Walking Guide /Companion wanted for walks for visually impaired class member A lovely visually impaired class member, who some of you may know from Pilates, is looking to get out more on walks around the area. She needs a guide/companion to do this. Here is a really good video to give you few tips on being a guide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jqepQ8yASM. Please call me if you are interested 07818444841.
Hello everyone Well it is October! How did that happen? From the feedback I am getting from people it is has made me realise how important our classes are for physical and mental health during such uncertain and restricted times. Even though our classes have changed a little in terms of the procedures we have to follow there is something special about group exercise. We are slowly increasing our indoor timetable again with new classes starting on Monday 12 October with 1.30pm Zumba Gold and 2.30pm Seated Pilates and Thursday evening 15 October 6.30pm Pilates all at St Ambrose Church Hall. My goal is to have something for everyone.
Sometimes it does rain when we do Nordic Walking!
Face to face classes and procedures If you have been in contact with someone for more than 15 minutes, without a face mask and within 2 metres of them who then tests positive for Corona virus DO NOT COME TO CLASS FOR 14 DAYS. This applies whether you have symptoms or not. Here are your guidelines for a safe session: Please book and pay on-line to come https://gymcatch.com/ Do not enter the building until a couple of minutes before class start times and leave promptly. Please enter the building through the bottom door and leave through the top the Methodist Church Hall and in through the main entrance and out through the fire exit at St Ambrose Church Hall. Please bring your own mat for Pilates Masks are not encouraged during your exercise session so can be removed once you are ready to start the class. They can be worn entering and leaving the building. Please maintain your 2 meters distance at all times. Leave as soon as the class is finished so there is no cross over between groups. Please hand sanitize before entering the building and use the hand sanitizers in the building and hand sanitize on leaving. DO NOT COME TO THE SESSION IF YOU HAVE A HIGH TEMPERATURE, A COUGH OR A LOSS OR CHANGE IN YOUR NORMAL SENSE OR TASTE OR SMELL
QR Codes There is a QR code on display at every venue you come to which you can scan. As a fitness instructor I am obliged to make sure this is available for you to scan. This is to help trace and stop the spread of coronavirus.
Volunteer Opportunities with Chorley Buddies I have become involved with Chorley Buddies which started during lockdown to provide support for people who are isolated. I will be teaching Seated Pilates and Aquafit for them to help people to get out of the house for exercise and social contact while exercising. As the project expands they will need more volunteers. Here is a Channel 4 broadcast about them https://www.channel4.com/…/communities-battling-dual… and to find out more go to their Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/Chorley-Buddies-101866848131160.
Zoom classes through Gymcatch Zoom classes are going to be a part of the future for now. They are really useful for people who are shielding or self isolating. They are also very convenient cutting down for travelling to and from a venue. Also we don’t know what is round the corner in terms of face to face classes. As you know there are new regulations and changes coming out all the time in response to Covid cases. Fridays now you can book on a Zoom class through Gymcatch 9.30am Zumba 10.30am Pilates.
New Monday morning indoor classes starting 5 October We shall be starting Monday morning indoor classes on 5 October with: Monday 5 October 9.30am Move It Mondays www.gymcatch.com 10.30am Zumba www.gymcatch.com 11.30am Pilates www.gymcatch.com
Gymcatch for booking all classes Because of the government regulations a booking system is in place for all face to face classes as we can no longer do ‘paying at the door’ and we need to have a way to trace everyone with contact details. The booking system can be found on https://gymcatch.com/ -go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness. Nordic Walkers please bring your own poles (let me know if you need to borrow disinfected ones). All classes are following guidelines on social distancing. Pilates class members please bring your own mats.
Monday 5 October 9.30am Move It Mondays- Group Personal Training Leyland Methodist Church Hall SPACES https://gymcatch.com/ 10.30am Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall 3 SPACES https://gymcatch.com/ 11.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall SPACES https://gymcatch.com/
Wednesday 7 October 9.30am Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall FULL waiting list 10.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall SPACES please bring your own mat https://gymcatch.com/ 11.30am Zumba Gold Leyland Methodist Church Hall 3 SPACES https://gymcatch.com/
Walking along the prom I saw all kinds of exercise going on in Brighton.
