Do Fitness with Diane Oakden

Hello,
Happy new month! Yes, the Do Fitness Christmas lunches are planned, with the usual choice of a 2-course meal in Chorley at Bees Country Kitchen, Chorley or a buffet lunch at St Mary’s Community Centre, Leyland, with the buffet made by Annie’s Kitchen. These are really nice opportunities for us to get together and socialise.

Arthritis 
A class member forwarded an email to me from the charity Arthritis UK. (Thanks, Sara). The email was entitled Movement is Medicine.
Looking at the Arthritis UK homepage, there are so many resources on it to guide you and encourage you to exercise if you have Osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis that many people have to different degrees, and more so as we get older. The research shows that exercise is as effective as taking painkillers! But it has many additional benefits.
Movement is medicine | The benefits of exercise with osteoarthritis | Arthritis UK

Exercise and arthritis: What our research shows | Arthritis UK

‘Because exercise doesn’t just reduce pain, stabilise joints and improve overall health. It also boosts mood, improves sleep and helps us stay independent for longer.’

Osteoarthritis (OA): Symptoms, causes and treatment | Arthritis UK



Christmas lunches
Tuesday 15 December 12.30pm sit-down 2-course lunch at Bees Country Kitchen Chorley £22
(To book, put £22 in an envelope with your name and phone number on it, plus your choice of Turkey, Beef or Nut Roast and for afters, Trifle, Xmas Pudding or Cheese and crackers.)

Thursday 17 December 12.30pm buffet lunch at St Mary’s Community Centre £10
(To book, put £10 in an envelope with your name and phone number on it.)




Cancelling a class
To cancel a class, please go to GymCatch and cancel your booking. If you do this before the class starts, you will receive a class credit for a future class.

Monday mornings 8am Pilates
If you know anyone with limited free time during the day because of work schedules, this class might be a perfect way to start the week.

Zoom chair-based classes for people with MS or other Neurological conditions
If you know anyone with MS or another neurological condition who would like to exercise from home, please ask them to get in touch with me for the link. The amazing local MS Society provides these classes for free. I teach them on Wednesdays and Fridays at lunchtime on Zoom. There are also face-to-face classes twice a month and Hydro weekly. If you know someone who might be interested, please give them my contact details.


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

Monday 2 November
8am Pilates Prospect House, Sandy Lane, Leyland
9.30am Move It Mondays
10.30am Pilates
11.30am Zumba Gold
12.30pm Seated Pilates

2pm Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre, Broadfield Drive, Leyland
3.30pm Chairfit Lower House Community  Centre, Welsby Road, Leyland

Tuesday 3 November
10am  Forever Fit Euxton Community Centre (class full- waiting list) 
11.15am Chairfit Euxton Community Centre 
1.30pm Zumba Gold Primrose Gardens, Chorley

Wednesday 4 November- Prospect House, Sandy Lane 
9.30am Zumba 
10.30 am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30amChairfit 

Thursday 5 November
10am Seated Pilates St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 
11.15am Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 

7.30pm Pilates – Prospect House, Sandy Lane

Friday 6 November-Prospect House, Sandy Lane
9.30am Zumba
10.30am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30am Forever Fit

Private Facebook group for Do Fitness class members
If you are a Facebook user, please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949  
Do Fitness videos
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 – I am continuing to collect used stamps- they will be given to Galloways – the local sight loss charity Galloways Sight Loss Charity Preston 

x
Diane


 

Hello,
I hope you enjoyed your extra hour in bed as the clocks went back – just a quick email to remind you that we are off this coming week for a half-term break.

Half-term dates
There will be no Do Fitness classes the last week of October, that is, from Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October. Classes start again on Monday 2 November. 


Osteoporosis 3-minute Risk Check
Last week we had World Osteoporosis Day.  Data from various UK health surveys suggest that nearly one in four postmenopausal women in the UK has osteoporosis.  Yet many people remain unaware of the factors that may increase their risk. I know I have sent this Risk Check out before, but if you haven’t seen it here, it is:

Great British Bone Check | Free 3-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Check

(If you are not sure what osteoporosis is, go to:  Osteoporosis – NHS)

Christmas lunches
Tuesday 15 December 12.30pm sit-down 2-course lunch at Bees Country Kitchen Chorley £22
(To book, put £22 in an envelope with your name and phone number on it, plus your choice of Turkey, Beef or Nut Roast and for afters, Trifle, Xmas Pudding or Cheese and crackers.)

