Do Fitness with Diane Oakden

Due to Bonfire night there will not be Zumba at 6.30pm or Pilates at 7.30pm.

Also as the carpark on Worden Park is closed due to Bonfire night we are starting from Tescos carpark near Age Concern at 11.30am

Hello everyone
Time is flying by- if you plan to come to either of the Christmas lunches please read instructions below. Over 100 people are planning to come to one or the other!!!

La Corte Christmas Lunch Leyland Tuesday 17 December 12 noon-cost £12
For the people who would like to come to this event please could you put £12 in an envelope with your name and telephone number and email on the front. I will have the menus in class for you to make your choice to put on the envelope too. Please hand this in as soon as possible.

Rivington Barn Tuesday 26 November total cost £26
For all the people who have paid their £5 deposit could you pay the balance of £21 by putting it in an envelope with your name on and write on the outside of the envelope your choice of main and pudding – menu available in class.

My son Yianni’s memorial fund
When my 25 son Yianni died in 2016 we had a collection in his memory- we raised £7000.Thank you to all who donated.  I had just been diagnosed with MS and I was very ill -using a walking stick at times and contemplating a wheel chair on bad days. The £7000 was to be used to help people with MS but I wasn’t quite sure how to use it. I was lucky to discover Overcoming MS which is very well researched and having followed the protocol – I can still work!! Overcoming  MS now has a bursary fund in Yianni’s memory for young people who suffer from this horrible disease which often strikes people down in their mid twenties. Yianni for Overcoming MS funds their attendance at a retreat to learn about the protocol.  If you know anybody under 35 with MS they could apply for this. Here is more information: https://overcomingms.org/latest/yianni-overcoming-ms-bursary-fund
This fund will be on-going and I plan to keep raising money for it.

Another session 1 Nordic Walking technique course.
There will be another chance to do this on Friday 1 November 4pm Worden Park main car park.  Session 2 will talk place on Saturday 2 November 11.30am Worden Park main car park. Let me know if you plan to come. Time change Wednesday afternoon Cuerden Valley
We will start at 3.45pm from 6 November. Just a bit earlier to avoid traffic after the walk.

Thursday 6pm Nordic Walking change of start location from Thursday 17 October.
The start point for this group will change to Tesco’s Extra car park from Thursday 17 October due to the park closure and the darkness.

Hello everyone,
One of the recurring topics this week on Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 has been healthy ageing. It is worth a listen as they talk about the importance of exercise and friendships as we age. By coming to classes and keeping active you are doing the right thing to have better quality of life! It is  worth a listen : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/episodes/player

Next Nordic Walking Technique course
This will be held on the  two Saturdays 26 October and 2 November 11.30am start on Worden Park -main car park.. The sessions last an hour and a half roughly and you need to attend both. It is £20 for the course and you will receive a Freedom Passport so you can go to  any Nordic Walking  UK group. You can either book by letting me know or book on line
https://exercise-anywhere.com/event/138836-Learn%20To%20Nordic%20Walk


Fundraising for Rainbow House
A class member’s daughter is raising funds for the amazing Rainbow House by climbing 12 mountains in 12 months. I teach Seated Pilates for people with MS for the MS Society at this beautiful facility and see all the marvellous work that goes on there. If you would like to support their fundraising see below: 
https://www.thelegacy-rainbowhouse.com/12-mountains-in-12-months/

La Corte Christmas Lunch Leyland Tuesday 17 December 12 noon-cost £12
For the people who would like to come to this event please could you put £12 in an envelope with your name and telephone number and email on the front. I will have the menus in class for you to make your choice to put on the envelope too.

Rivington Barn Tuesday 26 November total cost £26
For all the people who have paid their £5 deposit could you pay the balance of £21 by putting it in an envelope with your name on and write on the outside of the envelope your choice of main and pudding- see below:

 
Traditional Christmas Dinner with all the Trimmings

Your Choice of Roast Turkey or Honey Glazed Ham

OR

Roasted Winter Vegetable and Chestnut Tart, served with a herb cream sauce (v)

*** 

Christmas Pudding with Rum Sauce

OR

Sherry TrifleTuesday morning 11.30am and Thursday 3.30pm Nordic Walking Well Being change of start location.
The start point for these walks is back on Worden Park main car park from Tuesday 8 October.

