23rd July 2021 Newsletter

Hi all,

As always, thanks so much for coming to class/subscribing this week!

Free mats

Want a free mat? Don't get too excited, but I've decided that I will no longer be supplying equipment to people when we return to face-to-face classes. Covid has made me realise how unhygenic this is and going forwards I will be asking everyone to bring their own mat to class. I will still have a few for new people to borrow for their first week. BUT this obviously means I now I have a massive bag of mats and nothing to do with them! So, if anyone wants a free mat then let me know. I'll be giving them away on a first come-first served basis. They're not especially good for face-to-face classes as I don't think they'd survive transporting that many times and they don't roll up, but if you'd like a mat for your home workouts then let me know and I can pass one onto you! They are used, but they haven't been used since March 2020 so I'm pretty sure they're covid free by now!

Summer Special Subscription

The Summer Special Subscription deal is now LIVE on the website. This is a 2 week bargain membership to the recorded video subscription that runs from 9th August to 22nd August for £10 which are my 2 weeks off this summer. Book in the normal way!

Next week's Facebook LIVES

Next week's Facebook LIVES will be Barre Fitness on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9am! Do join me LIVE if you can, or catch up on the replay later!

Next week's new subscription videos

Next week's new videos are: Pilates Flows 31 & 32 (lower body and abs & warm up flow) Recycled Teenagers Conditioning 15 PLUS Zumba is now available on Saturday and Sunday too!

Return of face-to-face Zumba

I am super pleased and happy to be able to tell you that, all being well, Monday night Zumba will be back at Manorbrook school from September 6th! It's been a long time coming, and obviously nothing is set in absolute stone as regulations etc might change, BUT for now that is the plan! Whoop whoop! I can't wait to see you all in the actual flesh! I'm still working on Thursday nights and am trying to get us back to St Helen's School in September, but they have yet to confirm when this will be possible.

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