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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 |
Zoom classes week beginning 8 March, time changes and light at the end of the tunnel.
| Hello, There is light at the end of the tunnel now! Nordic Walking is allowed to start from the end of March and indoor classes in the middle of May. Of course there are no guarantees as we have to keep an eye on the infection rates but I am optimistic. Facebook Zoom time changes. There have been some time changes 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 Class member doing Memory Walk Our lovely Zumba Gold class member Tony Holt is going to do this to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Alzheimer’s has really affected his family as it does many families. Here is a message from Tony: Hi. I’m fundraising for Alzheimer’s Society. It’s a charity that means a lot to me – my JustGiving page tells you what I’m doing and why. Please donate if you can! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mw577591 I’m primarily walking for my son-in-law; he started with Alzheimer’s at age 55, he’s now 63, unable to talk, and has great difficulty walking. His wife (my step-daughter) has suffered for years with MS. They live alone, and she has to cope with everything. 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 8 March 9am Move It Mondays Wednesday 10 March 9am Zumba Zoom 10am Pilates Thursday 11 March 6.30pm Zumba 7.30pm Pilates Friday 12 March 9am Zumba Zoom 10am PIlates Love from x Diane |
Zoom classes next week and Memory Walk by class member
| Hello, Warmer temperatures and spring flowers popping up has made my walks this week a real pleasure and of course bumping into some of you! The coming week we are only having Zoom classes on Thursday evening. As the vaccination centre I work at is only open a couple of days a week until they get more supplies I will be working as a Census 21 Officer to make up my hours. So you might see me out and about in a flourescent waistcoat. I have Census training next week so that is the reason we only have Thursday evening classes. I didn’t realise the modern census in the UK had been going since 1801 and is often included in ancestory programmes. Census history – Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) . You might have received a leaflet through the door entitled ‘The Census is Coming’ with information about your Census pack. For information go to Census 2021 . Class member doing Memory Walk Our lovely Zumba Gold class member Tony Holt is going to do this to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Alzheimer’s has really affected his family as it does many families. Here is a message from Tony: Hi. I’m fundraising for Alzheimer’s Society. It’s a charity that means a lot to me – my JustGiving page tells you what I’m doing and why. Please donate if you can! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mw577591 I’m primarily walking for my son-in-law; he started with Alzheimer’s at age 55, he’s now 63, unable to talk, and has great difficulty walking. His wife (my step-daughter) has suffered for years with MS. They live alone, and she has to cope with everything. Zoom classes week beginning Monday 1 March There will only be classes on Thursday 4 March in the evening. Please see timetable at the bottom of the page. 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 Thursday 4 March 6.30pm Zumba 7.30pm Pilates Love from x Diane Sunshine and spring flowers on my walk yesterday |
Zoom classes week beginning 22 February, vaccinations and Ruby Wax.
| More than 17 million people in the UK have had at least one dose of the Covid 19 vaccine. The vaccination programme is going really well in the UK especially here in the north of England. I have even booked some of you in at Preston Grasshoppers although you might not have recognised me at first behind my mask! Boris Johnson is expected to lay out plans for the easing of lockdown tomorrow Monday 22 February. Looking at press reports there is cautious optimism in the air that things might start to become less restricted by April – but we have been here before so we shall see. Relaxation, Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor Due to having more time during lockdown I have now qualified as a Relaxation, Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor. This is something I have wanted to do for many years as I use relaxarion exercises and mindfulness to help me with my type of MS and the trauma of losing my son Yianni. As a treat for myself I am also doing a 6 week course with Ruby Wax on MIndfulness (along with a few hundred other people). Ruby has a masters’s degree from Oxford in mindfulness based cognitive therapy. She has found mindfulness has really helped her and she is certainly entertaining! I think we have all experienced pressures on our mental wellbeing over the last 12 months and found ways to keep ourselves as well as possible. Exercise really is one key to keeping well for most of us! Collecting your used stamps to raise money for the RNIB Thanks again for this week’s stamps – Lesley K., O’pen Office, Janet G., Brenda M and others. Christine from Zumba will prepare and send the stamps off to the RNIB to raise much needed funds to support their work. You can send the stamps to me at 11, Cedarwood Drive Leyland PR25 1HN and I will forward them to Christine. Zoom classes week beginning 22 February Please see timetable at the bottom of the page. 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 22 February 9.30am Move It Mondays Zoom 10.30am Zumba Zoom Wednesday 24 February 9.30am Zumba Zoom 10.30am Pilates Zoom Thursday 25 February 6.30pm Zumba 7.30pm Pilates Friday 26 February 9.30am Zumba Zoom 10.30am Pilates Zoom Love from x Diane |