Hello, We have had the pleasure of beautiful spring weather this weekend to help us forget the storms and rain. Nordic Walking was a complete joy yesterday in the sunshine as we explored a new route by the banks of the River Lostock in Leyland. River Lostock – Wikipedia. Now the weather is getting better I will be putting on more Nordic Walking technique courses or refresher sessions for people who want to come and join us. Nordic Walking with Diane Oakden – YouTube Cancelling a class booking If you need to cancel a class booking please go to Gymcatch and cancel there – as long as you do it before the class starts your Gymcatch account will be credited.  Do Fitness videos I have started to put some more videos on our Youtube channel – this week 3 Zumba dances Zumba warm-up Good Feeling- Flo Rida – YouTube Zumba with Diane Oakden Pa’Que Goces – YouTube Zumba with Diane Oakden – Do My Thing- Estelle – YouTube This is the link to all the videos you can use any time Do Fitness Videos – Do Fitness with Diane Oakden and you can make your own playlist of your favourites. Stamps Christine T is still collecting used stamps for RNIB to help raise funds for people who are affected by sight loss. If you bring them into class I will forward them to her.RNIB – See differently   Thank you Christine. MS and Seated Pilates on Zoom  If you know anyone who has MS and would like to join our Zoom Seated Pilates class on Wednesdays at 1.30pm please ask them to email chorley@mssociety.org.uk for a link to join us. This is great for anyone who finds it difficult to get out of the house – you just need internet access. The Do Fitness Private Facebook Group If you are Facebook user please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949   Timetable – all classes can be booked through Gymcatch on Book a class – Do Fitness with Diane OakdenMonday 28 February 9.30am Move It Mondays   Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold         Prospect House Sandy Lane 12.30am Seated Pilates      Prospect House Sandy Lane 6.30pm Nordic Walking       meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra Tuesday 1 March 10am Nordic Walking          Meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra 1.30pm Zumba Gold           Primrose Gardens Fleet Street Chorley  Wednesday 2 March 9.30am Zumba                    Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Chairfit                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 3.00 pm Nordic Walking      Cuerden Valley Town Brow – Sheep Hill start Thursday 3 March 3.30pm Nordic Walking     (Well Being) Worden Park  6.30pm Zumba                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 7.30pm Pilates                   Prospect House Sandy Lane Friday 4 March 9.30am Zumba                 Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates                Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold       Prospect House Sandy Lane 12.30am Barre/ Standing  Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane Saturday 5 March 10.30am Nordic Walking     meet Paradise Lane, Leyland Love from Diane xxx

Hello, I have been thinking about balance and how it is so important. It is something we practice in every class. Balance practice is not just for when we get older it is a skill we need to work on throughout our life so our balance is good when we get older.  A fall in later life can be catastophic if we break a hip for example. You can practice and improve your balance any time- stand on one leg when you boil the kettle or when you are cleaning your teeth. Standing on one leg also improves bone density. Balance exercises: 13 Moves with Instructions (healthline.com) Balance exercises – NHS (www.nhs.uk) Cancelling a class booking If you need to cancel a class booking please go to Gymcatch and cancel there – as long as you do it before the class starts your Gymcatch account will be credited.  Do Fitness videos This is the link to videos you can use any time Do Fitness Videos – Do Fitness with Diane Oakden Stamps Christine T is still collecting used stamps for RNIB to help raise funds for people who are affected by sight loss. If you bring them into class I will forward them to her.RNIB – See differently   Thank you Christine. MS and Seated Pilates on Zoom  If you know anyone who has MS and would like to join our Zoom Seated Pilates class on Wednesdays at 1.30pm please ask them to email chorley@mssociety.org.uk for a link to join us. This is great for anyone who finds it difficult to get out of the house – you just need internet access. The Do Fitness Private Facebook Group If you are Facebook user please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949   Timetable – all classes can be booked through Gymcatch on Book a class – Do Fitness with Diane OakdenMonday 21 February 9.30am Move It Mondays   Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold         Prospect House Sandy Lane 12.30am Seated Pilates      Prospect House Sandy Lane 6.30pm Nordic Walking       meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra Tuesday 22 February 10am Nordic Walking          Meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra 1.30pm Zumba Gold           Primrose Gardens Fleet Street Chorley  Wednesday 23 February 9.30am Zumba                    Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Chairfit                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 3.00 pm Nordic Walking      Cuerden Valley Town Brow – Sheep Hill start Thursday 24 February 3.30pm Nordic Walking     (Well Being) Worden Park  6.30pm Zumba                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 7.30pm Pilates                   Prospect House Sandy Lane Friday 25 February 9.30am Zumba                 Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates                Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold       Prospect House Sandy Lane 12.30am Barre/ Standing  Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane Saturday 26 February 10.30am Nordic Walking     meet Paradise Lane, Leyland Love from Diane xxx

