Classes starting Saturday 5 December

Hello,
Well we are back for a couple of weeks before Christmas. For Do Fitness class members coming out of Lockdown 2 it means we can have our outdoor classes – that is Nordic Walking will start again (apart from the Wellbeing Group) and everything else is on Zoom.

A lovely picture popped up on my Facebook of the Monday morning Circuits class just before Christmas 2 years ago. Our much loved class member Eric is there. Sadly he passed away earlier this year and when we get back together his presence will be missed so much. He was so  full of humour and mischief!

Nordic Walking
Saturday 10am group is starting from Paradise Lane. Parking on Worden Park has become very limited at the moment so we are going to explore a different part of Leyland. The Wellbeing Group will not start before Christmas.

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

Videos on Youtube
Please feel free  to access on our Do Fitness video channel https://dofitness.org/do-fitness-videos
You can make your own playlist 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
Saturday 5 December
10am Nordic Walking Paradise Lane start

Monday  7 December
9.30am Move It Mondays Zoom
10.30am Zumba Zoom

2.30pm Seated Pilates Zoom

6.30pm Nordic Walking Buckshaw Tesco start

Tuesday 8 December
11.30am Nordic Walking Leyland Tesco start

6.30pm Zumba Zoom
7.30pm Pilates Zoom

Wednesday 9 December
9.30am Zumba Zoom
10.30am Pilates Zoom
11.30am Zumba Gold Zoom

3.30pm Nordic Walking Cuerden Valley 

Thursday 10 December
6.30pm Nordic Walking Leyland Tesco start
8pm Pilates Zoom

Friday 11 December
9.30am Zumba Zoom
10.30am Pilates Zoom

Saturday 12 December
10am Nordic Walking Paradise Lane start

Speak soon.
x
Diane

Week beginning 30 November

Hello,
Just a quick ‘hello’ to say that I am waiting for an update from my insurers to find out if we can resume indoor face to face classes. There has been a lot of confusion and coming out  of lock down this time has different regulations from last time. The government’s website states that even though gyms can open we can’t have indoor exercise classes including dance and fitness. My insurers Fitpro are going to let us know on Monday if they have negotiated anything different for Covid secure indoor activities like we had before lockdown 2.

However there is some good news – we can resume outdoor exercise  so Nordic Walking (Covid secure) is permitted. My Nordic Walkers will be pleased to see the conservatory has been repaired on Worden Park!

Week off
I am going to take a week off from teaching Do Fitness Zoom classes so there are no classes week beginning 30  November. I will email you mid-week to let you know what is happening the following week. 

Ability Not Disability
I am very proud to have been involved with this project. The idea was to provide hundreds of fitness videos for people with Additional Learning Needs. If you know anybody with ALN who wants to exercise please show them this Ability Not Disability – YouTube

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

Videos on Youtube
Please feel free  to access on our Do Fitness video channel https://dofitness.org/do-fitness-videos
You can make your own playlist so you don’t have to scroll through all the videos.

Speak soon.
x
Diane

Classes week beginning 23 November – is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Getting ready to start our Zumba Zoom.


Hello,

I hope you are all doing ok. In theory we have only another 10 days of Lockdown 2. As yet we don’t know the details of what coming out of lockdown means. Does it mean we can have Covid secure indoor face to face classes straight away again? We shall see. I will keep you posted. There seems to be a more optimistic tone in the media about the new vaccinations and talk of life coming back to normal sometime in the new year. Again we shall see.

In the meantime we have Zoom classes next week – just mornings and evenings. There will be no classes week beginning 30  November – I will need some time to process and put in place the guidelines for coming out of lockdown. 

Gymcatch for booking Zoom classes  
The  booking system can be found on https://dofitness.org/class-booking  which will take you to https://gymcatch.com/-go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness.  If you have booked and can’t come please cancel on Gymcatch. If you cancel more than 12 hours before the class you will automatically get a class credit.

