And they're off!

Published: Mon, 09/10/18

Hello

Well it's here at last — the start of our new term of classes. We had our team BBQ at the weekend and everyone is looking forward to continuing to bring our Pilates classes to you to keep you moving.

We would like to welcome everyone who is coming to our classes for the first time into the Jane Thomas Pilates family.

We still have a couple of spaces in our matwork classes throughout the week at various venues, plus we have a couple of spaces in our Reformer classes. Our two new Absolute Beginners Courses started last week, and we are still planning two brand new Reformer classes aimed at introducing people to this wonderful piece of Pilates equipment. These new Reformer classes are on Wednesday mornings — the 8.00am class is full, but the 9.00am class still has spaces — as these groups are micro-group training, there are only ever 4 people in them which provides a fantastic opportunity to receive a level of personal training at less than half the price. We also offer a discount for anyone doing more than 1 class a week with us so if you are interested in adding more Pilates into your week just get in touch with the office by replying to this Newsletter.

Latest Coach news is that Jenny will be involved in Jury Service from 17th September for two weeks, so her classes will be covered by the team for that time.

I hope this week brings you joy and hope, keep your body moving and keep focusing on the good ... one step at a time.

Jane, Keith and the team xx

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Exercise Of The Week

Pilates is mostly known for its floor work, but using those important core muscles for support when we are upright and moving around is crucial to our potential for remaining active in our lives.

So I am providing you with a standing sequence to practise this week. It will get you focusing on your balance, as well as strengthening all the muscles in your core, your feet, your ankles, your hips and provide you with mobility work for those hips.

Being upright will also work on your postural muscles which will aid with breath and energy levels. As with every Exercise Of The Week, work at the appropriate level for your body, and initially if your balance feels challenged stand alongside a wall or a kitchen surface or a high backed chair to give you extra support. Keep away from pain.

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Practise this every day this week and I guarantee you will see the benefits to your balance.

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

See the video here

Your Whole Self

When life throws you a curve ball…

Life seems to be ticking along, your family seem to be healthy, happy and living their lives, your work is good, you spend time with friends, you go to the theatre and the cinema, life seems pretty good … then you are thrown a bit of a ‘curve ball’.

Something unexpected, something out of the blue, something that was happening which you weren’t aware of, something you have no control over, something that has an impact on your life.

We still have to carry on with our lives though don’t we? We have to continue to deal with the day to day routines, but on top of this we also have to deal with our own reaction to the curve ball itself and that can be energy draining, sometimes debilitating.

I think while trying to deal with the curve ball, in whatever shape and form it takes, and the impact that may have, there are a few things for me that are crucial to our own wellbeing.

Firstly — keep communication going, share and talk to friends, other family members, colleagues, people you feel you can trust.

Secondly — take one day at a time, sometimes one hour at a time, one step at a time.

Thirdly — there are always people who want to give you advice, whether you want it or not, but everything you do needs to feel right for you at that particular time.

Finally — don’t be rushed by others who are well-meaning, they cannot possibly know how you are feeling.

The Week's Classes

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All classes — matwork and Reformer — are back and are running as planned, all in their correct venues, at the correct days and times.

Book a Catchup/Missing Class

If you know you will have to miss a class in your course for any reason, want to let us know or would like to book a space in another class instead, just follow the link to register 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 and your class Coach know.

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

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

Finally, please don't just tell your class class 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 and fastest way to let Karen know.

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