Step into Life

September term appoaching fast!

Course dates are:
4, 11, 18, 25 September
2, 9 16, 23 October
8 week course = £96

(Drop in £14)

DM me if returning or trying to get out for first time….

Enjoy the rest of the summer

We are offering classes all through the summer.
Day and evening
small classes (no more than 6 people per class)
Choose from
- Body Conditioning with weights, stretching and cardio
- Pilates
- Yoga
- Qigong

You’re welcome to come along and try them out.
Ping me a message if you’re interested.
Anne 🙏

My summer classes are reduced in some locations so if you still need your fix of Pilates or Yoga please sign up for a different venue, The Boundes Studio Bidborough, a beautiful and well equipped studio, small classes. Tuesday mornings 8am Yoga and 9.15am Pilates. DM me if you’d like me to put your name down for any….see you there 🥰❤️

I’m looking forward to getting back Tuesday mornings starting next week

Sharing ‘A Yoga Path’ deck over post class refreshments..the yoga path gently encouraging us to question our perceived ideas of identity and consider aspects or ourselves we’ve never thought about… my card today parvati

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds

TocH Pilates Wednesdays
Sept 6 13 20 27
Oct  4 11 18 25
8 week course but can join anytime. Next course dates Nov 1st  - Dec 13th. Drop ins welcome, just DM me. During a mat work pilates class I incorporate a number of different props. This helps keep the classes varied and interesting whilst the props do their magic in making exercises either more challenging or more accessible, flex bands, fitness circles, small stability balls, rollers to name a few.

I strive to make my classes friendly, warm and welcoming....to ultimately help people lead healthier lives. I have a deep desire to pass on my love of the many benefits of pilates. My hope is that you step off the mat feeling refreshed, nourished and balanced.

https://www.louiseballantineyogapilates.co.uk

Main | My Site 3844 Yoga Qualified in 2012.  I first enjoyed the benefits of yoga whilst working in advertising and my curiosity and passion were awakened to a never-ending yoga journey. I have a keen interest in anatomy and physiology which complements teaching Ivengar 'alignment' based yoga and pilates. I am continu...

Wall squats better at lowering blood pressure

Wall squats better at lowering blood pressure All exercise is good for blood pressure but research suggests strength training is most effective.

This is what I was suggesting on Tues …great upper back and neck release!

Check out West Kent Walking Group on Meetup…if you love a good walk with a friendly group. 10miles Ashdown Forest, dry for the first 9 miles ….beautiful even in the rain

Tuesday yogis! This made me laugh! we did so many!! 😊 next week ….I promise 😉

On a day like today…yep! Benefits of Napping

Homeostatic sleep drive is the technical term for the feeling of pressure to sleep. It is synonymous with the hunger we feel for food the longer it is after our last meal. When we wake up from a good night’s sleep, your homeostatic sleep drive is low. The pressure slowly increases throughout the day until bedtime, when we feel sleepy. Sleeping at night decreases sleep pressure, and then the cycle begins again the next day.

Napping during the day diminishes homeostatic sleep drive, which can help us feel more awake and perform better. As a result, napping can help with:

Reducing sleepiness
Improving learning
Aiding memory formation
Regulating emotions……yes please to all above ❤️

So lovely to get feedback like this! Makes my job so worthwhile. The power of pilates….and this lovely client is on zoom and has been for the whole of covid ….classes face to face and zoom and hybrid available on Tuesday and Wednesday-Tochpilates.

In order for 2 people to be REALLY good friends, each person has got to think that the other one is just a little bit more UNHINGED than they are. So um, that makes us VERY good friends as far as I’m concerned 🤪🥰😍☺️❤️👯🧜‍♀️🌈⭐️💫🌻🥂🧘 Happy birthday gorgeous friend, mentor and boss 😉

Mariella ‘To my surprise, I’ve become a middle-aged cliché when it comes to exercise. I am dedicated to finding the time for two or three yoga classes a week via Zoom, as well as a few three-mile runs.

I am sure that all this maintains my physical and mental health. If I stop moving, then ‘my mood drops and my body stiffens up.’

For women approaching or in the throes of menopause, knowledge is essential. Yet, until recently, there’s been no sense that women need any sort of literature or a chat about the end of our fertility, even though it’s just as significant a process as the beginning.

You’d think that an automatic perimenopause GP meeting in your mid-30s or early 40s would be an obvious and positive step. Every GP surgery in the land needs at least one Dr Menopause.

We are fortunate enough to have all manner of automatic health checks and screenings: cervical smears, bowel and breast cancer checks and the over-40s health checks. But why is menopause not on that agenda?

I never want to hear another anecdote about a GP appointment that ends with the doctor saying he or she doesn’t agree with HRT, or fobbing the patient off with a prescription for antidepressants.’

