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Getting started can sometimes be tricky so we thought this article may help by offering some guidance on the types of classes best suited to you.
As you can see from the amount of videos we offer we are able to cater to a huge audience from many walks of life, be you frail, older, younger, larger, male, female, new mother, fit dancer, street wiz, ballet dancer, weak hipped, strong boned, lacking muscle, wanting a six pack or indeed just new!!
We can provide you with workouts which educate as you do them, articles to top up your knowledge and interest in health, blogs for you to read thoughts and ideas from our trainers and a forum for you to have your say.
General Information
Video Sessions
Choosing Your Level
All classes have a competency or fitness level attached to them.
| Complete Beginner: | We offer Intro-Fit which covers all basic moves and also builds a person up from zero fitness to entry level fitness for our classes and gym work-outs. | Only in The New To Fitness section |
| Beginner: | New to fitness, wants to build up, not too challenging. |  |
| Intermediate: | Bit of experience, likes a good workout and a bit of a challenge. |  |
| Advanced: | Can work out at quite an intense level and is quite experienced in chosen skill. |  |
Age Related Exercise Suggestions
| 5-15 Years: | When we are young our attention span is less, our bones are still forming and our muscles are not as strong. Exercise needs to be predominantly fun and about interacting with others. |
| Videos: | Our Family/Kids or Teen videos |
| Frequency: | max 2 videos a week |
| Duration: | 30 min |
| Other: | 2-3 other activities in the week; park trip, swimming, dance class or other. |
| 16-20 Years: | This can be selected now on skill and fitness level, however, the lifting of heavy weights and too many repetitions (such as spin, weights classes and boxing) still needs to be monitored until fully grown. |
| Videos: | Our beg and general toning, conditioning, cardio sessions and dance specific session. |
| Frequency: | x3 per week |
| Duration: | 45min |
| Other: | 2-3 other activities on the week; swimming, dancing, netball, hockey, football etc |
| 20-30 Years: | During our 20’s we are at our strongest so if you are free from injuries and not pregnant (for which please do look at our injury prevention section and our maternity section) then you can look at our int-adv classes as your target area to work. |
| Videos: | Our int-adv conditioning, toning, cardio and sport specific, such as boxing, dance, step and weights. This age group generally does well with these selections because they can also do these socially in clubs but hone their skills and fitness further with us. |
| Frequency: | x 3-5 per week |
| Duration: | 45-1hour sessions |
| Other: | Linked into external activities and hobbies 2-3 per week |
| 30-40 Years: | During our 30’s often we are in full time work or possibly raising families. This makes participating in sports hard commitment wise and possibly a few injuries have started to make us think we need to be cautious in our choices. |
| Videos: | Our sessions based around activities we once enjoyed outdoors but need to do indoors do well for this group. The gym workouts which can be printed off and taken to the gym, the spin, rowing and skip fit sessions, the cardio, aerobics, fat burning sessions, the core work and abs, the aim for this group again would be to get to the int-adv sessions. |
| Frequency: | 3-5 per week |
| Duration: | 45-1hr sessions |
| Other: | This may be being active with ones own children now and with other parents and friends in similar situations. |
| 40-50 Years: | During our 40’s we have lost some of our inherent strength and drive for exercise but are well aware that we should be working across a range of skills to keep ourselves fit. This age still have heavy work/family commitments (generally) and so picking up a new sporting hobby is unlikely. However, this is the age group who may buy a pet dog, take up golf or become involved in a fun football group through parents/work colleagues. |
| Videos: | Just aware that impact is tougher on the joints this group may want to look at working in the intermediate area predominantly which is tough but not too tough. Again, spin, gym, circuits, legs, tums and bums, fat burner, weight lifting and men’s conditioning, yoga, Pilates are all popular and wise choices. |
| Frequency: | 3-5 per week |
| Duration: | 45 min sessions |
| Other: | Fun interactive hobbies based around friends, golfing, a local Pilates class, walking a dog, family activities. |
| 50-65 Years: | During our 50’s hopefully we are still very fit and perky. Often in this group families are older and some ”time” emerges which coincides with needing to just do carefully structured exercises to keep the cardio and muscular systems strong and challenged. This group can enjoy sports with friends of the golfing. Fishing sort, possibly upkeep an allotment or garden, walk a dog and enjoy our sessions in the beg-intermediate sessions. |
| Videos: | Pilates, legs, tums and bums, Fit –Fifties, fun salsa, fun toning, sit-fit and stability drills are all great compliments to an active life. |
| Frequency: | 2-3 per week |
| Duration: | 30-45min sessions |
| Other: | 2-3 per week sessions of involved sustained activity |
| 65 Years Onwards: | During our late 60’s and onwards we are less supple and less firm on our feet (generally) and need gentle exercise and gentle weight baring. The level one would be working at is personal to the day, beg sessions recommended and if tired, returning to it at a later time. |
| Videos: | Pilates, stretch and tone, simple strength, stability drills, sit and tone, senior’s work outs (easy fit with Diana Moran) and beg toning. |
| Frequency: | x5 per week |
| Duration: | 15-30 mins |
| Other: | Activities of daily life, walking, shopping, cleaning |
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