Author Archives: Dawn Arkell

Throughout March, women in midlife have been taking the opportunity to join me for free half hour training taster sessions , based at Grange Park in Leominster. I’ve enjoyed meeting such a diverse range of ladies, all keen to take control of their health and fitness and I look forward to supporting some of youContinue reading “Final week for FREE taster sessions!”

Hi Folks Just to let you know we are training outdoors at the lovely Grange, in Leominster. Restrictions allow me to offer 0ne to one outdoor sessions in a public space and they are proving to be good fun! We use steps, rails, benches and walls as our outdoor gym, perfect for a good strengthContinue reading “We’re outdoors !”

Hi folks, I hope you and your families are safe and well. These are trying times for us all , for differing reasons, so I wanted to share some splashes of colour with you, which are making a difference to my health and sense of wellbeing. Gloomy January days , even without a pandemic, canContinue reading “Adding a splash of colour!”

Hi Folks Good to be back on the mats with my classes again! Online classes are invaluable but for me the magic lies in being in the same physical space….seeing those facial expressions, hearing the heavy breathing and sharing laughs! We’re into our fourth week of Pilates PLUS classes and I’m already seeing improvements….people goingContinue reading “Personal Training Sessions”

Hi Folks Everyone who has registered interest for joining next weeks classes, should now have received an email from me with booking options and conditions. If you haven’t, please get in touch. There seems to be a problem receiving some messages…I think it’s when you reply from a website posting. So if you send aContinue reading “Class bookings”

Hi Folks With classes due to restart in a couple of weeks, I’ve been planning our new programme, including some changes to give you an even fuller body conditioning workout! We’ll be adding some low impact, cardio vascular work into our warm up, to raise heart rate and increase blood flow. Plus, standing strength workContinue reading “POWERING UP!”

Hi Folks So which pear are you?! Lol I think I’m somewhere between the two! So, it’s been 5 months since we last got together on our mats… Like many of you  I’ve been staying active doing some home pilates practice,  along with extra cycling and walking (I shall always remember cycling down the ,usually,Continue reading “Ready when you are…”

Hi Folks All being well, I’ll be offering at least 2 pilates classes to start from September, probably in Leominster. You’ll need your own mats and small equipment to minimize health risks and in accordance with Government guidelines. If you want to get prepared and maybe get some practice in, you can purchase this trioContinue reading “Getting prepared..”

All classes and one to one sessions are postponed due to the pandemic. Join me on facebook for routines to practise at home. Press the follow button to be the first to know of any changes in future weeks. Keep calm and carry on!  

The next back health workshop will be Sat Jan 25th at Leominster Community Centre 10 – 11.15am.  Places limited to 10. Contact Dawn to book your space , dawn.arkell@virgin.net. or. Tel 01568 615239