Hello everyone Well I had an interesting time in Brighton last weekend. What an fascinating place it is with the beautiful Georgian buildings. Great place for cyclists too with the well-used wide promenade. My course was extremely good too. I have to get my head down now to do all my course work to become a Meditation, Mindfulness and Relaxation Coach. I have a feeling there will be a big need for this in these uncertain times!
Last Fresh Air Fit class Monday 28 September We will have our last Fresh Air Fit on Monday 28 September at 9.30am. We are moving indoors to the Methodist Church Hall from 5 October and the class will be renamed Move It Mondays- the same kind of class to Fresh Air Fit but indoors so had to change the name!
Next Nordic Walking Technique Course We will be having our next Technique course on Saturday 3 October at 11.30am on Worden Park. To book go to www.gymcatch.com
Zoom classes through Gymcatch Zoom classes are going to be a part of the future for now. They are really useful for people who are shielding or self isolating. Also we don’t know what is round the corner in terms of face to face classes. As you know there are new regulations and changes coming out all the time in response to Covid cases. From next Friday you can book on a Zoom class through Gymcatch 9.30am Zumba 10.30am Pilates.
New Monday morning indoor classes We shall be starting Monday morning indoor classes on 5 October with: Monday 5 October 9.30am Move It Mondays www.gymcatch.com 10.30am Zumba www.gymcatch.com 11.30am Pilates www.gymcatch.com
Diary and start point changes for Nordic Walking Thank you Alan for taking this beautiful photo on Worden Park – we can see autumn arriving in this tree. This is the great thing about Nordic Walking you really notice nature around you. Monday 28 September Nordic Walking 6.30pm From Monday 28 September our start point will be Tesco’s Buckshaw Village. Tuesdays 11.30am Nordic Walking start point Leyland Tesco’s Extra Again due to parking shortages on Worden Park we will change our start point to Leyland Tesco’s Extra on the side near the chip shop. Thursdays 6.30pm Nordic Walking new start point Leyland Tesco’s Extra This is due to reduction in parking available and getting ready for the darker evenings. Friday night White Coppice has finished We have finished the Friday night at White Coppice due to the darker evenings. It has been really interesting exploring around that area. I will organise some walks during the day a couple of times a month exploring new areas with in easy access of Leyland and Chorley. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
Indoor classes at the Methodist Church Hall As we are back with are indoor classes here are your guidelines for a safe session: Please book and pay on-line to come https://gymcatch.com/ Do not enter the building until a couple of minutes before class start times and leave promptly. Please enter the building through the bottom door and leave through the top Please bring your own mat for Pilates Masks are not encouraged during your exercise session so can be removed once you are ready to start the class. They can be worn entering and leaving the building. Please maintain your 2 meters distance at all times Please hand sanitize before entering the building and use the hand sanitizers in the building. DO NOT COME TO THE SESSION IF YOU HAVE A HIGH TEMPERATURE, A COUGH OR A LOSS OR CHANGE IN YOUR NORMAL SENSE OR TASTE OR SMELL
Gymcatch for booking all classes Because of the government regulations a booking system is in place for all face to face classes as we can no longer do ‘paying at the door’ and we need to have a way to trace everyone with contact details. The booking system can be found on https://gymcatch.com/ -go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness. Nordic Walkers please bring your own poles (let me know if you need to borrow disinfected ones). All classes are following guidelines on social distancing. Pilates class members please bring your own mats.
Wednesday 30 September 9.30am Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall 3 SPACES 10.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall SPACES please bring your own mat https://gymcatch.com/ 11.30am Zumba Gold Leyland Methodist Church Hall SPACES https://gymcatch.com/
Last week’s Fresh Air Fit was beautiful in the September sunshine! Sorry no Fresh Air Fit 9.30am Monday 21 September
Hello everyone, I normally send my weekly Newsletter out on Sunday mornings but as I will be away on a training course in Brighton it is coming out today. Normally this time of year, since my Relapsing Remitting MS diagnosis and the death of my beautiful son Yianni in 2016, I have taken myself off to a therapeutic retreat in the mountains of Turkey. It really helped a lot but hopefully Brighton will do me the world of good too as we are training to teach Relaxation and Meditation so I should be super chilled by the end of the weekend!
