As of last week, you will all be starting to go through the process of completing a pre-exercise health questionnaire in class as part of our record updating process, to make sure that we are in line with the General Data Protection Regulation that came into force in 2016 — the GDPR as it's commonly known. The final deadline to meet the GDPR is 25 May 2018.
Houston — we have a
problem! Unfortunately, some of you in the first batches of classes to have the new pre-exercise health questionnaire were not able to complete your form in regards to phone numbers and email addresses.
That means we can NOT contact you anymore — simply because we are not allowed to keep personal information from anyone who has not supplied the information
on the questionnaire.
This means we cannot contact you directly for any reason — to let you know of any changes to classes, dates, times and so on. Your contact information will simply not be on our company records anymore.
So, if you were one who did not know your email address or mobile phone number, please remember to take this information to your next class...
— or you simply won't hear from us again.
Your Coach will bring your questionnaire to class for you to complete.
Also — anyone who has yet to complete the pre-exercise health questionnaire — please, please, please — make sure that you bring your mobile number and email address (and glasses if you use glasses) to your class, so that
you can complete the questionnaire fully — and allow us to contact you directly in the future.
Many thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
Together for Rhys
Here's a few words from our very own Coach — Sue Baxter — who is supporting a wonderful cause... by taking on her worst fear, and abseiling down the
Owen Building in Sheffield Hallam University. Sue's nephew Rhys, at an early age of just 2 years old was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Sue wants to support the family. In Sue's words:
Those who know me well will know my fear of heights... so why abseil?
It started when I saw a Facebook post from Rhys' mum Laura asking
if anyone would join her as she abseiled the Owen Building to raise funds through Together For Rhys — over the next few weeks my thoughts kept returning to not being brave enough to join in.
Eventually it dawned on me that true bravery is what is shown by Rhys and his family — and all others living with Duchenne every day. My fears over abseiling are just that — fears.
What Rhys and his family have to contend with is so much more.
So I am hoping to engage my core and keep my knees soft — but not wobbly... and walk down the outside of a building!
I would be very grateful for any support, either by a donation on JustGiving here, or simple words of encouragement and training tips!
Sue
What a fantastic cause! Good luck Sue, and well done. To show how impressive a feat this is — here's a photo of the Owen Building that Sue is abseiling down... Wow, just WOW!...
Have a fantastic week folks — keep looking, moving and feeling great.
Jane, Keith and the
team
xxxxx
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One of the main exercises in Pilates is Swimming. It's a vital exercise to build up your core strength and control.
It's also an extremely strong and tough exercise to do in its extreme form. so strong and tough that most of us will not be able to do it
correctly when first starting. You need to build it up from a lower starting point.
In this week's Exercise of the Week I take Swimming from its very first principles, and build up in stages to its complete form.
For the experienced participants in our classes — even if you already do Swimming at a high level now — make sure you spend time starting from the beginning as in the video and build it up step-by-step. By doing this you will revisit how
your body feels at each stage, and get in touch with what is happening inside. It will improve your performance when you next do Swimming in class.
For new participants, this is the ideal way to make sure you get the basics right, before you progress to the next stage. You can take as much time as you need doing this, safe in the knowledge that your technique is correct.
Please remember to always work at the appropriate level for your
body.
Feel the difference, move differently, and look more balanced.
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I have been absolutely engrossed watching the Commonwealth Games over the last couple of weeks. I think our sportspeople have excelled themselves, and our medal count has been wonderful.
It put me to mind that modern sports are all about marginal gains — those
little improvements you can make to your performance to make it better.
All the big things are obvious. If you're a runner, you will run every day. If you're a boxer, you'll work on the punchbag for hours on end. If you're a netball player, you'll stand at the goal ring and shoot hundreds of balls in its direction to improve your accuracy.
But after that you might think there's not a lot you can do...
WRONG!
The principal of marginal gains is that in any sport, there are thousands upon thousands of tiny little things that you can take control of, all of which can make a tiny little improvement in your performance. Something as simple as getting a good night's sleep the night before your race, by taking your favourite pillow with you to the hotel or competitor's village at the event. Or meditating before your race, to allow you to keep calm and not
panic.
Added together, if you make sufficient tiny little improvements — marginal gains — your performance will improve by a noticeable amount. And that amount may be the difference between being fourth and winning a medal.
I like to think that Pilates can be a marginal gain. Over my 20 years as a Pilates Coach I have had the pleasure working with many athletes, runners, cricketers, footballers, javelin throwers and others in my Studio or
in their training facility. They have all seen the benefits of Pilates in strengthening their core, increasing balance, flexibility and mobility that means their performance improves. But those benefits don't stop with sportspeople. They can benefit you too.
And that's why I love Pilates, and what Pilates can do for everyone. Whether you're a sportsperson or not, Pilates is a marginal gain to your life. I hope that everyone in our extended JTP family feels the
same.
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All classes — matwork and Reformer — are running as planned this week, all in their correct venues, at the correct days and times.
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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