Thank u Pilates

When u are on a narrow boat doing a family day and your husband tells you to jump on the roof and do a Pilates move for your Insta, you know he’s a keeper 😜😂

Ps this move isn’t the easiest. The boat roof isn’t flat, and the water is moving. My balance was challenged 🤦‍♀️😂

⭐️ Pilates Beginner Course

Have you ever said to yourself…
- I can’t touch my toes
- I can’t sit cross legged on the floor
- I find it hard to turn around to reverse park
- I feel weak, and or frail
- I want to get out and meet new people
- I feel my posture is poor
- I want to lose a little weight and feel better in my clothes

Well a 4-week beginner’s Pilates course, is perfect for you & only £48. Come to the course & learn how to start to…

- Relieve aches
- Be more flexible
- Be stronger
- Reduce stress
- Meet people
- Improve posture
- Prevent injuries

What did our previous beginners say about the course?
“”I learn something new every time I come to class”” Kiera
“”I was really stiff & it really loosened my muscles a lot. I feel more positive after each class.”” Karen
”I have been to other classes and no one corrects you. I’m with you now until I die” Aga

I like to keep my Beginners Course small, so I can give lots of attention to each person

When is the course I hear you cry.  The courses run for 4 weeks starting from, Tuesday 10th at:
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1) 09:15 at Vital village, Thames Ditton Community Centre

or 

2) 18:50 at St. Christopher’s Church Hinchley Wood

To book go pay on the link https://pay.gocardless.com/BRT0003A8TV5XV7 and complete the health questionnaire on https://forms.gle/UN9FSsaAyQidWMf68 and indicate which course you are attending or if you have any questions please feel free to contact me on https://www.thankupilates.com/contact

What's on this week……BAND

Resistance bands, can be used in Pilates for many benefits, including, strength training,
injury recovery, stretching, and progression within more challenging exercises.

Want to try the band and see what it's all about? Contact me

If you are interested in our new classes coming to Tuesdays, then drop me a line also to snag your place.

🌐 https://www.thankupilates.com/contact
📞 07486 999 333
📧 [email protected]

This is the new hall at Vital Village that I will be teaching in from September on Tuesday mornings at 09:15. Isn't it lush looking. I do love a nice clean space.

If you would like to start Pilates, and Tuesday mornings suit you, then do drop me a line and I can pop you on the waiting list for when I open out spaces in August.

[email protected]

Feeling a little tight and want to be feel a little lighter and stretched out.

Come along and find how you can feel differently in your body.

Come for a FREE Pilates Taster and see what Pilates can do for you.

https://www.thankupilates.com/contact

What's on this week………Concentration

Think less of the exercise but of everything that makes the exercise. Concentrate on the movement, the length, the breath, the muscles. Look at how the small parts make the whole.

🌐 https://www.thankupilates.com/contact
📞 07486 999 333
📧 [email protected]

⭐ FREE Morning Pilates Taster Class

- Are you fed up with stiffness and discomfort?
- Want to work on being more secure in your body?
- Concerned about being frail as you get older?
- Nervous that everyone else will know what they’re doing?

Don’t worry! 😊

- You will learn exercises that will help you to relieve stiffness and improve your movement.
- You will learn your body can do more than you think
- It’s OK to be at the back of the room and stop and watch for a bit!
- You can join in at your own pace in a small and friendly group.

Experience how good movement can make you feel!

Claudine from Walton said "This is an engaging class with good support and corrections"
Carolyn from Hinchley Wood said "I was really stiff...and it loosened my muscles a lot"

Sign up now for your FREE taster session.

⭐️ These classes are popular and there is only one space in each class available so book now to avoid disappointment! ⭐️
To claim your spot

🌐 https://www.thankupilates.com/contact
📞 07486 999 333
📧 [email protected]

With the Olympic & Paralympic Games coming up we’re sharing our lovely client Ellie Simmond’s comments on how Pilates has helped her!

"I was a professional swimmer for just under 20 years, competing at the highest level and Pilates was part of my weekly routine during my swimming career. Focusing on Pilates on the mat provides many benefits that help with swimming. From working and being aware of the smaller muscles that can help with the control of movement in your body, to recognising that the movement that you do on the mat is similar to the way you move through the water. Movement and being aware of your body doesn't just help with swimming but help's with everything you do on a daily basis and I have continued doing Body Control Pilates classes since I stopped swimming professionally and feel the benefits every day."

Come to this FREE group for ....

- exercise suggestions
- exercise accountability
- exercise class
- gratitude work
- mindset work
ALL FOR FREE!

To sign up please go to...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/rightnowthanku

The first 5 people to sign up will receive a prize from me, of FREE access to TUP TV (my online platform for Pilates and Kettlebell lessons) for a month.

Also if you join me on Menopause day, the 18th of October for my live the first two people who join will get access to my Menopause training course.

Many people think that they need to have a certain level of strength to join a Pilates class. My classes are mixed level, so we cater to all levels of ability, and so Sue found when she came to class that she could do Pilates, and she was much stronger than she thought.

Do you want to find out how strong you are?

Come for a FREE Pilates Taster and see what Pilates can do for you.

https://www.thankupilates.com/contact

A lovely weekend away meeting finally in person and her lovely dog Rosie.

We have been friends online for 2 and a half years and it was our first face to face. 💜 so glad we could finally meet.