Hello,
There has been a lot in the news about knowing the symptoms of a heart attack Call 999 with early heart attack symptoms, NHS says – BBC News. This is a useful article to read to educate ourselves so we are a little bit more aware, for example you might not know sweating is a symptom. By coming to classes and being regularly active you are looking after your heart health. 7 Heart Benefits of Exercise | Johns Hopkins Medicine 
https://youtu.be/wWGulLAa0O0



Cancelling a class
If you need to cancel a class please go to Gymcatch and cancel there – as long as you do it before the class starts your Gymcatch account will be credited. 

Monday morning venue
Monday morning classes are now at Prospect House 45 Sandy Lane Leyland
Tuesday evenings have finished for now- Zumba and Pilates moving to Thursday night at Prospect House, Sandy Lane.
Zumba has moved to Thursday nights at 6.30pm at Prospect House. There is already a Pilates class at 7.30pm for people to join. 
Nordic Walking Changes – Monday 6.30pm nights moved to Leyland and Thursday 6pm night walk finished.

Stamps
Christine is still collecting used stamps for RNIB to help raise funds for people who are affected by sight loss. If you bring them into class I will forward them to her.RNIB – See differently   Thank you Christine.

MS and Seated Pilates on Zoom 
If you know anyone who has MS and would like to join our Zoom Seated Pilates class on Wednesdays at 1.30pm please ask them to email chorley@mssociety.org.uk for a link to join us. This is great for anyone who finds it difficult to get out of the house – you just need internet access.

The Do Fitness Private Facebook Group
If you are Facebook user please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949  

Timetable – all classes can be booked through Gymcatch on Book a class – Do Fitness with Diane Oakden

Monday 14 February
9.30am Move It Mondays   Prospect House Sandy Lane
10.30am Pilates                  Prospect House Sandy Lane
11.30am Zumba Gold         Prospect House Sandy Lane
12.30am Seated Pilates      Prospect House Sandy Lane
6.30pm Nordic Walking       meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra

Tuesday 15 February
10am Nordic Walking          meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra
1.30pm Zumba Gold           Primrose Gardens Fleet Street Chorley
 

Wednesday 16 February
9.30am Zumba                    Prospect House Sandy Lane
10.30am Pilates                  Prospect House Sandy Lane
11.30am Chairfit                  Prospect House Sandy Lane
3.00 pm Nordic Walking      Cuerden Valley Town Brow – Sheep Hill start

Thursday 17 February
3.30pm Nordic Walking     (Well Being) Worden Park 
6.30pm Zumba                   Prospect House Sandy Lane
7.30pm Pilates                    Prospect House Sandy Lane

Friday 18 February
9.30am Zumba Prospect House Sandy Lane
10.30am Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane
11.30am Zumba Gold Prospect House Sandy Lane
12.30am Barre/ Standing Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane

Saturday 19 February
10.30am Nordic Walking meet Paradise Lane, Leyland

Love from Diane xxx

The folly arch Worden Park – more information – Worden Park Icehouse and Folly Arch, Leyland – Lancashire Past – we pass it on our Nordic Walks