Thursday 17 December 12.30pm buffet lunch at St Mary’s Community Centre £10
(To book, put £10 in an envelope with your name and phone number on it.)

Cancelling a class
To cancel a class, please go to GymCatch and cancel your booking. If you do this before the class starts, you will receive a class credit for a future class.

Monday mornings 8am Pilates
If you know anyone with limited free time during the day because of work schedules, this class might be a perfect way to start the week.

Zoom chair-based classes for people with MS or other Neurological conditions
If you know anyone with MS or another neurological condition who would like to exercise from home, please ask them to get in touch with me for the link. The amazing local MS Society provides these classes for free. I teach them on Wednesdays and Fridays at lunchtime on Zoom. There are also face-to-face classes twice a month and Hydro weekly. If you know someone who might be interested, please give them my contact details.


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

There will be no Do Fitness classes the last week of October, that is, from Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October. Classes start again on Monday 2 November. 



Private Facebook group for Do Fitness class members
If you are a Facebook user, please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949  
Do Fitness videos
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 – I am continuing to collect used stamps- they will be given to Galloways – the local sight loss charity Galloways Sight Loss Charity Preston 

x
Diane

Hello,
Last week was very memorable for me as I attended Barack Obama’s talk (along with 23,000 other people). It was inspiring, informative and humorous. I am really glad I went. Thank you to my class member Mary and her husband for the lift home, which made it even better.

The Benefits of Pilates
I love it when I get feedback from my Pilates class members like this:
‘I was out walking, and we got stuck in a field, and the only way out was to climb over a fence. Because I do Pilates, I had the strength and flexibility to do it.’ 
‘I can lift my grandchildren and get on the floor and play with them.’
‘When I fell out walking the dog. I didn’t  break my wrist.’

In our Pilates classes, we work a lot on balance, so there is standing work to reduce the chance of falls. We do a lot of strength work to keep you strong and maintain bone density so you can pick up the grandchildren or carry a load, plus flexibility work so you can climb over that fence. We also include a relaxation component, so you walk out feeling more chilled! 

12 Health Benefits of Pilates, According to a Physical Therapist




Half-term dates
There will be no Do Fitness classes the last week of October, that is, from Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October.

Cancelling a class
To cancel a class, please go to GymCatch and cancel your booking. If you do this before the class starts, you will receive a class credit for a future class.

Monday mornings 8am Pilates
If you know anyone with limited free time during the day because of work schedules, this class might be a perfect way to start the week.

Zoom chair-based classes for people with MS or other Neurological conditions
If you know anyone with MS or another neurological condition who would like to exercise from home, please ask them to get in touch with me for the link. The amazing local MS Society provides these classes for free. I teach them on Wednesdays and Fridays at lunchtime on Zoom. There are also face-to-face classes twice a month and Hydro weekly. If you know someone who might be interested, please give them my contact details.


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

Monday 19 October
8am Pilates Prospect House, Sandy Lane, Leyland
9.30am Move It Mondays
10.30am Pilates
11.30am Zumba Gold
12.30pm Seated Pilates

2pm Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre, Broadfield Drive, Leyland
3.30pm Chairfit Lower House Community  Centre Welsby Road, Leyland (for Progress Housing residents)

Tuesday 20 October
10am  Forever Fit Euxton Community Centre (class full- waiting list) 
11.15am Chairfit Euxton Community Centre 
1.30pm Zumba Gold Primrose Gardens, Chorley

Wednesday 21 October- Prospect House, Sandy Lane 
9.30am Zumba 
10.30 am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30amChairfit 

Thursday 22 October
10am Seated Pilates St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 
11.15am Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 

7.30pm Pilates-Prospect House, Sandy Lane

Friday 23 October-Prospect House, Sandy Lane
9.30am Zumba
10.30am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30am Forever Fit


Private Facebook group for Do Fitness class members
If you are a Facebook user, please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949  
Do Fitness videos
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 – I am continuing to collect used stamps- they will be given to Galloways – the local sight loss charity Galloways Sight Loss Charity Preston 

x
Diane


 

Hello,
My daughter Eleni and I had a wonderful Pilates training day last Sunday with the amazing Cherry Baker and her team. As some of you know, I did my advanced training with Cherry when my daughter was 4 years old. It was a pleasure to introduce her to Cherry now at 20.


