Weekly Schedule 5/23/2022 — Gearing Up For Summer Travel
NEW IN-PERSON GROUP CLASSES!
1:00pm GYROTONIC® Tower Class starting Tuesday, May 31, 2022
DTC/SF youth class series (drop-in available) THREE SPOTS LEFT:
Wednesday, June 8 -- 3:30pm
Monday, June 13 -- 1:15pm
Wednesday, June 15 -- 1:15pm
Week 115 - Cutting right to the chase this week. Summer is nearly here, as is mild to moderate chaos for our schedules due to travel, school (or lack-thereof), and camp schedules. You've gotten your booster (if eligible), you have a good supply of well-fitting masks, and your hand-washing game is A+. You are ready for this!
If there's anything I've learned from having to isolate so deeply at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's that online workouts have immense value for a few reasons:
You consistently honor the time we've set aside to move our bodies.
We connect with each other, helping to stave off feelings of isolation and loneliness.
You connect deeply with and within yourself by working out in the privacy of your home (or designated place), improving your ability to follow verbal and visual instruction.
We can focus on specific breathing exercises without being impeded by masks.
And these workout sequences are portable. We know it's important to take some time away from our routines. Sometimes you need a mini or micro workout as a body tune-up while you're traveling. Or when life just gets crazy and you're pressed for time.
So here's my updated list of props edited for travel. No paid content here, just products I like, I use in my online classes and at the studio, or come highly recommended:
ESSENTIALS:
1-2 Medium soft ball - https://www.optp.com/Soft-Gym-Overball OR https://www.optp.com/Franklin-Air-Ball?cat_id=206 (9" diameter balls)
Extra long resistance band - https://www.optp.com/Franklin-Band-11-Blue-Heavy?cat_id=203
Tennis ball (massage tool)
Bath towel (for added padding when lying down, kneeling, as a breathing tool, and as a stretching strap)
EXTRAS:
Massage ball kit - https://www.tuneupfitness.com/roll-model-starter-kit (includes a 7" diameter Medium soft ball) OR https://www.tuneupfitness.com/complete-read-knead-kit (includes The Roll Model book by Jill Miller)
Resistance loop band - https://www.optp.com/Thera-Band-Resistance-Band-12-Inch-Loop?cat_id=46 (chose one light and one medium/heavy)
Collapsable roller - https://brazynlife.com/products/the-morph-collapsible-foam-roller (finally back in-stock!)
Yoga mat - https://www.rei.com/product/158936/manduka-eko-superlite-travel-yoga-mat (latex-free) OR https://www.gaiam.com/products/05-62214?variant=37953456193
Be sure to let me know of any upcoming travel plans, and if you'd like a custom mini or micro workout sequence for the road.
Here’s what’s on the schedule this week:
Monday, 5/23/2022
IN-PERSON GYROTONIC® Pulley Tower Class
A 50-minute group equipment class series exploring Gyrotonic exercise on the Pulley Tower. Space for four (4) individuals. Curious about this movement system? This is a great class to learn more.
Sign-up: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=16934439&appointmentType=11540424
9:30am PST - Tuesday, 5/24/2022:
ONLINE Pilates Mat (Mixed Level)
May's focus is pelvic stability using the small ball (about 9") and resistance band or loop band (medium resistance). Video available if you can't attend live.
Sign-up: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=16934439&appointmentType=13574506
9:30am PST - Thursday, 5/26/2022:
ONLINE Balance and Flow GYROKINESIS®
Keep those two (2) yoga straps, and break out the long foam roller! Our focus for May is building on our shoulder mobility work from April, and connecting the pelvis to the arms.
Focusing on the ability of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® to increase circulation, mobilize and strengthen joints, and increase proprioceptive awareness, this Zoom class prepares the body for more confidence in standing balance work. Video available if you can't attend live.
Sign-up: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=16934439&appointmentType=13778332
Looking forward to seeing you online and in-person this week! Until then, breathe deeply, get your booster, stay socially distant, healthy and sane.
Warmly,
Harriet
2022 FOCUS: Firmly deciding, after reducing an abstract problem into its components, to proceed on a journey toward harmony.
Read the first email of 2022 here to understand how this became our resolution for 2022.
