Beyond Fitness with Sarah

𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗬 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 ❤️

Cohort 6 started this week and today was their first session with me ~ 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀! 💪

They were joined by a few familiar faces from previous Healthy Hearts groups too, which made it such a lovely session.

They absolutely embraced it ~ loads of laughs, lots of movement and a brilliant atmosphere. I loved teaching them! 🥰

Next up for this group is something very different…

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘 on Tuesday! 😅🕺

There’s just 𝗢𝗡𝗘 Healthy Hearts cohort left to join, so if you’ve been thinking about it, now’s your chance.

Get in touch with 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 for more information. ❤️

Can’t wait to see what this lovely lot make of Boogie Bounce! 😂

✨ 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗔 𝗪𝗥𝗔𝗣… 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪!

Such a lovely final Saturday Aerial Pilates class today! 🌈 We had great fun, followed by a very well-earned coffee and catch-up afterwards at Askham Stores ☕️❤️

I’m now taking a little Saturday Aerial break while I head off to teach on yoga & Pilates retreats in 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 🇮🇹 and 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 🇪🇸 ~ not a bad reason to miss a few Saturdays! 😝

🩷 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 returns
📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿
⏰ 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺

And if you can’t wait that long for your Aerial fix…

💜 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 is on 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 at 𝟭.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺, and then fortnightly after that.

Thank you to my gorgeous Saturday crew ~ what a lovely way to finish before my travels. 🥰

Get yourself booked in and come and hang upside down with me! 🙃🩷

✨ 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞’𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦 ✨

A lovely mix on the timetable this week ~ strength, stretch, Pilates, bounce and a little bit of flying too! 🩵

💪 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 kicks off with a 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵, with 𝗨𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 & 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 Lift Lean combos later in the day.

🥊 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 morning is 𝗕𝗼𝘅𝗛𝗜𝗜𝗧 + 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵, followed by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 in Pilates and 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝟰 of our new Boogie Bounce routine in the evening! 🙌

🧘‍♀️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 continue through Wednesday Pilates, alongside Yoga-ish and Chair Yoga at the Golf Club.

🏋️ 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 online Lift Lean is 𝗨𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆, followed by Circuits and Pure Stretch at Stainton.

✨ And 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 finishes the week with Pure Stretch at North Lakes and 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 at Askham Health Barn.

Plenty to choose from ~ come and join me for whatever your body needs this week 💙

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼? 👇

💍𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭… 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭! 😍😂

So lovely to have Sarah at Pilates tonight for one last class before she becomes a married woman on Saturday! 🥰

We thought we’d get a little bit of ring practice in… although thankfully Pilates rings require considerably less commitment! 😂💍

Wishing you the most wonderful wedding day on Saturday, Sarah. Have an absolutely amazing time, enjoy every second and huge congratulations from all of us! 🥂🤍✨

And yes… Single Ladies will absolutely be accompanying this photo. 😂🎶

𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲… 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🌻💪

A lovely mix of stretch, strength and a chance to finish the day feeling a little more relaxed too.

🧡 9am PureStretch – Newbiggin Village Hall
💪 10am LiftLean – Newbiggin Village Hall
🏋️ 6pm LiftLean – Yanwath School
🧘‍♀️ 7.15pm PureStretch Online – the perfect little pre-bed stretch from home

Come along to one, come along to a couple… or make a full fitness Bank Holiday of it! 😂

Booking is open as usual. 💕

💪 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟱 — 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘! ❤️

Our final session together tonight and we finished with band strength… and they absolutely smashed it! 🙌

A few of the group couldn’t make the last class, but those who were there worked brilliantly ~ lots of pulling, pressing, lifting, strengthening and plenty of laughs along the way too. 😍

It’s been such a lovely group to work with over the last few weeks, building confidence with Pilates and strength work and showing just how much you can do with simple, manageable exercises.

And I rather love that the words behind us in the photo say “Be the best you can be” — pretty perfect for this lot. ❤️

If you’d like to be part of the next Healthy Hearts cohort, get in touch with Hearts United to find out more and register your interest. 🌈💪

𝗪𝗢𝗪 — 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝟮𝟰 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦! 💛

I only sent a couple of messages out about our PureStretch by Candlelight Charity Event and every single place has already gone! 🥹✨

On Sunday 20th December, we’ll be coming together at Sunbeams Music Trust for a gorgeous candlelit PureStretch session, with all proceeds going to support the wonderful work they do. 🕯️💛

I’m absolutely delighted that it’s filled so quickly ~ thank you so much to everyone who has booked.

BUT… don’t give up if you missed out!
December is still a little way off and plans inevitably change, so I’ll be keeping a waiting list.

If you’d love to come, please pop your name on it and I’ll contact people in order if any spaces become available. 💛

And if you’d like to support Sunbeams before then, they’d love you to join them for their Sunbeams September Stroll on Sunday 6th September. 🌻🚶‍♀️

It’s a sponsored walk from Keswick to Threlkeld, with 6.2-mile or 3.1-mile routes available, starting at 1pm or 2pm. There’ll also be cream scones and refreshments afterwards and it’s dog friendly too! 🐾☕️

All money raised helps Sunbeams continue providing their vital Community Music Therapy, supporting disabled and disadvantaged children and adults through music. 💛

I’ll pop the booking details for the September Stroll below too.

Thank you again ~ I genuinely can’t believe our candlelight event filled this quickly! ✨🕯️💛

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥! 💪🩵

That simply means working one side of the body at a time and it’s such a brilliant way to challenge your balance, core control, stability and strength.

You might suddenly discover one side feels very different to the other… 👀😂 That’s completely normal, and exactly why unilateral work is so useful. It asks your core to work that little bit harder, highlights any imbalances and gives us lots of lovely opportunities to focus on control rather than rushing through movements.

We’ll be mixing familiar Pilates exercises with a few unilateral twists throughout the classes this week; plenty of options as always, so you can work at the level that feels right for you. 🩵

This week’s Pilates:

✨ Tuesday – Stainton Village Hall
9.15am & 10.30am

✨ Wednesday – Penrith Golf Club
9.30am

✨ Wednesday – Yanwath School
6.00pm

✨ Wednesday – Online
7.15pm

Expect wobbling, concentration, a few laughs… and probably discovering which side has been quietly getting away with doing less work! 😂

See you on the mat! 🩵