Transition Coaching

01/10/2026

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CoppaFeel! 🤚🏻

October is here, which means it’s officially Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💗

Take this as your sign to check your chest and 🍒 Then send this to your friends to give them a little nudge too. ✨

🎨: Erin Williams

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24/09/2026

Last week we said goodbye to one of the best. A legend in our classes 💫

Nancy was 96.

She only started exercising when she retired — proving to us all it's never too late, you can always do more than you think and always have more potential than you realise.

If Nancy could make an exercise harder, she would! Add a dumbbell? Why not. Find a harder version? Go for it. And she did it all with a smile, a laugh and usually a little bit of mischief.

Then there was the singing and dancing! Nancy would start singing or dancing while doing her bicep curls or chair squats, someone else would join in, and before we knew it the whole group was singing along in the middle of an exercise session! 😂

She was 45 years older than me but honestly, if I can still be doing what she was doing in even 20 years, I'll be chuffed!

Nancy showed us what can be achieved when you don't let age, illness or injury decide what you're capable of. You may be old — but you don't have to act it was her attitude 🙌

Her indomitable spirit, positivity and mischief were completely unique.

And she's even left us with a legacy of her own.

The group has coined the phrase “Doing a Nancy” — whenever someone decides to freestyle an exercise and make it a little more challenging than instructed. 😂

Next week we'll be putting that spirit into practice with a special workout to celebrate Nancy...

The Big 96!

Because if Nancy were here, I'm pretty sure she'd want us exercising, laughing, competing, singing and naturally, making things a little harder than they need to be for fun! 💪🏻💚

09/09/2026

Something I really wish more people knew about movement and pain.

You don't have to be completely pain-free before you start moving.

And you don't have to push through pain.

There is a lot of space in between those two things and so many ways to do things differently.

Learning to move with confidence, rather than fear, can be a really important part of living well with persistent pain.

Every week I work with people living a full life around their long term pain and health issues. They’ve taken that first brave step to see how their body will respond to movement and then made it work for them 💚

I often hear comments amongst my health groups like:

“well I’m going to hurt anyway so why wouldn’t I exercise as it helps so many other parts of my life”.

"it distracts me from focusing on pain and connects me with other people and then more often than not I find it’s helped ease it"

"keeping moving with my group means I can do more of things I enjoy doing and feel more like me"

Finding ways to support people to overcome pain and start to thrive is something I have a real interest in and something we'll be focusing on in our Pain Reframe Online Morning Retreat in October.

www.apaininthemind.co.uk/pain-reframe-online-retreat

Sue Peacock A Pain in the Mind Boll Emkes

06/09/2026

Women only Boxing sessions – Active Adults
B3, Boxing – Friday, 09:30-10:30, Scott Hall Community Centre, £72 for 8 weeks
Full body boxing workout, no experience needed. Working in pairs using gloves and pads.

Active Adults is ideal for those who may never have tried sport before and would now like to have a go at something new or for those people who might have tried sport a long time ago and want to return to an activity in a relaxed, informal environment with other similar minded people.
All sessions are organised by the Bedford Borough Council Sports Development Unit and are held at local venues situated within the Borough. The sessions are run exclusively for adults, run by experienced and qualified coaches running for 8 weeks (unless specified).
All courses start w/c 28th September 2026 (unless specified)
For more information on this course or on any other Active Adults Courses please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/leisure-parks-and-sport/sports-and-physical-activity/activities-adults

Transition Coaching hall community centre
Borough Council

06/09/2026

Strengths and Conditioning Women’s only – Active Adults
SC1 - Monday, 09:30-10:00, Scott Hall Community Centre, £72 for 8 weeks
A full body workout focused on strengthening and conditioning to tone the body, support the joints, strengthen the muscles, improve mobility, prevent injury, enhance overall fitness.