Thursday 6pm Nordic Walking change of start location from Thursday 17 October.
The start point for this group will change to Tesco’s Extra car park from Thursday 17 October due to the park closure and the darkness.


See you soon.

x
Diane

Hello everyone
I can’t believe it is October and I am finalising the plans for Christmas. As promised there will be a Christmas lunch in Leyland which is going to be at La Corte- the old Police Station. For people who are working during the day we will plan something for an evening nearer the time.

La Corte Christmas Lunch Leyland Tuesday 17 December 12 noon-cost £12
For the people who would like to come to this event please could you put £12 in an envelope with your name and telephone number and email on the front. I will have the menus in class for you to make your choice to put on the envelope too.

Rivington Barn Tuesday 26 November total cost £26
For all the people who have paid their £5 deposit could you pay the balance of £21 by putting it in an envelope with your name on and write on the outside of the envelope your choice of main and pudding- see below:

 
Traditional Christmas Dinner with all the Trimmings

Your Choice of Roast Turkey or Honey Glazed Ham

OR

Roasted Winter Vegetable and Chestnut Tart, served with a herb cream sauce (v)

*** 

Christmas Pudding with Rum Sauce

OR

Sherry Trifle

Tuesday morning 11.30am and Thursday 3.30pm Nordic Walking Well Being change of start location.
The start point for these walks is back on Worden Park main car park from Tuesday 8 October.

Thursday 6pm Nordic Walking change of start location from Thursday 17 October.
The start point for this group will change to Tesco’s Extra car park from Thursday 17 October due to the park closure and the darkness.


Next NW Learn To course
The Next Nordic Walking technique course is being planned. Please email me if you are interested.

Our new venue for Saturday Morning Pilates 9am
We are now using the Orthodox Church  of Holy Apostles Hall 403 Leyland Lane PR25 1TA. This is proving to be a lovely venue for Pilates.

See you soon.

x

Hello everyone

Just to remind everyone about changes while I am away – I will come back a new woman!

The Mountains of Turkey – no classes Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 17-20 September apart from Zumba Gold.
As some of you know I go to the mountains of Turkey to a retreat. This has been really helpful for my MS when I have been before. I have started to fall again – which is a bit nerve wracking- so it is time to go back! Zumba Gold classes will still be on with the wonderful Ann Smith

There will be no Chairfit or Wellbeing Nordic Walking on 12 and 19 September.

To check dates etc please go to the web-site www.dofitness.org and look at ‘upcoming events’.

Tuesday morning 11.30am and Thursday 3.30pm Nordic Walking change of start location.
Due to the closure of the overflow carpark on Worden Park we are going to meet at the main Tesco’s carpark near the Age Concern shop for weekday walks. There will be too many Runshaw students during the weekday battling for parking. Saturday 10.30am and Thursday 6pm will still meet on the Worden Park Carpark

xx

Diane

Tuesday morning 11.30am and Thursday 3.30pm Nordic Walking change of start location.
Due to the closure of the overflow carpark on Worden Park we are going to meet at the main Tesco’s carpark near the Age Concern shop for weekday walks. There will be too many Runshaw students during the weekday battling for parking. Saturday and Thursday 6pm will still meet on the Worden Park Carpark.


Worden Hall
Many people in my classes use Worden Park  and appreciate what a fantastic space it is for our health and wellbeing. Some people in my classes even volunteer in the group Friends of Worden Park to help keeping the green space looking great so I thought it would be important for people to know about the consultation that has been going on about Worden Hall. The council is asking for everyone’s views about how to use this historic space – for more information go to:
https://www.southribble.gov.uk/wordenhall


To see the hall and the space that is available got to this video clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNJ5VOKVrVI&feature=youtu.be

The Mountains of Turkey – no classes Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 17-20 September apart from Zumba Gold.
As some of you know I go to the mountains of Turkey to a retreat. This has been really helpful for my MS when I have been before. I have started to fall again – which is a bit nerve wracking- so it is time to go back! Zumba Gold classes will still be on with the wonderful Ann Smith.

Our new venue for Saturday Morning Pilates 9am
We are now using the Orthodox Church  of Holy Apostles Hall 403 Leyland Lane PR25 1TA. This is proving to be a lovely venue for Pilates.

See you soon.

x

Diane