Do You want to drop a dress size for Xmas ?

With the Auterm fall approaching,now is the time to get your body mentally and physically ready for Xmas party season.You can achieve this easily with just ONE YOGA SESSION and ONE PILATES per week.

"But i am already doing this" i hear you say,"what's different " ?

The first difference is from 6th September i wil be introducing 'TABATA TRAINING' to our schedule.I have put my own individual spin into this programme.I first heard about it in the U.K from International Fitness Presenter Rachel Holmes."

"The Tabata is a high-intensity training regimen that produces remarkable results. A Tabata workout (also called a Tabata sequence) is an interval training cycle of 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated without pause 8 times for a total of four minutes. This powerful training method belongs to its namesake, Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. Their groundbreaking 1996 study, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, provided documented evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity intermittent training. After just 6 weeks of testing, Dr. Tabata noted a 28% increase in anaerobic capacity in his subjects, along with a 14% increase in their ability to consume oxygen (V02Max). These results were witnessed in already physically fit athletes. The conclusion was that just four minutes of Tabata interval training could do more to boost aerobic and anaerobic capacity than an hour of endurance exercise".Rachel Holmes



"How quickly will i see the results" ?

As we all know we need to cross train our Yoga/Pilates practice with cardiovascular exercise plus have a sensible healthy food plan.You will attain quick results by including just two 60min walking sessions a week or four 30min walking sessions a week.Using a pedometer you will record the number of steps in each session over the build up to Xmas.



Our next Yoga workshop will be hosted by Norweigan teacher Christa Powell.It will be held on Wednesday 1st September at St.Helens United Reform Church at 6.30pm-8.00pm,cost is just £7.This is an excellent opportunity for both Yoga & Pilates students to gain a better understanding of rotating through the spine.Students need to bring their own Yoga Mat and Block.