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news, updates & occasional articles
Christmas class times
December & Christmas timetable 2025 - and the launch of Pilates Express on Friday 5th December.
This new class at Grassington Town Hall is suitable for beginners, improvers and intermediate Pilates practitioners.
Pay me in warmth:
I’m running a donation drive to share pre loved warm items with local groups and organisations that support vulnerable people and communities. Donate and get a free class!
Charity, fundraising, & crafty gifts
Buy a fabulous, original Pilates or Yoga bag, support an amazing charity at the same time.
Happy 2025!
I’m so thankful for the last 12 months, your custom and your company. And I am looking forward to continuing to help you to get fitter, stronger, lither - or just more comfortable in your own skin - in 2025.
Local Fitness Fundraiser
Vicky Lakin, Eastburn Fitness Centre, fundraising for Cancer Research UK
Happy New Year!
Weekly group exercise classes. All classes are pay as you go. You can secure a place half an hour before class starts: great if you like to be spontaneous. Or book the month ahead: ideal if you prefer to be organised in advance.
Give a gift of movement!
Gift vouchers and gift certificates are now available, and can be redeemed against any Fitness with Wendy Hall class.
April Arms (& more) Challenge
Here’s a very scalable challenge for you: five exercises, three days a week, using dumbbells or alternative light weights.
Ok, each exercise has a certain number of repetitions. And you’ll do each set of exercise x repetitions two or three times. But just three times a week.
Or - you have options to make it tougher as the month goes on!
March 30 Day Squat Challenge
Squats! Seems we either really love them – or really loath them.
Maybe some of us are intimidated by received wisdom about the “perfect squat”. But this doesn’t recognise that we all do not move in exactly the same way, which means there ought to be variation in how we squat and even in how we recruit the muscles that squats target.
That’s why my March 30 Day Challenge includes several different types of squat, so that you can find a style of this awesome exercise that works best for you.
February Plank Challenge
I am a big fan of bodyweight exercises, especially of the Plank.
Develop strong and stable core muscles, which in turn develop controlled and coordinated movement of your arms, legs and spine. This means stronger performance and endurance in other physical activities, better balance and coordination, and better posture.
Why not join me this February for our Plank challenge?
How to get moving
Showing up for yourself, for some regular physical activity is a theme that I keep coming back to.
A little bit of movement, every day, does so much to improve your physical and mental health. With every repetition you move closer to developing a habit that supports a healthy lifestyle.
Here’s a few tips to get you started.
Deep breath, slow exhale
At midnight last night, England entered our third national lockdown. The other three UK nations, and countries around the world, face their own tougher restrictions too. This is the best response I can think of.
Bone Health & Strength
Moving your joints keeps them lubricated and moving smoothly. Exerting force on our bones promotes the bone remodelling process. Like muscle, bone becomes healthier, stronger, and denser, as a result of exercise.
Physical activity really does have anti-ageing properties.
Keep Moving this Autumn
Stay connected and keep moving during November’s lockdown. Our bodies are designed to move: breaking up your day with short bursts of physical activity is so good for your metabolism, blood pressure, and for the mechanisms that regulate blood sugar and the storage of body fat.
A little physical activity is better than none. More is better still.