Are you someone who used to be more physically active?
Do you find yourself stiffening up, getting sore or losing energy through lack of the activities that keep you moving?
I offer weekly online classes via Zoom – Wednesdays 10-11am
These classes are for people who find themselves sitting and stiffening up more than they used to. They offer simple, easy exercises which are designed to both stretch and strengthen your body and to keep you moving with a sense of being more physically alive. The major part of each session is done seated. There are also standing exercises (for those who are able) in the last 10 minutes of each session.
Each session is self-contained You’ll be guided through exercises for the back, shoulders and hands, eyes, hips, legs and feet. I demonstrate and coach you through the exercises. I’ll also send you picture charts of the main exercises to remember and use on your own.
In the class, the exercises are adapted to suit each individual – because the most important thing is to keep you moving (much more important than pushing yourself to or beyond your comfortable limit with the possibility of consequent strain). We’ll begin with easy exercises.
Over time, you’ll learn a range of exercises to keep the sessions varied and interesting, including more challenging exercises when you are ready.
As you become familiar with the exercises, you can take them into your day. Many of them can easily be done while watching TV, waiting for the kettle to boil, or during breaks from the desk.
Attending a class:
I need to talk to each person before they join the class, to determine whether it is suitable for them. For further information or booking, phone: 07788 966 050; or email: darien.pritchard@gmail.com
Class sizes are limited so that I can give attention to each person.
Cost: Once you’ve talked to me, the first class that you attend is FREE as a taster session, to see if the style and content work for you.
After that, the payment for each class is £11. (Please talk to me about a reduced fee if your finances are limited at the moment.)
Darien: I first taught ‘Maintaining Mobility – easy exercises for seniors’ in my native Australia 40 years ago. For more than 30 years, I have taught weekly flexibility classes, alongside my career as a massage trainer (which has included creating simple ‘homework’ exercises for massage clients). Now in my 70s, I base these weekly online classes on my own need to keep moving. I teach them online so that they are accessible for people in the comfort of your own home without needing to travel.