Developing personal strength and freedom
Summer 2023 Events and Sessions
Moving Forward, Feeling Balanced Community Project
SoleSistas and 'Tone up With Toddlers' Health sessions for mums and mums to be. Bring the kids or have time for yourself
SoleSistas and 'Tone up With Toddlers' Health sessions for mums and mums to be. Bring the kids or have time for yourself
This project, funded by Custom House and Canning Town Community Assembly will be running until mid June 2023.
It consists of two parts: a practical falls prevention programme, looking at both mental and physical balance, and a lifestyle training programme - with funded places on a YMCA Level 1 Lifestyle Award course.
Group sessions - Yog
This project, funded by Custom House and Canning Town Community Assembly will be running until mid June 2023.
It consists of two parts: a practical falls prevention programme, looking at both mental and physical balance, and a lifestyle training programme - with funded places on a YMCA Level 1 Lifestyle Award course.
Group sessions - Yoga, Pilates, short walks and workshops.
Next sessions:
Thursday 15th & 22nd June - chair based exercise and short walk
Custom House Library
Booking essential
Free places available
SoleSistas and 'Tone up With Toddlers' Health sessions for mums and mums to be. Bring the kids or have time for yourself
SoleSistas and 'Tone up With Toddlers' Health sessions for mums and mums to be. Bring the kids or have time for yourself
SoleSistas and 'Tone up With Toddlers' Health sessions for mums and mums to be. Bring the kids or have time for yourself
activeNewham run a range of sessions for pre and post natal women. Solesistas walks run Fridays' 11-12noon in Canning Town Recreation Ground, Custom House until mid July and in East Ham's Central Park Saturday 10-11am 2023.
See the activeNewham page for contact details.
Beckton Parks Fitness Sessions
SoleSistas and 'Tone up With Toddlers' Health sessions for mums and mums to be. Bring the kids or have time for yourself
Beckton Parks Fitness Sessions
Contact for session dates and times planned for Summer 2023 including events
Monthly workshops
EVOLVE and Shhh! Trigger Point Pilates Intro Session
The EVOLVE programme is supporting those women going through or having symptoms of menopause - and is also suitable for any women over 30 who want to find out more and be prepared! You can find out more about the EVOLVE sessions in general on the Trigger Point Pilates page.
Shhh! focuses more on pelvic floor and general women's health and again is suitable for those suffering and those wishing to prevent issues involving pelvic floor.
Past events - a flavour of what we do
Earth Day Saturday 20th April 2023
Women's Empowerment Circle Event 20th May 2023
Women's Empowerment Circle Event 20th May 2023
This workshop for Earth Day was delivered as part of the Moving Forward Feeling Balanced Project and included a talk by one of the YMCA Lifestyle Award Learners on anxiety.
We also made 'wellness resource boxes' and tried out Nature's Rythmn Yoga - a grounding New Moon class.
Women's Empowerment Circle Event 20th May 2023
Women's Empowerment Circle Event 20th May 2023
Women's Empowerment Circle Event 20th May 2023
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week and a East Ham based community assembly project, we talked about the 5 Ways to Wellness, mental health first aid, reframing negative thoughts and what made us 'anxious'. We then made our own 'happiness support boxes' , based on the 5 Ways to Wellness.
Self Love Day February 14th 2020
International Women's Day - 'Taking Back your Power' Healthy Living Event 8th March 2020
International Women's Day - 'Taking Back your Power' Healthy Living Event 8th March 2020
Come and join me for a trigger point session focusing on self love - after all, you deserve it! Have a go at trigger point massage - great for pelvic area health and digestion with some exercises and breathing techniques to release neck tension and generally make you feel relaxed.
You can do some of the class seated, so come watch/have a go if you’re not quite sure about lying on a mat.
International Women's Day - 'Taking Back your Power' Healthy Living Event 8th March 2020
International Women's Day - 'Taking Back your Power' Healthy Living Event 8th March 2020
International Women's Day - 'Taking Back your Power' Healthy Living Event 8th March 2020
March 8th is International Women's Day
Karen from KR Fitness Education will be joining me to offer base level fitness testing and advice on goal setting, I'll be introducing the Shhh Pelvic health trigger point sessions and we'll talk healthy food, hydration and food diaries.
This session was supported by A London Borough of Newham Lets Get the Party Started grant.
Back to Basics
Back care workshop
Back care workshop
Back care workshop
Why struggle with back pain? Non- specific lower back pain affects many people and has many causes. Often the medical profession just suggest 'rest' or painkillers. This rarely result in long term improvements, only short term relief.
Back care workshop
Back care workshop
We look at exercises using spiky balls to combat trigger points in the body, plus traditional Pilates and standing phyiotherapy based exercises to both release and strengthen lower back, hips and shoulders which can cause referred pain.
Take back your power over your own health. Learn relaxation and visualisation techniques a well as exercises - stress and anxiety can lead to back pain.
Diet and hydration also play a key role. Explore simple ways to help you back. You get a goody bag to take away at the end of the session.
Women's Health Event
The first event back at Docklands Dojo, Beckton focused on 'Taking Back Your Power - over your mental and physical health and included a range of exercises for pelvic floor in particular. We'll be running another in September.
Wellness workshop
Our first workshop was a great success with 16 participants
Fit2Relax and KR Fitness Education ran this free day of workshops and activities funded by a London Borough of Newham Let's Get the Party Started grant.
The day included a Fit2Relax gentle seated and standing workout - designed to help care for your spine as well as helping to detox mind and body.
The importance of keeping hydrated for health and fitness and ways to do this were discussed in an interactive workshop and samples of a range of herbal teas designed to help hydrate and detox your body. were available throughout the day and participants also took home a Fit2Relax reusable water bottle, to encourage them to drink more water and cut down on plastic.
What is healthy eating and a 'balanced diet'? Karen at KR Fitness Education looked at current recommendations and food labeling, as well as goal setting. In the afternoon we concentrated on food diaries and practical ways to change your eating habits.
Healthy food