Week beginning 19 April

Hello,

Well I have just a couple of weeks left of being a Census Officer. It has been an interesting experience and luckily the weather has been beautiful for being out and about in Leyland. I am starting to plan for our venues being opened up again for face to face classes in the middle of May. Really looking forward to seeing everyone again. The timetable is a bit reduced next week as it would have been my son Yianni’s 30th birthday on Monday 19 April and I need a bit of time to deal with the heartbreak of that. 

Wednesday 21 April – outdoor Zumba 9.30am Worden Park
We will have another outdoor Zumba class – meeting on the grass tennis court near the formal gardens (near the Arts and Crafts Centre). The weather forecast is good for Wednesday. If you plan to go for coffee afterwards park on Tesco’s car park as there is a 90 minute limit on the Worden Park car park. This will always be weather dependent and planned week by week. 

Nordic Walking 
We are enjoying our Nordic Walks in what as been gorgeous weather.
Please note the change of start point for Thursday evening group to Tesco’s Extra carpark – the carpark on Worden Park is too busy in the evening at the moment.

You can book through Gymcatch onBook a class – Do Fitness with Diane Oakden. I will try to bring back other NW groups as soon as possible.


Borrowed Poles – please return
If I lent you poles during lock down please return them by putting them in my porch at 11, Cedarwood Drive, Leyland PR251HN as I will need them for training sessions. Thank you.

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  Please feel free to add photos from some of your socially distanced  walks when you are out and about.

Videos on Youtube – new dances
Please feel free to access our Do Fitness video channel  (18) Do Fitness – YouTube 


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

Wednesday 21 April
9.30am Zumba Worden Park – grass tennis court

Thursday 22 April 
6.30pm Nordic Walking Tesco’s Extra Carpark
8pm Pilates Zoom

Saturday 24 April
9am Nordic Walking Paradise Lane

Love from
x
Diane

Week beginning 12 April and outdoor classes

Hello,
We had our first Thursday evening session Nordic Walking on Worden Park and it felt like things are starting to be a little more normal! 

Nordic Walking 
As we are now permitted to have outdoor group exercise. We have Saturday mornings at 9am starting Paradise Lane and Thursday evenings 6.30pm starting Worden Park. You can book through Gymcatch onBook a class – Do Fitness with Diane Oakden.  I will try to bring back other NW groups as soon as possible.

Borrowed Poles – please return
If I lent you poles during lock down please return them by putting them in my porch at 11, Cedarwood Drive, Leyland PR251HN as I will need them for training sessions. Thank you.

Wednesday 14 April – outdoor Zumba 9.30am Worden Park- no Pilates
We will try an outdoor Zumba class – meeting on the grass tennis court near the formal gardens (near the Arts and Crafts Centre). The weather forecast is good for Wednesday. If you plan to go for coffee afterwards park on Tesco’s car park as there is a 90 minute limit on the Worden Park car park. This will always be weather dependent and planned week by week. 

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  Please feel free to add photos from some of your socially distanced  walks when you are out and about.

Videos on Youtube – new dances
Please feel free to access our Do Fitness video channel  (18) Do Fitness – YouTube 


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

Monday 12 April
9am Move IT Mondays Zoom

Wednesday 14 April
9.30am Zumba Worden Park – grass tennis court

Thursday 15 April 
6.30pm Nordic Walking Worden Park
8pm Pilates Zoom

Friday 16 April
9am Zumba Zoom
10am Pilates Zoom

Saturday 17 April
9am Nordic Walking Paradise Lane

Love from
x
Diane

Happy Easter and Nordic Walking new class

Hello,
Happy Easter everyone!
Well we had our first outdoor group session Nordic Walking yesterday and it was so good to see everyone! And it was such a beautiful morning too.



Nordic Walking 
As we are now permitted to have outdoor group exercise. We have Saturday mornings at 9am starting Paradise Lane and Thursday evenings 6.30pm starting Worden Park this week. You can book through Gymcatch onBook a class – Do Fitness with Diane Oakden.  I will try to bring back other NW groups as soon as possible.

Outdoor Classes
I am hoping to start some outdoor group exercise after the Easter school holidays have finished – weather dependent of course!

No Zoom classes on Easter Monday
We won’t have any classes on Easter Monday 5 April.


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  Please feel free to add photos from some of your socially distanced  walks when you are out and about.

Videos on Youtube – new dances
Please feel free to access our Do Fitness video channel  (18) Do Fitness – YouTube 


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

Wednesday 7 April
9am Zumba Zoom
10am Pilates

Thursday 8 April 
6.30pm Nordic Walking Worden Park
8pm Pilates

Friday 9 April
9am Zumba
10am Pilates
11.15am Nordic Walking Technique course 

Saturday 10 April
9am Nordic Walking Paradise Lane

Love from
x
Diane



Week beginning 29 March

Hello,
I have been going to bed a bit earlier ready for the clocks going forward. It means even lighter evenings! I have been busy working as a Census Officer walking the streets of Leyland knocking on doors and helping people who haven’t been able to do their form (or diplomatically reminding people to do it.) 