Hello, The week ahead has a few changes to our timetable – please check if it affects you by looking at the timetable below and checking venues when you book on Gymcatch. I have been thinking about self-care and how we can often neglect it because of other pressures on our time. Self-care is so very important because we always need something in reserve for what life throws at us. Keeping strong and fit through exercise whether it is a daily walk or Zumba or Pilates is one way to charge up your batteries and build our resilience. Change of Monday morning venue from 7 February due to roof repairs at Leyland Methodist Church Hall From 7 February our Monday classes are moving to Prospect House 45 Sandy Lane Leyland  Tuesday evenings have finished for now- Zumba and Pilates moving to Thursday night at Prospect House, Sandy Lane. I am really sorry to say that due to the repairs to the leaky roof at Leyland Methodist Tuesday night classe have finished. From 10 February Zumba will move to Thursday nights at 6.30pm at Prospect House. There is already a Pilates class at 7.30pm for people to join. I have found it impossible to find another Tuesday night venue. Nordic Walking Changes – Monday nights moving to Leyland and Thursday night finishing. Monday nights walk is moving to Leyland on Monday 7 February and the last Thursday night walk will be Thursday 3 February. Cancelling a class If you need to cancel a class please go to Gymcatch and cancel there – as long as you do it before the class starts your Gymcatch account will be credited.  Stamps Christine is still collecting used stamps for RNIB to help raise funds for people who are affected by sight loss. If you bring them into class I will forward them to her.RNIB – See differently   Thank you Christine. MS and Seated Pilates on Zoom  If you know anyone who has MS and would like to join our Zoom Seated Pilates class on Wednesdays at 1.30pm please ask them to email chorley@mssociety.org.uk for a link to join us. This is great for anyone who finds it difficult to get out of the house – you just need internet access. The Do Fitness Private Facebook Group If you are Facebook user please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949   Timetable – all classes can be booked through Gymcatch on Book a class – Do Fitness with Diane OakdenMonday 7 February 9.30am Move It Mondays   Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Zumba                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 12.30am Seated Pilates      Prospect House Sandy Lane 6.30pm Nordic Walking       meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra Tuesday 8 February 10am Nordic Walking          meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra 1.30pm Zumba Gold           Primrose Gardens Fleet Street Chorley  Wednesday 9 February 9.30am Zumba                    Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Chairfit                  Prospect House Sandy Lane 3.00 pm Nordic Walking      Cuerden Valley Town Brow – Sheep Hill start Thursday 10 February 3.30pm Nordic Walking     (Well Being) Worden Park  6.30pm Zumba                   Prospect House Sandy Lane 7.30pm Pilates                    Prospect House Sandy Lane Friday 11 February 9.30am Zumba Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold Prospect House Sandy Lane 12.30am Barre/ Standing Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane Saturday 12 February 10.30am Nordic Walking meet Paradise Lane, Leyland Love from Diane xxx

Hello, So we have come to the end of January and I love the way the days are getting noticeably longer and we start to see signs of spring. I am going to plan some more Nordic Walking technique sessions soon for people who want to join us as the weather gets better and the days get lighter. How to check yourself  I have two dear friends whose lives are severely affected by breast cancer at the moment. Here is a little video to music we use in Zumba to show us how to check ourselves. Danni Moore • The Boob Battle on Instagram: “How to check yourself. No toilet dance this week, but instead something important. I was shocked the amount of people who follow my story…” No Nordic Walking Wednesday 2 February Cuerden Valley Sorry I have an important appointment which I cannot change. Back to normal next week. Change of Monday morning venue from 7 February due to roof repairs at Leyland Methodist Church Hall From 7 February our Monday classes are moving to Prospect House 45 Sandy Lane Leyland Last Tuesday evening classes 1 February – Zumba and Pilates moving to Thursday night at Prospect House, Sandy Lane. I am really sorry to say that due to the repairs to the leaky roof at Leyland Methodist our last Tuesday night classe will be on 1 February and then from 10 February Zumba will move to Thursday nights at 6.30pm at Prospect House. There is already a Pilates class at 7.30pm for people to join. I have found it impossible to find a Tuesday night venue. Nordic Walking Changes – Monday nights moving to Leyland and Thursday night finishing. Monday nights walk is moving to Leyland on Monday 7 February and the last Thursday night walk will be Thursday 3 February. Stamps   Christine is still collecting used stamps for RNIB to help raise funds for people who are affected by sight loss. If you bring them into class I will forward them to her.RNIB – See differently   Thank you Christine. MS and Seated Pilates on Zoom  If you know anyone who has MS and would like to join our Zoom Seated Pilates class on Wednesdays at 1.30pm please ask them to email chorley@mssociety.org.uk for a link to join us. This is great for anyone who finds it difficult to get out of the house – you just need internet access. The Do Fitness Private Facebook Group If you are Facebook user please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949   Timetable – all classes can be booked through Gymcatch on Book a class – Do Fitness with Diane OakdenMonday 31 January 9.30am Move It Mondays Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 10.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 12.30am Seated Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 6.30pm Nordic Walking Buckshaw Village meet Buckshaw Tesco’s Extra Tuesday 1 February 10am Nordic Walking meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra 1.30pm Zumba Gold Primrose Gardens Fleet Street Chorley 6.30pm Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 7.30pm Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green LaneWednesday 2 February 9.30am Zumba Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Chairfit Prospect House Sandy Lane Thursday 3 February 3.30pm Nordic Walking Well Being Worden Park  6pm Nordic Walking Leyland Tesco’s carpark start 7.30pm Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane Friday 4 February 9.30am Zumba Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold Prospect House Sandy Lane 12.30am Barre/ Standing Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane Saturday 5 February 10.30am Nordic Walking meet Paradise Lane, Leyland Love from Diane xxx

