For Absolute Beginners et al

Published: Mon, 06/17/19

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Absolute Beginners Workshop

We have a special workshop coming out aimed at Absolute Beginners to Pilates. We are running a short, intensive Absolute Beginners Pilates series of classes at our studio in Loughborough, aiming to start on 29th June. This course is for 4 people only ... that’s right only 4 spaces which means you will get really specific, individual attention to ensure your full understanding of Pilates technique. It is a personal training approach to introducing Pilates in your life.

The course is only 3 weeks long, it will start on 29th June, 8.45am-9.45am and the following two Saturdays. You will have the accompanying training manual which covers all the introductory exercises, plus videos to help your home practise.

If you think this would be the perfect introduction to Pilates for you please reply to this Newsletter for further details, or if you already come to our classes but are looking to introduce a friend or family member to our classes please pass on the details.

It really is a special, unique opportunity to make Pilates part of your life.

Reformer Pilates

We are planning a new Beginners Reformer class on Fridays at 10.30am. It you are interested, reply to this Newsletter for further details.

Also, rather unusually as classes are mostly fully booked, we have a couple of spaces arising in existing Reformer classes — one in the Thursday 9am class, and the other in Thursday's 7pm class. Please reply to this Newsletter for details.

Reformer Pilates is simply the very best way to supercharge your Pilates. If you like matwork Pilates, you will simply l-u-r-v your Reformer class. Complementing our regular matwork Pilates classes in venues around the area, our Reforrmer classes are quite unique and simply great value for money. Reformer classes are run in our Loughborough Studio, and there's only four people in a class which means that you get lots of personal instruction at a class price. If you don't know what Reformers are, there's more information about them and also about our Reformer classes here. If you already do a matwork Pilates class with us, there's even a discount when joining a Reformer class too.

Calling Out For More Volunteers

I am looking for 4 people to help one of my teacher learners on Tuesday 25th June from 2-3pm, to take part in a practise class. We had a very successful morning a couple of weeks ago when some of you participated in practise classes and it was very useful to the trainee teachers. They learn so much when they start to put their plans into action and the feedback they received was extremely helpful. So I would like to continue to do this for them. The class will take place at our Loughborough Studio, in our new room, so it is also an opportunity to see where we are when we aren’t teaching our matwork classes.

I will also need more volunteers for Saturday 29th June in the afternoon when both my current learners will be taking their final teaching assessment — this is when they have to do it for real, and will be assessed on that day.

I would welcome volunteers for one or both of these so if you feel able to do it, and want to take part, I would really appreciate it. Just reply to this Newsletter. Thank you.

Have a fantastic week folks — keep looking, moving and feeling good.

Jane, Keith and the team xx

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Exercise Of The Week

Show your Psoas some love this week with this workout.

We often blame lower back stiffness, pain, or movement issues on our hamstrings, or our quadriceps, or our hip flexors, or generally the muscles in the back of the body, but sometimes — more specifically — the psoas can be the problem.

The psoas is a deep core muscle which connects the lumbar spine vertebrae to the femur (the big thigh bone in the leg). It is the main member of the band called the ‘Hip Flexors’ and their speciality is love ballads. They work together to pull the thighs and the trunk of the body together, and if the psoas isn’t working properly, its a bit like the drummer not keeping the beat for the band … it all goes terribly wrong! It can be tight, it can be weak, so the key is to find some balance.

If you would like more information about psoas strengthening and releasing, just let me know.

Work at the level appropriate to your body and keep away from pain.

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

See the video here

Your Whole Self

I am focusing on movement this week, but how the connection between mind and body can enhance how we move and how we feel about our movement.

Movement belongs to the body, so try to feel rather than think about it.

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This is something I totally believe in for Pilates practise.

Sometimes it isn’t about how big the movement is, or co-ordinating movements, or the complication of movement — all we need to do is let our body move without too much thought. Sometimes too much effort with movement can cause problems of over-strain, or tension; too much effort can lead to pain and frustration; too much effort can make us feel uncomfortable and unhappy.

So don’t overthink, don’t force, just let the movement happen. I often talk about eye balls out effort — that cartoon image of eyes popping out on stalks, and I simply mean that sometimes less is more, and we just need to focus on letting the movement belong to the body and feel what is happening rather than thinking about forcing something to happen.

When you are in this place, the body will feel more at ease with movement, it will feel it is moving with freedom, it will feel the movement is more natural — and you will feel the full benefits of Pilates practise.

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

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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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