Nordic Walking 
As we are permitted to have outdoor group exercise from 29 March. I am looking to start our Saturday Nordic Walking group on Saturday 3 April at 9am Paradise Lane start. You can book through Gymcatch onBook a class – Do Fitness with Diane Oakden. Note the earlier time for the moment. I will try to bring back other NW groups as soon as possible.

No Zoom classes on Good Friday and Easter Monday
We won’t have any classes on the Banlk Holidays Friday and Monday.


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  Please feel free to add photos from some of your socially distanced  walks when you are out and about.

Videos on Youtube – new dances
Please feel free to access our Do Fitness video channel  (18) Do Fitness – YouTube 


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

Monday 29 March
9am Move It Mondays (with weights)

Wednesday 31 March
9am Zumba Zoom
10am Pilates

Thursday 1 April 
6.30pm Zumba Zoom
7.30pm Pilates

Saturday 3 April
9am Nordic Walking Paradise Lane

Love from
x
Diane

Week beginning 22 March

Hello,
I am really loving how much more daylight we are having and how much the birds are singing first thing. I went for an early morning walk on Worden Park last week and just stopped and listened to the birds. The morning was misty and it was really atmospheric. It is really good to take those moments sometimes.(1) Facebook
Yesterday was the Spring Equinox and officially the start of Spring How the Spring Equinox marks the changing seasons (telegraph.co.uk). Hurrah!

Nordic Walking 
As we are permitted to have outdoor group exercise from 29 March I am looking to start our Saturday Nordic Walking group on Saturday 3 April. More information to follow. I need to check all the Covid guidelines and we will probably be starting on Paradise Lane as Worden Park has been incredibly busy but I will let you know. We have really missed our group walks and the social aspect of them.

Zoom time changes
Daytime classes are 30 minutes earlier and there is no Zumba on Monday mornings. See timetable below. This is to allow me to do my Census 21 work. 

Today is Census day. 
As you probably know this has been happening in England and Wales every 10 years since 1801 with the exception of 1941.
(1) Facebook It is kept anonymous for 100 years and then de-anonymised and released much to the excitement of people interested in family history. It is used for planning of schools, medical services and  transport. I will be  out and about helping anybody who hasn’t been able to do it. If anybody knocks on your door saying they are from the Census they should have an id badge and be wearing a  hi-viz vest.

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  Please feel free to add photos from some of your socially distanced  walks when you are out and about.

Videos on Youtube – new dances
Please feel free to access our Do Fitness video channel  (18) Do Fitness – YouTube 
You can make your own play list so you don’t have to scroll through all the videos.
How to make a YouTube play list – thank you to Soo for this
Go to Do Fitness YouTube by clicking on the link above
Select video which you want to add to play list
Under the video, there are various options which include Share or Save
Click on Save – this will bring up an option to Save To, and there will also be an option here to Create New Play list
Click on Create New Play list and you will be given the option to name your play list, I have called mine Zumba Routine 1, and so on.  When you have given it a title, make sure you click Create to save your play list
You can now add as many videos as you like to this play list by following the above steps with each video you choose, because when you click Save, the play list will automatically pop up and you just need to click on it and the video will go into the play list
To access your play lists, you will need to go to the Library option which is part of YouTube 
You can re-order your list of videos easily enough but I always make sure I start with a warm up, finish with a cool down track, and just pop my favourites in between. They should play one after the other, just like your routines.

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

Monday 22 March
9am Move It Mondays (with weights)

Wednesday 24 March
9am Zumba Zoom
10am Pilates

Thursday 25 March
6.30pm Zumba Zoom
7.30pm Pilates

Friday 26 March
9am Zumba Zoom
10am Pilates

Love from
x
Diane

Happy Mother’s Day and Zoom classes week beginning 15 March

Hello,

Happy Mother’s Day – it is going to be a strange one this year for everyone. Whether we can’t see our Mums or our children can’t see us -hopefully we can make up for it later in the year! 
Last week I was contacted by 3 of our venues talking about starting our indoor classes again – more light at the end of the tunnel. We are looking at mid-May start following current government guidelines.

Zoom time changes
There were some time changes last week to our Zoom timetable – daytime classes 30 minutes earlier and there is no Zumba on Monday mornings. See timetable below. This is to allow me to do my Census 21 work. Look out for me in my hi-vis vest round the streets of Leyland. Census 2021  This week there is no Thursday evening Zumba


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  Please feel free to add photos from some of your socially distanced  walks when you are out and about.

Videos on Youtube – new dances
Please feel free to access our Do Fitness video channel  (18) Do Fitness – YouTube 
You can make your own play list so you don’t have to scroll through all the videos.

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

Monday 15 March
9am Move It Mondays

Wednesday 17 March
9am Zumba Zoom
10am Pilates

Thursday 18 March
7.30pm Pilates

Friday 19 March
9am Zumba Zoom
10am Pilates

Love from
x
Diane