Hello to you all! We've just returned from our lovely family holiday to France. If you've been on holidays, we hope you've also had a fantastic time away. We've also had a weekend celebrating significant birthdays with friends and family but now it's back to it.
This week I'll be running a community workshop for new mums all about post baby bodies (Thursday 18th). It's something I've wanted to do since I had my first baby and benefitted from the new parent workshops which used to be run by the community health visiting team. Since the classes were cut, I've been keen to help get something like it back on the timetable for local mums. I know how much I valued the opportunity to talk, ask questions and gain parenting confidence. I also met so many local mums which helped me to feel like a part of the community and that I wasn't alone.
I've been working with the children's centre and health visiting team and this Thursday represents my voluntary efforts to support local women and families. I'll be talking about post baby bodies from fat to C-section scars and exercise. It's not about unrealistic expectations or running marathons, it's about informing new mums so they can make their own choices and feel confident in their skin again.
If you're in our Fit School Community Group you'll already know that I launched my first online Pilates programme on Wednesday 27th July. Thank you to those of you who have already bought the programme. This one took a lot of work and a lot of technology related tears! It reminded me of my early career years as an IT consultant and programmer (in case you didn't know - I once taught graduates how to design and code computer programmes). It's great to finally have a way to get my style of Pilates beyond my timetable. I can't wait to find out how all my new online participants have got on with Pilates, on their holidays!
Before our holidays, we held our first kids' dance workshop with super cool dancer and choreographer Sam Golle. We all learned some hip hop, locking, popping and break dancing. Everyone who came along said just how much fun they had and we even had a parents vs. kids dance off at the end of the session! We'll be running another one soon, but in the mean time check this out! https://vimeo.com/176623649
We've got a few bits of news for you just so you don't miss out. Please make a note!
Don't forget to book your Pilates Spa Retreat ticket! Remaining spaces are now very limited.
Our new September timetable will be out very soon. Following on from the success of our summer workshops here'll be more Pilates workshops, there'll be more daytime Pilates, including our newest, vintage Fit School Pilates classes, Fit School's Buggy Workouts officially launches in September AND we'll re-schedule another kids dance workshop with Same Golle.