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 from Monday 23 November

Monday 23 November

9.30am Move It Mondays  Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
10.30am Zumba Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
11.30am Pilates Zoom  https://gymcatch.com/  

Tuesday 24 November
6.30pm Zumba Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
7.30pm Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/ 

Wednesday 25 November
9.30am Zumba Zoomhttps://gymcatch.com/ 
10.30am Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/         
11.30am Zumba Gold Zoom https://gymcatch.com/                   
           
Thursday 26 November
8pm Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/   
Friday 27 November9.30am Zumba Zoom   https://gymcatch.com/       
10.30am Pilates Zoom   https://gymcatch.com/    
   
x
Diane




       

Week Beginning 16 November and Defibrillators

Good morning,

It is day 11 of Lockdown 2 and more people have been joining me on Zoom which is great. It has been a learning curve for us all! Hopefully you have been getting out for walks either with an exercise Buddy or solo. Please send me photos of what you see or put them on our Do Fitness Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/groups/1113432258991949. I have enjoyed early morning walks below- when I have almost had Worden Park to myself.



First Aid Training and Defibrillators or AEDs
As an instructor I have to update my First Aid at Work training every couple years so I did that last week ‘Covid Securely’. Making the most of the lockdown! The course was excellent with a local training company called Centaur Training Services. Amongst other things we were trained in CPR and about Defibrillators or AEDs (Automated External Defibrillator). We have one at both venues we were using before lock down. Leyland Methodist Church Hall -indoors at the downstairs entrance and at St Ambrose Church Hall- out side the entrance door.  As you are out and about look around  just make a note if you see one – you never know when it might be needed. If a defibrillator is used within 3-5 minutes of cardiac arrest, survival rates jump from 6 per cent to 74 per cent. The figures back up the fact that they make a huge difference. In fact, alongside effective CPR, they are the only effective treatment for a person who has suffered cardiac arrest. Here is a useful guide on how to use a Defibrillator from the British Heart Foundation  www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/defibrillators/how-to-use-a-defibrillator



Gymcatch for booking Zoom classes  
The  booking system can be found on https://dofitness.org/class-booking  which will take you to https://gymcatch.com/-go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness.  If you have booked and can’t come please cancel on Gymcatch. If you cancel more than 12 hours before the class you will automatically get a class credit.

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 from Monday 16 November

Monday 16 November

9.30am Move It Mondays  Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
10.30am Zumba Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
11.30am Pilates Zoom  https://gymcatch.com/  

1.30pm Zumba Gold  Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
2.30pm Seated Pilates Zoom  https://gymcatch.com/  


Tuesday 17 November
6.30pm Zumba Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
7.30pm Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/ 

Wednesday 18 November
9.30am Zumba Zoomhttps://gymcatch.com/ 
10.30am Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/         
11.30am Zumba Zoom https://gymcatch.com/                   
           
Thursday 19 November
8pm Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/   
Friday 20 November9.30am Zumba Zoom   https://gymcatch.com/       
10.30am Pilates Zoom   https://gymcatch.com/    
   
 lots of love
x
Diane





       

Classes week beginning 9 November

Good morning
So it is day 4 of Lockdown 2 and I can see from Facebook that many people are making the most of getting outdoors! That is great for mind and body.  Remember you can go out to exercise with one other person so it could even be a bit sociable. I have been enjoying early morning walks in Worden Park. My favourite tree above- I remember going there with my boys Mano and Yianni when they were little – they thought it was a magic tree.

A class member said that it will be the shortest day a few weeks after Lockdown 2 ends- so we will have got most of the dark days over with! If you do start to feel low try taking D3 as the government now recommends it in the winter months.

All classes will be on Zoom until the end of Lockdown – look forward to seeing you there.

Gymcatch for booking Zoom classes  
The  booking system can be found on https://dofitness.org/class-booking  which will take you to https://gymcatch.com/-go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness.  If you have booked and can’t come please cancel on Gymcatch. If you cancel more than 12 hours before the class you will automatically get a class credit.

12 for 10 packages on Gymcatch.

These can now be used for Zoom classes.

