Just a reminder that we will be restarting our Pilates classes next Monday, 10th Jan at 6.30pm. Time to start working off those mince pies and that brandy butter 🙂
Looking forward to seeing you there, I hope Pilates classes featured in your New Years Resolutions.
Priya
This Monday the 20th December will be our last pilates class before breaking for Christmas, we will restart in the new year, 10th January.
Due to increases in the hall hire I am going to have to increase my charges slightly (sorry) so classes will be £5.50 if you pay weekly or £5.25 if you book a block of 4 weeks. If you book a block and are unable to attend a weeks class you can transfer payment to another weeks class as long as I know in advance (preferably at least 1 days notice).
Pilates is definately best done regularly so I’m hoping booking a block of classes will encourage you to come weekly and this will help you get the best results from the classes.
Have a great Christmas,
Priya
So we have about 3 weeks till Christmas but its not too late to get toned up! We shall spend some time working on upper body toning and those all important core tummy muscles. Come along to get ready for wearing your Christmas bling and to make space for those mince pies!
Priya
So baby Kezia was born on 7th November weighing 6lbs 2oz. She is a beautiful little girl, as some of you will have seen last week.
And after a couple of weeks off to recover and settle into being a mummy, I’m ready to get back into Pilates.
Classes are currently Mondays 6.30-7.30. These are mixed ability. Please contact me if you are new and fancy coming along.
Priya
Hi All,
Sorry but I am going to have to cancel Pilates this week, hopefully classes will resume next week but it will all depend on the baby, so please check back!
Priya
Just to let you all know if you haven’t been at a class lately….I’m now 35 weeks pregnant and plan to continue teaching as long as possible, I’ll let you know when I have to stop! If you haven’t been for a while then please do drop in and take a class, we have now moved onto some different exercises and are having a lot of fun with some of them! All classes are mixed ability so if you have only done a few classes or lots it will suit you all. I’m adding some exercises to my website week by week so you can try then at home in between classes.
I have to make a few changes to classes over the next few weeks, I hope they will suit you all. For the next 2 weeks (18th and 25th October) I can’t get to the class until 6.45pm, so Lucy will be leading you in a warm up. I shall come to do the actual Pilates section of the class. By now you should all have a good idea of what you need to do to warm yourselves up I hope, Lucy will be there to remind you and I shall be giving her something to follow (she currently does one to one Pilates with me). I hope this will be ok with you all.
In November I have to change the class time, we shall be starting at 6.45pm. Please let me know if this doesn’t work for you. I know some of you have asked for a slightly later class so this may even work better for some of you.
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I’m currently on my advanced Pilates Instructor course and learning lots of new exercises, ways to diagnose posture problems and correct them and will soon be able to do one to one sessions with you all…..
So if you want a posture analysis and some individual pilates training, let me know!
See you Monday at 6.30pm.
Priya x
So tonight is the last of the Beginners classes for a season. Its a sad day tinged with happiness. I’m having to stop the earlier (5.30pm) classes as I have my antenatal classes starting up, plus I’m meant to be taking it a bit easy now I’m 31 weeks. Hmmm, we shall see if that works!
So to all you would be and current Beginners out there, there isn’t currently another new Beginners course scheduled but there is room at the mixed ability/Intermediate class and you are welcome to come along to that. I will adapt things for you and go easy on you 🙂
Classes will continue at 6.30pm throughout September and then will be moving to a slightly later time in October. I’m going to teach for as long as I physically can 🙂
Priya
So as will know, if you attend my classes, I’m most definately pregnant now, so it seemed like a good topic to blog on.
Pregnancy changes the natural curve of your spine and mine has most definitely curved in more in the lumbar (lower) back region. This is a normal occurrence due to the baby sticking out the front so the back compensating! However it does leads to some back pain. My Pilates has really helped reduce this pain, especially if I do a few exercises before bed.
I’ve found Pilates really helpful all the way through my pregnancy. In my first trimester I could do all the exercises and felt I was strengthening my muscles ready for the baby to grow, in the second trimester I had to adapt a little but have found new exercises to add in and have really enjoyed teaching in this time. Now in the third trimester I’m certainly slowing down so Pilates is perfect for those evenings when I want to do some exercise but know I shouldn’t be doing anything with too much impact.
For me the benefits have been – stronger core muscles and a smaller bump making it easier for me to keep going for longer, reduced lower back pain, exercises I can do at home reducing my time at the gym (when you teach a lot of classes you don’t always fancy a gym session!) and hopefully nice, strong pelvic floor muscles to push baby out!
So if you have any pregnant friends or know people who have recently had babies, Pilates is definitely something to recommend to them, and something I can help them with.
See you soon, Priya.