Diary and start point changes
Thursdays 6.30pm Nordic Walking new start point Leyland Tescos Extra from 17 September This is due to reduction in parking available and getting ready for the darker evenings.
Friday 18 September No Zoom classes or White Coppice Walk I am away on the training course in Brighton which I am really looking forward to. Sorry there are no Friday Zoom classes or White Coppice Walk.
No Saturday 19 September Nordic Walking Unfortunately my lovely cover teacher Fiona is not well with a sore throat so obviously due to COVID guidelines we have to cancel.
No Fresh Air Fit 9.30am Monday 21 September Sorry no class as I am travelling back from Brighton.
Monday 21 September Nordic Walking on as usual 6.30pm meet Worden Park. I will be back by then and after a day sitting on the train I will really need to walk with you. From Monday 28 September our start point will be Tescos Buckshaw.
Tuesday 22 September 11.30am Nordic Walking new start point Again due to parking shortages on Worden Park we will change our start point to Leyland Tesco’s Extra on the side near the chip shop.
Indoor classes have started! We started back indoors on Wednesday. It felt wonderful! Thanks everyone for coming and following the guidelines. We are starting evening classes this coming week on Tuesday 22 September with Zumba at 6.30pm and Pilates at 7.30pm at Leyland Methodist Church Hall.
Here are your guidelines for a safe session: Please book and pay on-line to come https://gymcatch.com/ Do not enter the building until a couple of minutes before class start times and leave promptly. You can still chat to each other outside the building. Please enter the building through the bottom door and leave through the top Please bring your own mat for Pilates Masks are not encouraged during your exercise session so can be removed once you are ready to start the class. They can be worn entering and leaving the building. Please maintain your 2 meters distance at all times Please hand sanitize before entering the building and use the hand sanitizers in the building. DO NOT COME TO THE SESSION IF YOU HAVE A HIGH TEMPERATURE, A COUGH OR A LOSS OR CHANGE IN YOUR NORMAL SENSE OR TASTE OR SMELL
Gymcatch for booking all face to face classes Because of the government regulations a booking system is in place for all face to face classes as we can no longer do ‘paying at the door’ and we need to have a way to trace everyone with contact details. The booking system can be found on https://gymcatch.com/ -go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness. Nordic Walkers please bring your own poles (let me know if you need to borrow disinfected ones). All classes are following guidelines on social distancing. Pilates class members please bring your own mats.
Thank you for the Donations for Zoom classes and using YouTube Videos Thank you so much for the donations people have made for doing Zoom classes and using the YouTube videos – it helps to pay for the Zoom and Zumba subscriptions, expensive broadband, music license and insurances. https://dofitness.org/timetable-2
Wednesday 23 September 9.30am Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall 3 SPACES 10.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall SPACES please bring your own mat https://gymcatch.com/ 11.30am Zumba Gold Leyland Methodist Church Hall SPACES https://gymcatch.com/
Ok I will start with the serious bit. The prime minister’s announcement last week of maximum group size going back to 6 on Monday 14 September does not apply to our classes. Our classes are what is known as COVID-19 Secure, that is, we are following all the government and industry guidelines. That is why there is a booking system (for Track and Trace), that is why we do not share equipment and there are no cash payments (reduces the risk of contamination via surface contact), it is why you are reminded about maintaining your distance, and why I have done all the risk assessments and so on. Thank you so much for your help and support with all this!
Training out doors has been an unexpected blessing of the recent months. Of course we cannot always guarantee the weather but tomorrow looks good for Fresh Air Fit -Monday 14 September at 9.30am.