Videos on Youtube
I will start adding more videos for you to access on our Do Fitness video channel https://dofitness.org/do-fitness-videos
You can make your own playlist so you don’t have to scroll through all the videos. I will also put some playlists together for Zumba for you too.

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 from Monday 9 November

Monday 9 November

9.30am Move It Mondays  Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
10.30am Zumba Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
11.30am Pilates Zoom  https://gymcatch.com/  

1.30pm Zumba Gold  Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
2.30pm Seated Pilates Zoom  https://gymcatch.com/  


Tuesday 10 November
6.30pm Zumba Zoom https://gymcatch.com/  
7.30pm Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/ 

Wednesday 11 November
9.30am Zumba Zoomhttps://gymcatch.com/ 
10.30am Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/         
11.30am Zumba Zoom https://gymcatch.com/                   
           
Thursday 12 November
8pm Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/   
Friday 13 November9.30am Zumba Zoom   https://gymcatch.com/
10.30am Pilates Zoom   https://gymcatch.com/

lots of love
x
Diane

Newsletter- classes week beginning 2 November – no face to face classes from 5 November- going on Zoom.

Hello,
I am afraid due to the Prime Minister’s announcement last night everything is changing again. Sorry to be bringing bad news but we are all in this together and I hope we can keep as many things going on-line as we possible. We were just getting into a great routine with our classes however now we must stop everything face to face for 1 month- that includes Nordic Walking. I will try to replicate the indoor timetable on Zoom. To book a class go to https://dofitness.org/class-booking All face to face classes finish on Wednesday 4 November in the afternoon with Nordic Walking on Cuerden Valley. I will go through and cancel everything from Thursday 5 November. The Gymcatch system will automatically credit your account with a class credit which you can use for Zoom classes or for when we come out of lockdown. I will work through Gymcatch after sending this email to update everything so if you have booked ahead you will start to get notifications of class cancellations.

Gymcatch for booking Zoom classes  
The  booking system can be found on https://dofitness.org/class-booking  which will take you to https://gymcatch.com/-go to this web-site and click the red ‘book’ button on the top right hand side. Search for Do Fitness.  If you have booked and can’t come please cancel on Gymcatch. If you cancel more than 12 hours before the class you will automatically get a class credit.

12 for 10 packages on Gymcatch.

These can now be used for Zoom classes.

Videos on Youtube
I will start adding more videos for you to access on our Do Fitness video channel https://dofitness.org/do-fitness-videos
You can make your own playlist so you don’t have to scroll through all the videos. I will also put some playlists together for Zumba for you too.

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 from Monday 2 November

Monday 2 November

9.30am Move It Mondays- Group Personal Training Leyland Methodist Church Hall  https://gymcatch.com/  
10.30am Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall   https://gymcatch.com/  
11.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall please bring your own mat and resistance band   https://gymcatch.com/  

1.30pm Zumba Gold St Ambrose   https://gymcatch.com/  
2.30pm Seated Pilates St Ambrose https://gymcatch.com/  

6.30pm Nordic Walking – meet Tesco Buckshaw Village https://gymcatch.com/  

Tuesday 3 November
11.30am Nordic Walking meet Leyland Tesco Extra  https://gymcatch.com/ 

2pm Seated Pilates All Seasons Leisure Centre Chorley https://gymcatch.com/ 

6.30pm Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall  https://gymcatch.com/  
7.30pm Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall waiting list please bring your own mat and resistance band  https://gymcatch.com/ 

Wednesday 4 November
9.30am Zumba Leyland Methodist Church Hall https://gymcatch.com/ 
10.30am Pilates Leyland Methodist Church Hall  please bring your own mat and resistance band https://gymcatch.com/         
11.30am Zumba Gold Leyland Methodist Church Hall https://gymcatch.com/                  

3.30pm Nordic Walking Cuerden Valley  https://gymcatch.com/         
           
Thursday 5 November
8pm Pilates Zoom https://gymcatch.com/   
Friday 6 November9.30am Zumba Zoom in your Living Room  https://gymcatch.com/
10.30am Pilates at Home Zoom   https://gymcatch.com/

lots of love
x
Diane