Mariella Frostrup's guide to the menopause https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9938165/When-Mariella-Frostrups-hormones-went-haywire-didnt-know-happening.html?ito=native_share_article-bottom

Mariella Frostrup's guide to the menopause Mariella Frostrup's says her mood swings were horrific and she teetered on the edge of confusion and despair when she started going through menopause.

TocH Pilates starts fresh on the 8th September. New day for me after 7 years at TocH classes Mondays and Fridays. I’m now there once a week only. DM me to book your place in this fantastic hall - clean, spacious, well ventilated and so convenient in the heart of Tunbridge Wells! For your convenience the 9.15am class will also be available on zoom 💪

What would we do without friends …brainstorming day at the beach!! ❤️

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/28/prince-charles-advises-people-recovering-from-covid-to-practise-yoga

Prince Charles advises people recovering from Covid to practise yoga Exclusive: Royal says doctors should include complementary healthcare in ‘roadmap to hope and healing’

Today’s poem Maggi Bradgate 🙏

It’s arrived 🎉...so proud of my sister in-law Claudia Williams , lovely intro by Oliver Williams and well done Stroud for being so progressive and ‘inspiring change’ ❤️ It’s a really well thought through book that makes it more accessible and less daunting to try the little things that can make a big impact. Buy the book and/or go to the online resource https://www.actiononplastic.org

Our online zoom class schedule launches on Monday 12th April!

We will be emailing members the links to the classes today

Or you can email [email protected] with your name and membership number and we will send you the links

Monday
9.15-10.15am Body pump with Mandy
5.30-6.30pm Body combat with Louise

Tuesday
9.15-10.15am Body combat with Mandy
10.30-11am HIIT with Sarah
11.45am – 12.45pm Yoga with Louise
6pm to 7pm Total Body Conditioning with Steve

Wednesday
9.15-10.15am Body balance with Matthew
6- 6.45pm Glutes, core & more with Steve
7.30-8.30pm Body pump with Mandy

Thursday
9.15am-10.15am Yoga with Susan
10.30am-11am HIIT with Sarah
6pm-7pm Pilates Plus with Steve

Sunday
9am to 10am Body Balance with Sue B

Classes descriptions/ requirements:

Body combat, body balance, body pump are the official Les Mills classes with the same great music you would hear in one of our classes live in the centre. Combat and Balance do not require any equipment apart from a mat, a towel and some water. Pump, you will need to have some weights at home to take part, but it doesn’t have to be a barbell!

Yoga and Pilates only require a mat. Also a towel/strap/ or band to aid with certain stretches and positions, and some pillows/ cushions or yoga props if you have them but not necessary.

Pilates Plus – a combination of pilates, mobility, flexibility and breathing.

Glutes, core and more – a 40 minutes focus on glutes, core and legs, mainly bodyweight, but if you have a band or dumbbell(s) or kettlebell(s) you can take it to the next level!!

Total body conditioning – a total body workout, you will need at least one dumbbell or one kettlebell to take part and if you have any bands have them ready too!!

HIIT – a 30 minute high intensity blast, again can be done bodyweight or if you have any weights have them ready to take the exercises to the next level.

Members & leisure pass holders can now book their gym & swim sessions in ready for Monday 12th!

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Chair yoga zoom class today...incorporating virabhadrasana II to utthita parsvakonasana to parivitta trikonasana to Urdhva dhanurasana and more! Joanne Spence “Using a chair allows REAL people to do REAL yoga. Over the ten years I have been teaching yoga from a chair, I have been able to persuade many a person that “yes, this really is yoga, and no, you do not have to stand on your head or be flexible to practice.” That prevailing image folks have in their heads about yoga intimidates many people. Historically, yoga was almost entirely non-posture based, as is evidenced by Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 1.2"Yogas citta vritti nirodhah," meaning “Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.” Yoga originated as meditation practice.
So, why do we continue to be bombarded by images from the yoga “industry” that make us think it is all about the slick arm balance of a super bendy person? Often, these poses are achievable by only a small percentage of people practicing yoga and may even be contraindicated for most people practicing yoga. So, let’s be real and honest. https://www.yogaalliance.org/About_Yoga/Article_Archive/Ten_Reasons_to_Do_Chair_Yoga.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcGf6KFtU1/?igshid=b6fs3v3zm902

#pilatesarc @balanced_body this is such a fab home workout bit of kit...since lockdown I’m making much more use of my props! It weighs less than 4 pounds, it’s so versatile! I love it 🥰 just a few egs of what you can do with it....real time speed #pilates #pilatesinstructor #spinehealth #spinestretch #spinestrength #zoom #zoomyoga #zoompilates