help you tone up for a sleek silhouette, after all if top ballet dancers swear by it
then ... featured extracts from a new book, Ballet Beautiful by Mary Helen Bowers.
The Studio 60 Queens Road Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5BY Tel: 020 8504 0504
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Greetings! The countdown to Christmas has started, so it's a good time to step up your Pilates sessions ahead of the party season. Whether at home or The Studio, regular practice will help you tone up for a sleek silhouette, after all if top ballet dancers swear by it then who are we to argue! Best wishes
Anne
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Class News Course payments The booking process has been simplified and you now only need to fill in your name and course details on the envelope provided in The Studio, enclosing your cheque or cash payment. Please do indicate any dates that will be missed due to holidays. Information sheets are available which show all the forthcoming courses with details of cost, date and reference number. If you are making your payment by BACS then please send an email to Graham with the same information. For anyone wishing to pay via BACS, our bank details are: New Direction Pilates, 40- 47- 15, Account No: 71282719. We are working on an online payment system, and hope to have news on this early in the New Year.
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Christmas Opening Advance notice that The Studio will be open up to and including Monday, December 23rd. We will be closed from that point on for Christmas and will re- open on Friday, January 3rd.
Meet the Client Rosemary Bandini Rosemary had experienced persistent backache for some time before starting One- 2- One sessions with Marcia two years ago, and had stopped working out at the gym because of the discomfort. Rosemary says that she saw a marked improvement within a month and now incorporates Pilates into her daily life, which involves extensive business travel, to help prevent her back problems recurring. Rosemary lives in Chigwell and is a renowned expert on antique Japanese netsuke and inro. She has just set up her new company, Rosemary Bandini Limited, buying and selling fine Japanese works of art.
Ballet Beautiful Half Roll-backs A recent article in The Times featured extracts from a new book, Ballet Beautiful by Mary Helen Bowers. A former dancer, Mary has worked with many celebrities including Natalie Portman for her role in Black Swan. She sets out an exercise plan to help you to achieve a dancer's long, toned body shape and elegant posture. We were intrigued to see that Pilates exercises feature strongly in the regime, particularly those that target abdominal core strength such as this variation on the half roll- back. Sit with your legs extended hip- width apart, knees slightly bent. Extend your arms out wide and sit straight with the top of your head reaching toward the ceiling. Breathe in and engage. tucking your pelvis underneath you. Breathe out and roll back by 30 degrees pulling your stomach in strongly. From here, lean back slightly further and retur n, working deep into your abdominal muscles, repeating eight times before rolling back up to your starting position. Try three sets but do ensure your head, neck and shoulders are relaxed and stop immediately if you start to feel strain in your back.
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Charity Raffle Marcia has organised a raffle to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Campaign. Lots of local businesses have kindly donated some stunning raffle priz es including hair styling with Terence Andrew, quality wine, an exquisite crystal candle- holder and lots more. Tickets are only £1 each and will be on sale for the next few weeks. Please do buy tickets in support of this charity who do so much work to fund research into cures for breast cancer. Tickets are available from all of the instructors, so just ask before or after your next class. You can find out more about the Breast Cancer Campaign by clicking here.
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