by Jayne Attwood | Sep 24, 2021 | Classes
The number 1 reason for doing weight bearing exercise: Avoid osteoporosis Your bones need to stay challenged… Just like your brain needs exercise to stay sharp, your bones need to be loaded to stay strong. After about aged 30 we start to lose bone density at a very...
by Jayne Attwood | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized, Classes
Pump is a fantastic low impact group exercise class that focuses primarily on strength – you may have heard of branded versions such as BodyPump or Body Max. It’s suitable for beginners right up to Pump professionals! In our face to face classes, we use barbells with...
by Jayne Attwood | Sep 18, 2021 | Sleep, Yoga
Yin Yoga is a very slow form of Hatha Yoga, which is what you tend to think of as ‘normal yoga’. Yin was introduced to the West by Paulie Zink in the 1970s. The style was then modified by Paul Grilley and more latterly by Sarah Powers. The pace of Yin is a lot slower...
by Jayne Attwood | Sep 1, 2021 | Pilates
Pilates is a form of exercise which concentrates on strengthening the whole body, with the core, well, at the core! Pilates the exercise was invented in the 20’s by German physical trainer, Joseph Hubertus Pilates – hence why it’s always spelled with a capital...
by Jayne Attwood | Jul 17, 2021 | Masterclass, Hormones, Sleep
In this masterclass, delivered live to Ad Astra members, we looked at what stress is, how it affects us and what we can do about it. So, how stressed are you? There are three ways stress can affect you. You may notice symptoms from all three, or just one, some may...
