it has become obvious that I am a poor manager of my time, I do not plan my time very well, and I constantly feel frustrated that I don’t have
enough time to do everything that I want to do. I also find it difficult to say No to anyone who asks me to do something ... which, of course, also puts extra demands on my time.
There is a theory about poor time keepers, in that they believe subconsciously that their time is more important than anyone else’s time. But I don’t think it is this where I am concerned. I just think I need to work on my time management skills. I need to recognise how much time
it takes to do things, I need to plan my time so that I don’t get frustrated when I don’t get things done, I need to say No when I am asked to fit something else into an already tight schedule. Plus, I need to recognise that I always manage to have enough time to do my exercise which I love, so if I try really hard I am sure I can become a better manager of my time for everything else.
… anyway I’d better go, Keith is shouting to let me know dinner is
ready ….
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There are no matwork classes in Old Woodhouse Hall this Friday 29 September. There is a Macmillan Coffee Morning on in the Hall that morning.
Other than that, all other matwork classes, and all Reformer
classes are running as normal.
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 to book it. Our Glamourous Assistant Karen runs the Catchups system, and this link is the quickest, most direct means (it's even faster than emailing her!) of letting Karen know.
Simply tell us the 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.
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.
Finally, please don't just tell your class Pilates Coach you will be missing a class, as your Coach is not aware of Catchups spaces and has no means of registering your space. Karen needs to know, and the link
here (it's also at the bottom of our website too) is the best way to let Karen know.
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