Beyond Fitness with Sarah

💪 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟱 — 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘! ❤️

Our final session together tonight and we finished with band strength… and they absolutely smashed it! 🙌

A few of the group couldn’t make the last class, but those who were there worked brilliantly ~ lots of pulling, pressing, lifting, strengthening and plenty of laughs along the way too. 😍

It’s been such a lovely group to work with over the last few weeks, building confidence with Pilates and strength work and showing just how much you can do with simple, manageable exercises.

And I rather love that the words behind us in the photo say “Be the best you can be” — pretty perfect for this lot. ❤️

If you’d like to be part of the next Healthy Hearts cohort, get in touch with Hearts United to find out more and register your interest. 🌈💪

𝗪𝗢𝗪 — 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝟮𝟰 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦! 💛

I only sent a couple of messages out about our PureStretch by Candlelight Charity Event and every single place has already gone! 🥹✨

On Sunday 20th December, we’ll be coming together at Sunbeams Music Trust for a gorgeous candlelit PureStretch session, with all proceeds going to support the wonderful work they do. 🕯️💛

I’m absolutely delighted that it’s filled so quickly ~ thank you so much to everyone who has booked.

BUT… don’t give up if you missed out!
December is still a little way off and plans inevitably change, so I’ll be keeping a waiting list.

If you’d love to come, please pop your name on it and I’ll contact people in order if any spaces become available. 💛

And if you’d like to support Sunbeams before then, they’d love you to join them for their Sunbeams September Stroll on Sunday 6th September. 🌻🚶‍♀️

It’s a sponsored walk from Keswick to Threlkeld, with 6.2-mile or 3.1-mile routes available, starting at 1pm or 2pm. There’ll also be cream scones and refreshments afterwards and it’s dog friendly too! 🐾☕️

All money raised helps Sunbeams continue providing their vital Community Music Therapy, supporting disabled and disadvantaged children and adults through music. 💛

I’ll pop the booking details for the September Stroll below too.

Thank you again ~ I genuinely can’t believe our candlelight event filled this quickly! ✨🕯️💛

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥! 💪🩵

That simply means working one side of the body at a time and it’s such a brilliant way to challenge your balance, core control, stability and strength.

You might suddenly discover one side feels very different to the other… 👀😂 That’s completely normal, and exactly why unilateral work is so useful. It asks your core to work that little bit harder, highlights any imbalances and gives us lots of lovely opportunities to focus on control rather than rushing through movements.

We’ll be mixing familiar Pilates exercises with a few unilateral twists throughout the classes this week; plenty of options as always, so you can work at the level that feels right for you. 🩵

This week’s Pilates:

✨ Tuesday – Stainton Village Hall
9.15am & 10.30am

✨ Wednesday – Penrith Golf Club
9.30am

✨ Wednesday – Yanwath School
6.00pm

✨ Wednesday – Online
7.15pm

Expect wobbling, concentration, a few laughs… and probably discovering which side has been quietly getting away with doing less work! 😂

See you on the mat! 🩵

𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒉 ✨

There’s a really lovely mix of classes coming up next week, whether you’re after strength, stretch, Pilates, yoga, cardio, or something a little bit more fun and bouncy 💚

𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚 starts with Express Yoga-Lates online at 7.30am ~ a lovely mix of yoga and Pilates, perfect for easing into the week. Then at Newbiggin there’s Pure Stretch at 9am, a full-body stretch using bands and balls, followed by Lift Lean at 10am, a full-body dumbbell workout using triples of 30 seconds. Monday evening, Lift Lean is repeated at Yanwath School at 6pm, and then online Pure Stretch at 7.15pm is a gorgeous way to melt into the evening.

𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 starts online at 7.30am with Arse, Arms & Abs — a mix of cardio and resistance. Then at Stainton, both the 9.15am and 10.30am Pilates classes will be unilateral Pilates, working each side of the body individually to help improve balance, strength and control. I’m then off to Dutton Lodge for a private session, and Tuesday night is Boogie Bounce at Hackthorpe at 5.30pm ~ now into week 3 of the new routine, which is fab.

𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 morning at Penrith Golf Club is such a lovely morning of classes:
💚 8.30am Yoga-ish ~ a flowing class to music, suitable for anyone
💚 9.30am Pilates ~ again with that unilateral focus
💚 10.30am Chair Yoga ~ a beautiful seated yoga flow

Then Wednesday evening at Yanwath School at 6pm there’s a repeat of the morning Pilates, and online at 7.15pm there’s another repeat of Pilates too.

𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 morning online at 7.15am is Lift Lean, this week with an accumulator format. Then at Stainton, there’s Circuits at 9am ~ a fun full-body workout suitable for everyone ~ followed by Pure Stretch at 10am.

