Log in issues, new block and a few bits and pieces

NEW BLOCK

Dear all - we are now into our second block of 4 weeks - can you believe it!!! Some of you have been with. me right from the start and we are heading towards the end of our 8th week online!! so if you haven't yet subscribed please go to online payments on my website or drop me an email and for all up to date info, please visit Latest News where I will post all updates and info.

Sincere apologies for log in problems today. I have absolutely no idea what is going on and will be looking into it today and hopefully have everything sorted for tomorrow. If you had not realised that we have moved into a new block (with a new password) then that might be the problem for some but I do know several of you were trying the new password so I have no idea. Sorry for your inconvenience and I am "on it". I may enable a waiting room so if you log in and are sitting there "waiting for host" don't worry - I will let you in (provided you are subscribed!!).

Please do upgrade Zoom as per info - go into your account and follow instructions and if you are not sure, please get in touch.

VIDEOS

For those of you who are subscribing to my classes, you also have access to videos that I upload weekly and change regularly. I have had several requests to purchase these videos so I am now working on a small library for you to choose from and will also take requests. Videos will be £8 and will be available via You Tube in the next few days so if there was a particular class you liked, you can purchase and keep.

Next week's class info will be going up under Latest News on my website so that you can be best prepared. For small weights you can use 2 x tins of soup, for a flexi band you can use a pair of tights (thick/woolly!!), for a soft ball you can use a football or cushion (but really, buying a ball for around £5 would be best) but I will also help you to use household equipment... next week I will be repeating the toilet roll class!! I will also have "Just you and your mat" classes too.

Thank you too!!

As you know, I ran the first 3 weeks (21 consecutive days) for free and am now offering classes for £20 for 4 weeks which gives you 9 live classes and access to 6/8 videos weekly.

I still have the same knowledge, skill and nearly 20 years' worth of experience and indeed, have been upskilling and adding to my qualifications during lockdown and have done 2 full day workshops (Pilates and exercise for neurological disorders, Classic exercises and modification) as well as 9 webinar training sessions and scores of master classes with some international presenters (a wonderful opportunity that only came about purely because of lockdown) so I continue to be the best that I can be. I am a level 4 teacher and also a Pilates teacher trainer (still having to do mind numbingly dull standardisation meetings to keep that side of my skills current!) and unlike some of the large online services, I am right here on the end of the phone, responding to emails and available for requests and support so currently I am offering you access to all this knowledge and personal interaction for around 50p per class not including the classes available to you on catch up!!

I cannot promise to keep the subscription at this price forever but while it is, do take advantage, support me to support you and let me know what you would like to see in your classes.

Having said all that, as someone living alone in lockdown (with Bertie) it has been truly uplifting and joyful to see so many of you in my classes and to chat every weekday with you all. I have been really touched by so many wonderful messages, deliveries and thank you's and I really appreciate you taking the time to contact me and thank me but I also would like to thank YOU for supporting me and for being in my lounge chatting to me every weekday and making me smile, keeping me company and supporting me. I honestly don't know what I would have done without you all. I am delighted to see so many new faces and to be zooming into a variety of counties and countries which just shows what we can do when we put our minds to it.

THANKYOU xxx

See you on screen soon!

Juliet x

Not a massive change but it got your attention!!!

Thank you to all who gave feedback and it seems that with the tiniest tweak or two, we will largely remain the same.

Monday 9am - small equipment mixed ability and 6pm - beginner and back care

Tuesday 9am mixed abiltiy and 6pm mixed ability with harder options

Wednesday 8.am intermediate/advanced and 9.15am Beginner/back care

Thursday 8.30am - mixed abiltiy - only one class today

Friday 8.30 am The cicuits class and 9.30 - relax and wind down for the weekend .

PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO CLASSES ON FRIDAY 8TH MAY AND MONDAY 11TH MAY.

Please remember to check Latest News every week for upates on classes and equipment.

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Sitting in Southampton airport and other stuff

By juliet • April 9, 2026

I want to keep it as on point and brief as I can and here are some cold, hard facts. Doing SOMETHING is a lot better than doing NOTHING! Whatever equipment you use and program you follow is far less important than the fact that you show up. Regularly and consistently. Only 30% of adults meet the resistance training guidelines and this drops to as low 10% for older adults. What is required? Training all major muscle groups at least once a week Aiming for 2 - 3 sets per exercises Using a weight that is getting challenging by the end of the set Moving through full range of movement. Now, why this is good news is that this can be acheived in whatever form of exercise takes your fancy and over here on our Pilates mat, we tick a lot of those boxes. Going into the 100 and wishing for the end, sitting tall in your Spine Twist and pushing for JUST ONE MORE rep is meeting this! We go through full range of movement, we use bodyweight as well as small equipment, so even if you are not lifting weights, you are doing your bit. (N.b. provided this is min. 3 times a week and you are pushing yourself to max ability in each of those sessions in one way or another and bringing in bands, small weights etc for additional resistance) WHAT COUNTS BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES AT HOME BANDS, BALLS, BODY WEIGHT, LOOPS A QUICK EXPRESS SET WHEN YOU GET BACK FROM YOUR RUN/WALKING THE DOG 15 MINS IN THE KITCHEN - YOU DON'T NEED TO COMPLICATE IT IT DOESNT NEED TO BE FANCY, STRUCTURED OR ELABORATE. IT JUST NEEDS TO HAPPEN Generally ALL types of resistance training work, as long as they are performed with high efforts which means that you get to a point where you are almost at failure. In other words, choose what you enjoy as you are more likely to stick to it and work harder at ut. CONSISTENCY IS KEY and the BEST exercise programme to do is the one you enjoy and will be more likely to stick at! MEMBERS. We have multiple classes involving strength and resistance every week. NON MEMBERS - I am just putting dates together for another 4 week strength program. Please email me if you are interested. More details to follow (I am delighted to be starting a 4 week strength training session with my local running club so I really am doing my best to share the love! )

Why runners need to lift weights

By juliet • April 8, 2026

Let's start with Improves balance and coordination Improves bone density Boosts metabolism and weight management Enhances mental health Helps with daily activity A few more?! Improves posture by strengthening your core and back muscles Reduces risk of injury by strengthening joints, ligaments, and tendons Helps regulate blood sugar levels and lowers risk of type 2 diabetes Improves sleep quality and helps you fall asleep faster Enhances athletic performance (speed, power, endurance) Slows down age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) The ACSM (American college of Sports Science) is the bible of the fitness world with regards to fitness and exercise prescription and has recently done a huge survey, publishing it’s findings in a new report which has got the fitness world very excited as it is the first survey of it’s kind since 2009.