OTHER CLASSES

Pilates
Thursday 12 – 1pm
£5 members, £6 non-members
8.30 – 9.30pm
£5 members, £6 non-members

Sunday 12 - 1pm
£5 members, £6 non-members

What is pilates?
Pilates is an exercise method, designed to elongate, strengthen and restore the body to balance. Based upon an anatomical understanding of the body's muscular and skeletal systems, the Pilates teacher creates a comprehensive exercise programme for the client.
It is this holistic approach that sets Pilates apart from many other forms of exercise. Osteopaths, physiotherapists and general practitioners recommend Pilates as one of the safest forms of exercise today. Pilates can be beneficial for just about everyone, regardless of age and fitness level.

Pilates is beneficial for general fitness, specific health conditions and most of all for your overall well-being.

General fitness

  • Improves your posture
  • Improves mobility and flexibility of the spine
  • Delivers muscle tone and flexibility
  • Promotes a more efficient and supportive core
  • Increases stability for the pelvis and shoulders
  • Fosters the health of joints through improved mobility and support from the surrounding musculature
  • Complements training for athletes


Health conditions

  • Facilitates injury prevention and physical rehabilitation
  • Builds better balance and coordination, particularly for the elderly
  • Offers a safe and excellent form of exercise for ante and post-natal women
  • Alleviates aches and pains
  • Helps maintain and can improve bone density
  • Develops the function and efficiency of the lungs with improvement in circulation
  • Offers a safe and beneficial form of exercise for a wide range of medical conditions, including Scoliosis, Osteoporosis, Arthritis, and Multiple Sclerosis.


Overall well-being

  • Makes you look and feel better
  • Relieves stress and tension and promotes a feeling of well-being
  • Expands body awareness
  • Integrates mind, body and spirit
  • Improves quality of life

"Pilates develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind and elevates the spirit."
Joseph Pilates

 


Belly Dancing
Tuesday 8.30 – 9.30pm
£4.50 members, £5.50 non-members

Raqs Sharqi means 'dance from the East', and has its roots in Middle Eastern fertility ceremonies - a dance performed by women for women. It was originally taught to girls from an early age in order to strengthen their abdominal muscles in preparation for childbirth. The muscle isolation techniques require practice and control, and the smaller the movement, the greater the control and the more the muscle is exercised. It's a fact that exercise mitigates pain.

We at Gymophobics, think that it offers a great workout that is enjoyable and great fun!

Hips, bums and tums
Monday 9.30 – 10.00am and 10 - 10.30am
£3 members, £4 non-members
Wednesday 9.30 – 10.00am and 10 - 10.30am
£3 members, £4 non-members
Times and prices as above

We offer a ½ hour aerobic class that targets those tough areas that us ladies are always working to perfect!