News and Updates

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness

we have had great fun in classes all embracing the colour Pink & doing exercising beginning with P.
We do this day in support of our members in our Fitness & other Communities who have been affected by Breast Cancer & we salute all those that have fought & won & remember those who haven’t. If you would like to donate please click on the link. If you would like to join aour fabulous Fitness Community please get in touch.
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Fitness For You supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am dedicated to supporting the cause through my Pilates classes. Many individuals in our community have been impacted by this disease, and it’s inspiring to witness their resilience and the incredible progress made in treatment.

 It’s crucial to remember that age is just a number, and regular screenings are essential for everyone. Let’s come together to raise awareness and funds for the ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month – The Worlds BIGGEST breast cancer screening campaign’.. Your support will make a meaningful difference in the fight against breast cancer. Let’s Wear it Pink and stand united against this disease.

On Friday 18^th October – we will be wearing something (anything Pink) and enjoying fun Pilates classes doing exercises beginning with ‘P’

Please show your support by joining us at classes and/or donating whatever you can. Click here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/sarah-yates-1728830215468?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fsarah-yates-1728830215468&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

My video on Demand library of Fitness Classes has a variety of Summer classes for you to access from 20th August – 1st September
Easy to purchase and access via my website on the Class Timetable page.

I like to add current themes such as Football/Wimbledon to the content of my classes

We may focus on particular areas of the body needed for that theme or incorporate some relevant equipment or a combination of both.

This approach gives some Pilates exercises a different feel, makes it fun, adds some focus and can also add extra challenges

Hi Back to my online classes this week after a week of covid & despite still not being 100 % it felt so good.

I think there are people reading this that will appreciate that classes can be so much more than fitness.

My small group of lovely people really boost my mood, make me want to show up for them even when I don’t feel like it, they make me smile & laugh & that’s a good a tonic as getting & maintaining fitness.

There are some that say you can’t get that interaction online but you so can.

Zoom classes are an absolute winner for me & I really hope that I give that positivity & smiles back to my very lovely clients.

The struggle with mental health is real & finding the right group of people to be with really helps & it can be online

I am an all rounder Health and Fitness specialist and I want to share some of the subjects that my clients often ask me about:

Supplements is something that can be a bit of a controversial subject and a bit of a minefield and also personal preference.

 I do take supplements and I have experimented with lots of different ones over the years. I do eat a good diet at least 80% of the time which is important but I do feel that we don’t always get all the nutrients we need and that at particular times/phases of our life we do need a boost to get our body into that great condition that we want it to be in.

What supplements are my game changes?

• Magnesium really helps me to improve the quality of my sleep which I have struggled with for years
• Vitamin C for general vitality, energy and to boost the immune system. I like to use the effervescent tablets and put them in my daily water to drink throughout the day.
• Zinc – Personally I often struggle if I am lacking in Zinc especially my immune system and my throat and lets face it teaching regular classes means a lot of talking!
•  Vitamin D – I can’t stress enough the importance of vitamin D especially with the lack of sunshine that we get in the UK!

Tips for taking supplements

• Please ensure the supplements you are taking don’t counteract any other medication that you may be on – always check that first
• Buy good quality supplements not the cheap ‘bargains’ – you really do get what you pay for
• Build up slowly – when you start taking a supplement sometimes the supplement instructions say take multiple a day but don’t start with that take 1 a day and slowly build up if required and with no adverse reactions. We all have a different body composition and we are not all designed to take the same number of tablets.
• Give the supplements time to work – they come in monthly or more pots/packages  for a reason. Don’t take for a few days and then say this isn’t working – give it time – as they say Rome wasn’t built in a day!

Hope this helps.

Sarah x

LETS TALK EQUIPMENT! 
 Adding in different forms of equipment in Pilates classes is very beneficial – it gets your mind and body to focus in different ways, it can add resistance to exercises – making you work that little bit harder, it can add support to an exercise to make you perform it a bit better.
It adds variety to traditional moves and its FUN!!
I am aware not everyone likes every bit of equipment or has everything so I always give options to improvise, do the exercise with a different piece of kit or simply do it without.
Wednesday morning Pilates is a class specifically using equipment but I will be adding equipment into other classes too starting with Monday Evening Pilates.
Create yourself an equipment bag/box etc – I recommend

• Exercise mat
• Long Resistance Band
• Loop/Activation Band
• Mini Ball
• Tennis/spikey ball
• Pair of hand weights or full water bottles
• Step or yoga block or large hard-backed book
• Pair of Gliders or paper plates
• Foam Roller

If you need any help/advice on equipment please let me know – I do have some mini balls, long resistance bands, gliders, foam rollers and a few loop bands for sale. Inexpensive equipment can be found in many supermarkets, large sports stores and online

SUMMER PILATES OFFER IN REPTON & MICKLEOVER
Purchase an 8-class package at a special price of £54 – this gives you access to any 8 classes – Venue, Zoom or Video between the period of 3rd June – 2nd August inclusive. That’s any 8 classes in 9 weeks. (Please note there is no credit for any unused classes after 2nd August) To purchase this package simply go to my timetable page and select packages and select SUMMER VENUE.