Falls at night
An issue that has come up in class recently is that a couple of class members or their relatives have had falls at night, either going to the bathroom or going downstairs. One of the causes was poor lighting at night. It may be worth investing in motion-activated lights. There is plenty of choice on Amazon, which, if you don’t use maybe a relative can get them for you. You can have plug-in or rechargeable ones; there is so much choice. I know this may seem to have little to do with fitness, BUT the consequences of a fall at night can have a big impact on your fitness, either by losing your confidence or a more serious injury that stops you exercising.

Nighttime Falls in Seniors: Prevention Guide

No evening Pilates on Thursday 15 October
I am spending the evening with Barack Obama in Manchester. Sorry to cancel the class, but I really wanted to take the opportunity to listen to President Obama, as he is a much-respected orator.

Half-term dates
There will be no Do Fitness classes the last week of October, that is, from Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October.

Cancelling a class
To cancel a class, please go to GymCatch and cancel your booking. If you do this before the class starts, you will receive a class credit for a future class.

Monday mornings 8am Pilates
If you know anyone with limited free time during the day because of work schedules, this class might be a perfect way to start the week.

Zoom chair-based classes for people with MS or other Neurological conditions
If you know anyone with MS or another neurological condition who would like to exercise from home, please ask them to get in touch with me for the link. The amazing local MS Society provides these classes for free. I teach them on Wednesdays and Fridays at lunchtime on Zoom. There are also face-to-face classes twice a month and Hydro weekly. If you know someone who might be interested, please give them my contact details.

Local events





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

Monday 12 October
8am Pilates Prospect House, Sandy Lane, Leyland
9.30am Move It Mondays
10.30am Pilates
11.30am Zumba Gold
12.30pm Seated Pilates

2pm Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre, Broadfield Drive, Leyland
3.30pm Chairfit Lower House Community  Centre Welsby Road, Leyland

Tuesday 13 October
10am  Forever Fit Euxton Community Centre (class full- waiting list) 
11.15am Chairfit Euxton Community Centre 
1.30pm Zumba Gold Primrose Gardens, Chorley

Wednesday 14 October- Prospect House, Sandy Lane 
9.30am Zumba 
10.30 am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30amChairfit 

Thursday 15 October
10am Seated Pilates St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 
11.15am Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 

7.30pm No Pilates

Friday 16 October-Prospect House, Sandy Lane
9.30am Zumba
10.30am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30am Forever Fit


Private Facebook group for Do Fitness class members
If you are a Facebook user, please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949  
Do Fitness videos
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 – I am continuing to collect used stamps- they will be given to Galloways – the local sight loss charity Galloways Sight Loss Charity Preston 

x
Diane


 

Hello,
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer has affected quite a number of our Do Fitness class members. One of my amazing class members has shared this fun video, which uses a piece of music we dance to in Zumba. I am including the message from our class member whose life was so impacted. She is well now, but it was a tough journey.
‘Ladies and gents. It’s the first of the month, so a perfect, timely reminder of how to check your breast area. You know what to do. Go check yourself!…please xx
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CY8jzTVKr-Q/?stkn=MW5kajJqZjZ4Z3Q2OA==



Symptoms of breast cancer | Breast cancer | Cancer Research UK

Cancelling a class
To cancel a class, please go to GymCatch and cancel your booking. If you do this before the class starts, you will receive a class credit for a future class.

Monday mornings 8am Pilates
If you know anyone with limited free time during the day because of work schedules, this class might be a perfect way to start the week.

No evening Pilates on Thursday 15 October
I am spending the evening with Barack Obama in Manchester. Sorry to cancel the class, but I really wanted to take the opportunity to listen to President Obama, as he is a much-respected orator.

Half-term dates
There will be no Do Fitness classes the last week of October, that is, from Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October.