Indoor morning classes starting next week! We are starting back indoors next week. I am excited to have our lovely indoor classes back on Wednesday morning 16 September. Of course it will be different and numbers are more limited. In fact Zumba at 9.30am is already full. There are spaces in Pilates 10.30am and Zumba Gold 11.30am I want to thank the staff Matt and Paul at the Methodist Church Hall for all their hard work to make this possible. Here are your guidelines for a safe session: Please book and pay on-line to come https://gymcatch.com/ Do not enter the building until a couple of minutes before class start times Please enter the building through the bottom door and leave through the top Please bring your own mat for Pilates Masks are not encouraged during your exercise session so can be removed once you are ready to start the class. They can be worn entering and leaving the building. Please maintain your 2 meters distance at all times Please hand sanitize before entering the building and use the hand sanitizers in the building. DO NOT COME TO THE SESSION IF YOU HAVE A HIGH TEMPERATURE, A COUGH OR A LOSS OR CHANGE IN YOUR NORMAL SENSE OR TASTE OR SMELL
Friday 18 September No Zoom classes I am away on a training course in Brighton which I am really looking forward to. Sorry there are no Friday Zoom classes or White Coppice Walk. I am a little bit nervous about travelling as our world has got much smaller during the last 6 months and the furthest I have been is White Coppice and our annual holiday to the same place in Wales. The training is part of the Wellbeing Coach qualification looking at Relaxation, Meditation and Mindfulness techniques. I should be totally chilled out by the end of the weekend!
Guest Instructor Saturday 19 September Nordic Walking 10am The lovely Fiona is running the Nordic Walking group on Saturday. This will only be for people with their own poles.
Evening Indoor classes starting Tuesday 22 September We will start Zumba 6.30pm and Pilates 7.30pm on Tuesday 22 September. Gymcatch for booking all face to face classes Because of the government regulations a booking system is in place for all face to face classes as we can no longer do ‘paying at the door’ and we need to have a way to trace everyone with contact details. The booking system can be found on https://gymcatch.com/ -go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness. Nordic Walkers please bring your own poles (let me know if you need to borrow disinfected ones). All classes are following guidelines on social distancing. Pilates class members please bring your own mats.
Thank you for the Donations for Zoom classes and using YouTube Videos Thank you so much for the donations people have made for doing Zoom classes and using the YouTube videos – it helps to pay for the Zoom and Zumba subscriptions, expensive broadband, music license and insurances. https://dofitness.org/timetable-2
Wednesday 16 September 9.30am Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall FULL 10.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall SPACES please bring your own mat https://gymcatch.com/
I hope you are all well. My big news is that we have the go ahead to start indoor classes at Leyland Methodist Church Hall! Things will be different from pre-Covid and we still need to use the booking system www.gymcatch.com (very important) as due to government regulations we are only allowed a certain number and your contact details are needed for tracing. We will start on Wednesday 15 September with Zumba, Pilates and Zumba Gold. More details to follow about times and procedures.
Next Nordic Walking Technique course This will be on Saturday 12 September at 11.30am meeting on the main carpark on Worden Park. I will lend out disinfected poles for this session. Book by going to https://gymcatch.com/ . Gymcatch for booking all face to face classes Because of the government regulations a booking system is in place for face to face classes as we can no longer do ‘paying at the door’ and we need to have a way to trace everyone with contact details. The booking system can be found on https://gymcatch.com/ -go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness. Nordic Walkers please bring your own poles (let me know if you need to borrow disinfected ones). All outdoor classes are following guidelines on social distancing. Pilates class members pleas bring your own mats.
Thank you for the Donations for Zoom classes and using YouTube Videos Thank you so much for the donations people have made for doing Zoom classes and using the YouTube videos – it helps to pay for the Zoom and Zumba subscriptions, expensive broadband, music license and insurances. https://dofitness.org/timetable-2
Timetable from Monday 7 September Monday 7 September 9.30am Fresh Air Fit an outdoor circuits class – meet Folly Café carparkhttps://gymcatch.com/ 6.30pm Nordic Walking – meet Worden Park https://gymcatch.com/
Thursday 10 September 2.30pm Fresh Air Fit (starter class) outdoors meet Folly Café carpark Worden Park https://gymcatch.com/ 4pm Nordic Walking Wellness (gentle) https://gymcatch.com/ 6.30pm Nordic Walking Worden https://gymcatch.com/ Friday 11 September Zumba Zoom in Your Living Room 9.30am
Pilates Zoom 10.30am
6.30pm Nordic Walking Adventure White Coppice https://gymcatch.com/ Saturday 12 September