Hello, Sorry this post includes quite a few changes due to the leaking roof at Leyland Methodist Church Hall. I will remind you in class too if you come to Monday morning and Tuesday night classes. Last week my  email talked about getting out in the fresh air and how good it was for us physically and mentally and when I went for a walk later I bumped into 5 different class members out for their walk! That is marvelous! No evening classes on Tuesday 25 January Sorry no classes that evening due to a family event. Change of Monday morning venue from 7 February due to roof repairs at Leyland Methodist Church Hall From 7 February our Monday classes are moving to Prospect House 45 Sandy Lane Leyland Last Tuesday evening classes 1 February – Zumba and Pilates moving to Thursday night at Prospect House, Sandy Lane. I am really sorry to say that due to the repairs to the leaky roof at Leyland Methodist our last Tuesday night classe will be on 1 February and then from 10 February Zumba will move to Thursday nights at 6.30pm at Prospect House. There is already a Pilates class at 7.30pm for people to join. I have found it impossible to find a Tuesday night venue. Nordic Walking Changes – Monday nights moving to Leyland and Thursday night finishing. Monday nights walk is moving to Leyland on Monday 7 February and the last Thursday night walk will be Thursday 3 February. Stamps   Christine is still collecting used stamps for RNIB to help raise funds for people who are affected by sight loss. If you bring them into class I will forward them to her.RNIB – See differently   Thank you Christine. MS and Seated Pilates on Zoom  If you know anyone who has MS and would like to join our Zoom Seated Pilates class on Wednesdays at 1.30pm please ask them to email chorley@mssociety.org.uk for a link to join us. This is great for anyone who finds it difficult to get out of the house – you just need internet access. The Do Fitness Private Facebook Group If you are Facebook user please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949   Timetable – all classes can be booked through Gymcatch on Book a class – Do Fitness with Diane OakdenMonday 24 January 9.30am Move It Mondays Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 10.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 12.30am Seated Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall Turpin Green Lane 6.30pm Nordic Walking Buckshaw Village meet Buckshaw Tesco’s Extra Tuesday 25 January 10am Nordic Walking meet Leyland Tesco’s Extra 1.30pm Zumba Gold Primrose Gardens Fleet Street Chorley  Wednesday 26 January 9.30am Zumba Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Chairfit Prospect House Sandy Lane 3.00pm Nordic Walking Cuerden Valley Town Brow, Sheep Hill Lane start Thursday 27January 3.30pm Nordic Walking Well Being Worden Park  6pm Nordic Walking Leyland Tesco’s carpark start 7.30pm Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane Friday 28 January 9.30am Zumba Prospect House Sandy Lane 10.30am Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane 11.30am Zumba Gold Prospect House Sandy Lane 12.30am Barre/ Standing Pilates Prospect House Sandy Lane Saturday 29 January 10.30am Nordic Walking meet Paradise Lane Love from Diane xxx