What's on this week……Let's sit down on a Chair just a regular chair, but it can add such challenges to a workout. I have never had anyone do a chair workout with me, who wasn't shocked at the end, about how much they worked out!

🌐 https://www.thankupilates.com/contact
📞 07486 999 333
📧 [email protected]

This is Rosie.

She belongs to .

I’m in love with

These are my wallies. I love them both so dearly. Even if I want to kill them I am still incredibly grateful them. They bring so much joy into my life and they are the reason why I do everything, and boy oh boy do they work me hard, but when they are happy, I am happy.

Who in your life are you grateful for?

This article is Australian, but it is talking about how more and more working people are doing Pilates classes in the middle of the day. That they are scheduling their class into their diaries and working around them as if they were meetings.

I found this interesting. Would you like some lunchtime classes on my schedule? If so what days would suit you best? I am totally interested to hear your thoughts on this, or do you think that actually when you are at work you should be at work.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/workers-reveal-how-they-can-do-pilates-in-the-middle-of-the-day/news-story/49893f2c3f5ffaa88ec4516fc54991d6

Do you need to loosen up your muscles?

Do you want to feel positive and uplifted?

Come for a FREE Pilates Taster and see what Pilates can do for you.

https://www.thankupilates.com/contact

What's on this week……We are going into flow.

We want the individual exercises performed letting each exercise flow smoothly into the next. I spend part of the class teaching the components of the exercises, and then we join them together to make a beautiful sequence that flows.

🌐 https://www.thankupilates.com/contact
📞 07486 999 333
📧 [email protected]

⭐ FREE Evening Pilates Taster Class

Struggling to find an evening Pilates class to fit around work and kids?

Do you want to:
- Do everyday things you love with ease?
- Not be concerned about being frail as you get older?
- Go to a class where everyone is friendly and is happy to have a giggle?

Don’t worry I can help.

- Workout at a time that suits you.
- Learn easy moves to make you strong, lean, and flexible.
- You will learn your body can do more than you think
- You can join in at your own pace in a small and friendly group.

Experience how good movement can make you feel!

"Really good - loved the explanations of what, why, & how for each exercise," Jess

"I was stiff as a board and now I feel wonderful," Angela

Sign up for your FREE Evening Pilates Class now.

Choose from:
- Mondays 20:10 Long Ditton Village Hall
- Tuesday 20:00 Zoom
- Wednesday 18:00 Long Ditton Village Hall
- Wednesday 19:30 Zoom - Pilates with weights

⭐️ Book now to avoid disappointment by emailing:

[email protected]

Did you know that many people start Pilates because they have little aches or niggles that they would prefer they didn't have. I did, and it was fabulous for me.

Have you considered Pilates? If you would like to give it a swirl come for a FREE Pilates taster.

https://www.thankupilates.com/contact

[email protected]

What's on this week……We are using exercise loops.

Exercise loops provide resistance for use in muscle strengthening and strength training.

🌐 https://www.thankupilates.com/contact
📞 07486 999 333
📧 [email protected]

I have one spot in my Monday night 20:10 and Wednesday night 18:00 classes - get in quick before they go!

⭐ FREE Evening Pilates Taster Class

Struggling to find an evening Pilates class to fit around work and kids?

Do you want to:
- Do everyday things you love with ease?
- Not be concerned about being frail as you get older?
- Go to a class where everyone is friendly and is happy to have a giggle?

Don’t worry I can help.

- Workout at a time that suits you.
- Learn easy moves to make you strong, lean, and flexible.
- You will learn your body can do more than you think
- You can join in at your own pace in a small and friendly group.

Experience how good movement can make you feel!

"Really good - loved the explanations of what, why, & how for each exercise," Jess

"I was stiff as a board and now I feel wonderful," Angela

Sign up for your FREE Evening Pilates Class now.

⭐️ Book now to avoid disappointment by emailing:

[email protected]

Read my latest blog to find out what my top 10 tips are for Summer Pilates.

thankupilates.com/blog

Chantal

Go brighten someone else's day by telling them why you are proud of them. I promise you once you have done it, you will feel brighter yourself.

If the thought of doing this makes you a bit squirmy, then send them an email, or write them a note and sneak where they will see it.

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Come along for a fun few minutes of movement, should only take between 5-10 mins, and let's start off our summer! If you can't come live catch it on replay for up to 30 days.

In my FREE facebook group Right Now Thank U...

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I was reading this article about Pilates and Mental Health. It says the 6 ways that Pilates can help with mental health are....

1. It can calm your mind
2. It acts as a stress & tension reliever
3. Regulate emotions
4. Will help you sleep
5. Regulate your nervous system
6. Regulate your hormones

Now I am not a scientist and so cannot say whether all the claims are true but from my person experience, as a person who has dealt with mental health problems, Pilates is great for calming your mind. One of the key principles of Pilates in concentration, if you are focusing on the movement, the breath, the alignment of your body. There is no space in your brain to be focusing on your worries. For the duration of that class you are in a beautiful space of clarity, of almost meditative trance, where it is just you and the movement, and it is wonderful.

I love that you can practise Pilates anywhere any time, and you can be transported to a place of calm, and that for me is fantastic for my mental health.







https://www.thehealthsite.com/photo-gallery/pilates-for-mental-health-here-are-6-ways-this-workout-can-de-stress-your-life-1092952/pexels-olly-3768593-1092959/

When your class is getting better and are believing in their abilities! Do you want to gain confidence in your movements? Contact me

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