 The following Pilates classes will be running in Venue halls throughout June and July.

REPTON VILLAGE HALL: MONDAYS 9.15-10.15AM
MICKLEOVER COUNTRY PARK: THURSDAYS 10.30-11.30AM 
ALL SAINTS CHURCH HALL, MICKLEOVER: FRIDAYS 11.30AM-12.30

Each class can still be booked separately at £7.50 and can be booked online using a credit/debit card or pre-booked and paying cash on the day. Any questions/feedback please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Click here to buy Summer Package

My Video On Demand library has been loaded with a range of my exercise classes that you can do whenever and wherever you like!
CHOOSE FROM:

• PILATES CLASSES – Fitness Pilates, Pilates Intervals, Pilates with light hand weights/water bottles, Pilates with a mini ball, Pilates focusing on shoulder rotation and sciatic nerve and a Bank holiday special Pilates
• WEIGHTED WORKOUTS –  Total body workouts with hand weights – accumulator and tri set style, Upper body/core Weights that focuses on the upper body without any strain on the knees. There are also my Beginner weights sessions from no1 – no 5 that introduce you to the type of exercises we do in our weighted workout classes but more slowly

HOW TO ACCESS?
Video on Demand is simple to access simply click on the link at the bottom of this timetable to go straight into my website and the calendar area.
Click on video on demand on the top left and sign in using your email and password – the list of videos will come up with a short description and price next to them. Simply choose your video, click buy, each class is either £5 or £5.50 or use a pass from a package of classes that you have purchased – details for these are under packages on the timetable page
Then simply press watch, press play arrow on the video and off you go – you can make the video full screen and pause and play to suit you.
If its your first time using my online booking system you will be asked to register first with your email , basic details and create your own password.,  
Note if you are using an old browser and you just get a whirring circle please clear the cache on your device and try again or get in touch for further instructions.

ALL VIDEOS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIBRARY UNTIL MONDAY 3RD JUNE – Once they are removed you will not be able to access them so please ensure you do the class when you buy. 

Any questions/feedback please do not hesitate to get in touch.

TIMETABLE CHANGE
Online Timetable for week commencing 13th May:
Monday 13th: Fitness Pilates 10.45-11.30am
Fitness Pilates 6.45-7.30pm
Tuesday 14th: Weights 9.15-9.45am
Wednesday 15th: 
Pilates with Equipment using light hand weights or water bottles (or equipment free) 9.30-10.15am
Thursday 16th: Upper Body/Core weights  8.45-9.15am
Pilates Intervals 9.25-10am
Friday 17th: Total Body Weights 9.15-9.45am
Fitness Pilates 10-10.45am
Saturday 18th: Weekend Workout 9-9.30am

Please note the changes they are underlined. 
All classes will be uploaded to the Video on Demand Library 

I am always happy to help both current and new participants find the class thats right for them – that could be ability, social, something to get you started or to complement other activities you do. Its not about numbers for me its about the right fit.

Running Thursday 9th November to Thursday 14th December 6.30-7.15pm Online via Zoom and recorded for catch up later.

You can book to do the LIVE or get the recording which lasts for 3 days afterwards

Special offer: 50% off a single candlelight class using the discount code CANDPL – this makes the class only £2.75 – less than a price of a cup of coffee – last longer and a greater Health and Fitness benefit!

Book a class, set up your space and make it yours with your ipad/laptop/phone – candles/tealights/lamps/dimmed lights and blanket

Enjoy 45 minutes of Pilates with extra stretches and a relaxation at the end – Make Time For You

Fun and fundraising for Breast Cancer Awareness in both face to face and online classes from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th October.

Pilates Exercises beginning with ‘P’

Plus online Pink coffee catch up on Wednesday 25th October at 11am

Its time for you again and time to get back to that exercise or simply start – mobility and movement is so important for our health and everyday lives

My classes are easy to fit into your day and you will get tuition and that community fun feel in venue or at home

If you are returning to me simply go onto my online timetable and book on – if you are new to my classes then get in touch and I’ll fine the right class for you with a free trial – send me a message and I’ll respond asap

Its traditional English holiday time although we seem to be a short of the sun here in the Midlands!

During these next week weeks I run a slightly reduced timetable of classes but I extend the length of time that packages last and that recordings last for – giving you more flexibility.

The timetable will vary slightly each week over the summer and is posted onto the class timetable page of me website every Friday ready for the next week. It is simple and easy to book. Just click on the calendar on your chosen date, pick your class and follow the booking instructions.

To get a recording rather than do a LIVE class you still just book the class but you don’t attend so you are a No show and automatically get sent the recording as a link via email – simply click and do at your convenience and you have 5 days after the day it is sent to do it.

This week in Fitness Pilates I am using tennis balls 🎾 Great for mobility, stretches, grip strength & focus & fun!

Start you day off with a Pilates Core, Back and stretch workout – prep for your gardening and all done by 10.30am and you can enjoy your day.

Gardening uses muscles you did’nt realise you had – you put yourselves in awkward positions for a period of time and lots of back and knee ache comes from gardening so whilst I appreciate its popular and theraputic your body needs core strength and regular stretching to perform correctly – I’ll teach you Pilates – you do my garden!