Many can feel nervous about going to a new exercise class, especially after cancer treatment.
It can feel daunting and you might even think that the moves or stretches will be too hard for you. Not in our classes! All of the fitness classes that we provide are suitable for all levels. Our teachers assess each person’s abilities in order to set the exercise levels accordingly. To help ride you of any worries and show what exactly our classes can do, here are our fitness instructors with a snippet about their class.
Pilates with Donna
Pilates focuses on core strength, postural alignment, muscle balance and has a number of benefits for everyone. As a low impact exercise class, it builds strength and benefits your immune system. It is not only the physical effects that are beneficial but also the positive mental outcome, boost in confidence and overall sense of wellbeing.
Yoga & Chair-based Yoga with Saffie
Yoga works on balancing the systems in the body, not just skeletal and muscular but some of the postures target the digestive, endocrine, lymphatic, respiratory and circulatory system. A good, varied amount of postures that work on different aspects of the body quite deeply. It can also help you get out of the cycle of over thinking.
If you’re at home and your body is feeling stiff or your mind is working over time and you can’t find a way to relax and feel calm. Try these 4 yoga moves at home, suggested by Saffie to ease your body and mind.
Good for gently stretching your spine, thighs, hips and ankles. This pose can calm your mind, reducing anxiety and fatigue.
While massaging the back and hips, this pose encourages blood flow to your digestive organs, aiding your entire digestive system.
This pose inverts the body without straining the head or neck. It is excellent for reducing stress and anxiety and it is easy for beginners.
Great for when your body needs a break. This pose is said to improve posture and balance, ideal for those with back pain.