February Newsletter

We’re all looking forward to Spring and putting the snow behind us. In preparation for warmer days and emerging from winter layers, stepping up our Pilates practice helps to make sure we’re ready in mind, body and spirit.

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including the equipment.

Equipment-based One-2-One sessions will be beneficial to anyone, but at this time of year it is worth emphasising that this intensive exercise can be particularly useful to anyone who will be resuming a more active sporting life once Spring returns again. Whether you are a golfer, swimmer, tennis player, cricketer or even gearing up for a marathon, book a One-2-One session by emailing Marcia. Each 1 hour lesson costs £60.

Many of the leading sportsmen, including the All Blacks rugby team, top cricketers and, of course, many of the Olympic athletes incorporate Pilates into their exercise regimes and report a multitude of benefits including improved stamina as well as core strength.

Class Notes

The six week course costs £60 and each class lasts for 45 minutes. New courses start on Saturday, March 17th and Monday, April 2nd.

Email Graham to book your place.

Meet the client

Stuart Blake, 46, has been a lively presence here at The Studio for two and a half years. A black cab driver by profession, Stuart started taking Pilates classes to help with persistent back problems. Since a diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis, Stuart’s doctors have re-iterated the importance of keeping up his Pilates regime on a daily basis to improve the flexibility of his spine. Describing himself as an AS survivor, Stuart is kept busy juggling his job, three children and a passion for Triathlons and Leyton Orient.

Charity

Marcia has just banked £480 for the Breast Cancer Campaign. This is the money raised from the sale of her delicious jams and chutneys - thanks to all of you! If you haven’t tried them yet, the jars are displayed in the changing room and are on sale for a minimum donation of £2.50. A new batch of Marcia's scrumptious orange marmalade is now ready, so make sure you get yours before it all goes.

The Pilates Bible

Normally priced at £18.99, The Pilates Bible, a great resource for home practice, is available from the office at only £10 per copy. If you would like New Direction Pilates to help you source any other equipment, we would be pleased to help so please do ask either Marcia or Graham.

Meet the teacher

Judith Glessing has been teaching Pilates at The Studio since she qualified in 2003 and loves the rewards that come from her job. "It's the fact that you make other people feel better and that Pilates physically helps them with immediate benefits."

Judith teaches on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at New Direction Pilates as well as taking some private clients. When she's not teaching Judith is busy being a mum to her two teenage daughters, and with lots of sporting activity including mountain biking and weekly swimming sessions at her triathlon standard club. Passionate about the benefits of Pilates, she says that her biggest challenge is to get her husband and girls to do some of the exercises!