And then on 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, we’re at North Lakes at 8am for Pure Stretch.

Just a little note that there’s no Aerial this week, as the room is being used.

So lots of chances next week to move, stretch, strengthen and reset ~ both in person and online. Have a look through the timetable and get yourself booked on to whatever suits you best 🥰

Can’t wait to see you all next week 💚

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒎 🌻💛

The rain stayed away 🙌 and 40 of us came together for Pilates right in amongst the most incredible sea of sunflowers — I think there are around 100,000 of them! 🌻🌻🌻

It really was one of those mornings that just makes you feel good. Beautiful big sunflowers everywhere, fresh air, movement, lots of smiles and such a lovely, positive atmosphere. I’m so grateful to every single person who came along and made it feel so special. 💛

And of course, Pilates was followed by lovely coffee and cake from ʟᴀᴋᴇʟᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ ☕🍰, with lots of people heading home afterwards carrying their own gorgeous sunflower blooms.

Just such a happy, uplifting morning. I absolutely loved it. 🌻

And… we’re doing it all again on Sunday 30th August! The booking link is available now, although we’ll keep a close eye on the weather before confirming it’s definitely going ahead.

Fingers crossed for another morning just like this one. ☀️🌻💛

Amazing morning in the fields. Thank you to all of you for visiting us and enjoying picking some of our flowers afterwards 🌻💛 Same again on the 30th of August. Comment below “Briggle Pilates” and we will send you the link to our WhatsApp group. Open today for PYO Sunflowers until 4pm🌻

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐛 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 💕🌈

I’ll admit, I woke up this morning feeling a little bit overwhelmed at the thought of three sessions pretty much back-to-back… but honestly, it turned into one of those mornings that just leaves you feeling really happy afterwards.

We started with 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀, chatty, fun, relaxed and just a gorgeous way to begin the day. 🧘‍♀️✨

Then it was over to 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, with a lovely mix of familiar faces, some I see every week and some a little less often. SO much chat, so much laughter 😂 but plenty of challenge in there too, followed by the most gorgeous relaxation at the end. 💕

And finally, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 ❤️ Their last Pilates session today, with just one more strength class next week before their programme comes to an end. They were absolutely amazing today, and it’s been so lovely seeing their confidence grow. Do get in touch with Hearts United if you’d like to join our next cohort.

A busy morning… but such a good one. Loads of movement, laughter, lovely people and that little reminder of why I love doing what I do. 🥰

The weather is looking kind for Sunday’s Briggle Farm Pilates & Stretch so booking is open!

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🌼 𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 & 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒘 🌼

I’m so excited to be teaming up with Briggle Farm this August for two beautiful outdoor Pilates & Stretch sessions surrounded by gorgeous wildflowers. 🌸

🗓 Sunday 16th August
🗓 Sunday 30th August
⏰ 9:15am
💷 £8 per person

These sessions are suitable for all abilities and are all about moving your body, taking a deep breath, and enjoying a peaceful Sunday morning in a truly beautiful setting.

Afterwards, why not stay for a coffee and a homemade treat when the café opens at 10am, and take the opportunity to pick your own beautiful flowers to take home? 🌸💐

Rather than taking bookings in advance, I’ve created a WhatsApp group instead. That way, if the British weather decides not to cooperate, I can keep everyone updated quickly and easily. If the forecast looks good, you can simply come along and pay on the day.

👇 Join the WhatsApp group here if you’d like to come along or just want to keep up to date:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9GAbQGCIWWFz5a989aGSr?mode=gi_t

We can’t wait to see you there! 💛🌿

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 ❤️ 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 – 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝟓

Their first strength session tonight and they absolutely smashed it! 💪

We used the bands for a full-body strength session and there was a huge amount of laughter along the way 😂 Such an uplifting, lovely group to teach — they really do bring such a brilliant energy.

Pilates next for them on Saturday, then we’re back to strength again next Thursday. Love seeing them getting stuck into something new and giving everything a go. ❤️

𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🧘‍♀️✨

We swapped Pilates for Yoga this evening, and it was so nice to be able to offer something a little different online.

The current routine is just gorgeous — really flowy and continuous, with each movement linking so naturally into the next. The music plays a little part too, so if you want to move with the rhythm you can… but equally you can completely work at your own pace.

As always, there were loads of options throughout to make it stronger, gentler, simpler or more challenging, depending on what your body needed tonight.

And while half the country seemed to be chasing a very cloudy, fairly non-existent eclipse 😂🌥️🌘, we just carried on with our Wednesday night as normal and had a lovely flow instead!

It’s now on catch-up for all my online members too, so you can do the session whenever it suits you 💛

I absolutely love that the online membership gives me the chance to offer Pilates, strength, stretch, cardio… and now Yoga too. So much variety, all from home. 🥰