Active Adults is ideal for those who may never have tried sport before and would now like to have a go at something new or for those people who might have tried sport a long time ago and want to return to an activity in a relaxed, informal environment with other similar minded people.
All sessions are organised by the Bedford Borough Council Sports Development Unit and are held at local venues situated within the Borough. The sessions are run exclusively for adults, run by experienced and qualified coaches running for 8 weeks (unless specified).
All courses start w/c 28th September 2026 (unless specified)
For more information on this course or on any other Active Adults Courses please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/leisure-parks-and-sport/sports-and-physical-activity/activities-adults


Bedford Borough Council
Transition Coaching hall community centre

06/09/2026

Run and Box, Ladies only – NEW Active Adults Course
RB1 – Wednesday, 06:00-07:00, Start at Longholme Way Car Park, route different weekly, £36 for 4 weeks
Run&Box is an early bird outdoors session round the beautiful Bedford riverside area. Routes vary each week. It’s a combination of running and boxing intervals working as a group and in pairs. No experience boxing needed, you just need to be able to run/jog for 5 minutes continuously. We don’t leave anyone behind as we re-group throughout.
Women’s only session but will be in open air and not in a closed of building.

Active Adults is ideal for those who may never have tried sport before and would now like to have a go at something new or for those people who might have tried sport a long time ago and want to return to an activity in a relaxed, informal environment with other similar minded people.
All sessions are organised by the Bedford Borough Council Sports Development Unit and are held at local venues situated within the Borough. The sessions are run exclusively for adults, run by experienced and qualified coaches running for 8 weeks (unless specified).
All courses start w/c 28th September 2026 (unless specified)
For more information on this course or on any other Active Adults Courses please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/leisure-parks-and-sport/sports-and-physical-activity/activities-adults


Bedford Borough Council Transition Coaching

05/09/2026

New Move for 10 challenge aims to make activity more achievable.

This Girl Can launches Move for 10 challenge, aimed at making physical activity more accessible and closing the gender activity gap.

04/09/2026

You asked. We listened. ❤️

This month is Pain Awareness Month, so it feels like the perfect time to share something we've been working on.

When we ran our Pain Reframe webinar, we had people tell us they would love to join us our in person retreat but couldn't manage the travel or a whole day away from home.

So you asked if we could offer an online option…

We listened.

The Pain Reframe Morning Retreat

Wednesday 7th October | 10am–1pm | Live on Zoom

A shorter, focused version of our in-person retreat, bringing together:

🧠 Dr Sue Peacock – Health Psychologist
💬 Jacq Emkes – Patient Advocate
🏃‍♀️ Larissa Clarke – Movement & Exercise Specialist

We'll explore persistent pain from different perspectives, with a particular focus on understanding your pain, building confidence in your body and finding ways to move that help you get more of your life back.

No pushing through pain.
No “just think positively”.
No waiting for your pain to disappear before you start living.

Just understanding, movement, practical ideas and support.

We're keeping the group small so that it feels personal, supportive and interactive.

£99 for the first 5 places, then £129.

If distance, energy or a full day has stopped you joining us before, this could be your opportunity to take part.

More details and booking coming soon. ❤️

www.iasp-pain.org/advocacy/pain-awareness-month Sue Peacock A Pain in the Mind

About September is Pain Awareness Month September is Pain Awareness Month, an annual campaign dedicated to increasing understanding of pain, pain management, and the experiences of people living with pain. […]

02/09/2026

It's September and a shiny new term of opportunities with Bedford Borough Council, Sports Development Unit Active Adults Programme 💪

Some exciting new activities to try out alongside the ever popular established classes.

We're looking forward to welcoming newcomers to the ladies boxing and strength and conditioning classes. Plus this term we have a new addition to Active Adults the seasonal Run&Box, exercising outdoors by the beautiful Bedford riverside 🥊

Bookings open today! 🥳

Check out:
https://www.bedford.gov.uk/.../sports.../activities-adults

🏃‍♀️ Active Adults Autumn Programme Now Open for Booking!
📅 Courses start w/c 28 September 2026

New activities include CrossFit, Pilates, Pickleball, Adult Street Dance and Rock & Roll, alongside Yoga classes, women-only sessions and activities across Bedford Borough.
✅ 37 courses
✅ 20 activities
✅ 17 village locations
✅ 14 evening and weekend sessions
Whether you're new to sport or looking to get back into activity, Active Adults offers a friendly and welcoming environment to help you get moving.
Find out more: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/leisure-parks-and-sport/sports-and-physical-activity/activities-adults