STRETCH & STABILISE
Our sit-stand joint pain class - For over 50’s who can’t do Pilates! For people who can’t do floor exercises and want to manage joint pain while improving strength, balance and mobility.
This friendly community class offers expert guidance, scalable exercises and one-on-one support through gentle, effective exercises designed to help you move with confidence and comfort, join us at:
Marshalswick CC (St Albans) – Every Monday
10:00 NEW CLASS
11:30
Greenwood Park CC - (Orton Hall) - Every Tuesday 13:00
Harpenden Park Hall - Every Thursday 14:30
Redbourn Village Hall (Centenary Room) – Every Friday 14:00
Check out our offers:
Welcome Package: Use code FIRSTTIMEHALF in the discount code section upon booking. Your first class is 50% off just to see if our community is the right fit for you. No strings attached.
Refer a friend: Bring a new friend to the class and share the cost. (One new friend per offer. To apply the offer select the two for one ticket when booking and enter both of your details)
More than just fitness, S&S is about friendship, encouragement, and making movement a joyful, sustainable part of life!
Please visit 15 minutes before the class starts if you’d like to speak in person, we look forward to seeing you there!
Our Charity Support For Healthy Joints, With Arthritis UK.
We believe in proactive joint care inside and outside of our classes.
Our Commitment
We are proud to support Arthritis UK through quarterly corporate donations to advance joint health research.
How You Can Help
Donate Directly to Arthritis UK →
Want to make your own impact? Our classes are dedicated to over-50s joint care. If you would like to support Arthritis UK’s vital medical research programs, please click the link above to donate directly to Arthritis UK.
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Home Personal Training
One to one, at your pace, in your own space.
No gym, no pressure, no one watching. Just friendly, tailored sessions at home to help you stay strong, steady and independent.
I’ll come to you with a programme built around you: your joints, your goals and your pace. Whether you’d like to stand up more easily, feel steadier on your feet or simply get stronger, we’ll take it one friendly step at a time
Class Accelerator Workshop
Some people find enormous benefits with our pack of three, one hour home training sessions.
Identify what you’d like to work on, how you can achieve it, and why that’s the best approach
Understand the fundamentals of the class and how to use the right technique for the best results and safest methods
Learn all the equipment and how to use them
£155 - gives you 1-to-1 time for all your questions and piece of mind that you are making the most out of our classes
Health Points Test
Find out why your mobility or balance has reduced and what you can do to improve it. These strength and mobility checks give you an understanding of your current abilities, so when you improve you will see that progress, which is really encouraging especially if you’re working on many struggles at once.
This is also a great way to understand where to focus you time and attention, because everyone has other things to do, so you want to stay time efficient to give you the biggest “bang-for-buck!”
If you are continuing personal training with me or joining one of my classes, your knowledge of where to focus your attention becomes particularly important
This is a pack of two because we want you back to check-in at a later date for your progress, even if you were not able to do exercise in between. This provides the accountability you may need and the reality check if your abilities are improving or reducing. Either way it’s good to know so you can better understand your limitations for safety reasons.
OUR PURPOSE
IMPROVE YOUR STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT
www.number1athlete.com is dedicated to promoting longevity, health awareness, and a long lasting “health span” through innovative fitness programs. Our Stretch & Stabilise class, tailored for seniors with joint pain, emphasizes the importance of mobility and strength. We guide participants towards best practices for your longevity and reputable resources like the NHS to empower them with the knowledge and tools needed for their health journey. For our audience that’s more eager to push their boundaries, we offer specialised training to enhance movement performance, ensuring they achieve their personal bests while maintaining overall well-being to ensure a longer “health span”.
Be physically above average at everything! Let’s raise the bar together.
Beginner Fitness Phrases I Use In Class
STRENGTHEN WITH EXTREMES, AND THE EVERYDAY BECOMES EASY
SQUEEZE YOUR BUM AND SUCK YOUR BELLY IN
SHOULDERS BACK AND DOWN
EXERCISE EASY AND OFTEN, FOR THE SAFEST RESULTS
START SLOW, FINISH FAST
STRENGTHEN WITH EXTREMES, AND THE EVERYDAY BECOMES EASY
To become confident and good at a movement or exercise, you need to practice that movement. If you practice the movement in a more difficult way, you will feel more confident with the easier version.
SQUEEZE YOUR BUM AND SUCK YOUR BELLY IN
By squeezing your bum, sucking your belly in and pushing your hips forward, you will flatten your lower back and keep it secure
SHOULDERS BACK AND DOWN
By rolling your shoulders back and down, it will flatten your upper back and help to push your chest forward. This is a better position for the shoulders with almost every exercise, it also helps you look taller and more confident.
EXERCISE EASY AND OFTEN, FOR THE SAFEST RESULTS
If you exercise easy and often your muscles will get enough stimulus to get stronger, likewise if you exercise hard and less often to give your body a chance to rest, your body will also grow stronger. The easy and often method is the safer route as you age, especially when struggling with stiffness, injuries or joint pain.
START SLOW, FINISH FAST
Another way of saying start as you mean to go on, it’s a mindset of pacing yourself. You’re not actually moving slowly, you’re consistently moving forward at a challenging pace that you can handle for as long as you feel you need to handle that pace.
Number 1 Athlete : For a Long Health Span!
Aim to do 1 better to feel 100% better
Personal Training : S&S Classes