Zoom chair-based classes for people with MS or other Neurological conditions
If you know anyone with MS or another neurological condition who would like to exercise from home, please ask them to get in touch with me for the link. The amazing local MS Society provides these classes for free. I teach them on Wednesdays and Fridays at lunchtime on Zoom. There are also face-to-face classes twice a month and Hydro weekly. If you know someone who might be interested, please give them my contact details.

Local events





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

Monday 5 October
8am Pilates Prospect House, Sandy Lane, Leyland
9.30am Move It Mondays
10.30am Pilates
11.30am Zumba Gold
12.30pm Seated Pilates

2pm Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre, Broadfield Drive, Leyland
3.30pm Chairfit Lower House Community  Centre Welsby Road, Leyland

Tuesday 6 October
10am  Forever Fit Euxton Community Centre (class full- waiting list) 
11.15am Chairfit Euxton Community Centre 
1.30pm Zumba Gold Primrose Gardens, Chorley

Wednesday 7 October- Prospect House, Sandy Lane 
9.30am Zumba 
10.30 am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30amChairfit 

Thursday 8 October
10am Seated Pilates St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 
11.15am Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 

Prospect House, Sandy Lane
7.30pm Pilates Prospect House, Sandy Lane

Friday 9 October-Prospect House, Sandy Lane
9.30am Zumba
10.30am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30am Forever Fit


Private Facebook group for Do Fitness class members
If you are a Facebook user, please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949  
Do Fitness videos
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 – I am continuing to collect used stamps- they will be given to Galloways – the local sight loss charity Galloways Sight Loss Charity Preston 

x
Diane


 

Hello,
I was talking to a new class member the other day whilst she was completing her health questionnaire. She told me that as she was having difficulties with her balance, she had started ‘water walking’. She regularly used a pool to walk up and down. This is a very effective way to exercise if you are a bit unsteady. It improves muscular strength and increases cardiovascular fitness due to the resistance from the water. I was impressed that she was doing this. My point, I suppose, is to be creative – don’t think about what you can’t do anymore; think about what you can do. That is why I love chair-based classes because everyone can do them and improve their fitness.



Exercising and having fun with chair-based exercise

Cancelling a class
To cancel a class, please go to GymCatch and cancel your booking. If you do this before the class starts, you will receive a class credit for a future class.

Monday mornings 8am Pilates
If you know anyone with limited free time during the day because of work schedules, this class might be a perfect way to start the week.

No evening Pilates on Thursday 15 October
I am spending the evening with Barack Obama in Manchester. Sorry to cancel the class, but I really wanted to take the opportunity to listen to President Obama, as he is a much-respected orator.

Zoom chair-based classes for people with MS or other Neurological conditions
If you know anyone with MS or another neurological condition who would like to exercise from home, please ask them to get in touch with me for the link. The amazing local MS Society provides these classes for free. I teach them on Wednesdays and Fridays at lunchtime on Zoom. There are also face-to-face classes twice a month and Hydro weekly. If you know someone who might be interested, please give them my contact details.


Local events: 



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

Monday 28 September
8am Pilates Prospect House, Sandy Lane, Leyland
9.30am Move It Mondays
10.30am Pilates
11.30am Zumba Gold
12.30pm Seated Pilates

2pm Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre, Broadfield Drive, Leyland
3.30pm Chairfit Lower House Community  Centre Welsby Road, Leyland

Tuesday 29 September
10am  Forever Fit Euxton Community Centre (class full- waiting list) 
11.15am Chairfit Euxton Community Centre 
1.30pm Zumba Gold Primrose Gardens, Chorley

Wednesday 30 September- Prospect House, Sandy Lane 
9.30am Zumba 
10.30 am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30amChairfit 

Thursday 1 October
10am Seated Pilates St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 
11.15am Chairfit St Mary’s Community Centre Broadfield Drive 

Prospect House, Sandy Lane
7.30pm Pilates Prospect House, Sandy Lane

Friday 2 October-Prospect House, Sandy Lane
9.30am Zumba
10.30am Pilates (booking essential)
11.30am Forever Fit


Private Facebook group for Do Fitness class members
If you are a Facebook user, please join our private group so we can keep in touch with each other www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949  
Do Fitness videos
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 – I am continuing to collect used stamps- they will be given to Galloways – the local sight loss charity Galloways Sight Loss Charity Preston 

x
Diane