Happy Spring Bank Holiday 2025!

Time  has flown by and already the spring bank holiday week has arrived. There are no live classes this week, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on doing some fabulous summer body flex and stretch Pilates!

My video libraries are open!

Whether you want to take a full hour, or just 20 mindful minutes for yourself, my two On Demand video libraries are always available, so just perfect for fitting in a little stretching, flexing and strengthening wherever you are.

As part of my flexible class membership Pilates package, these videos are available to you to access at absolutely no extra charge. You can opt for the 20 minute express Pilates sessions or take in one of the full one hour Pilates sessions should you have more time.  

Committing to my flexible Pilates class memberships provides many more benefits too. There is a free swap and/or catch up class option included as well as the opportunity to join me live online on a Wednesday evening via Zoom should you wish. Again, there is no need to pay any extra fees. All in all, superb Pilates value!

In the meantime, if you would like to try a wonderfully effective 6 minute Pilates video session focusing on spinal mobility, why not click on the Image below to give it a go:

Would you like to join me for the final six weeks of my summer term?

If you like the idea of being flexible with your Pilates fitness, and benefit from the included extras, why not get in touch? There are six weeks of classes left until the end of this summer term 2025, as per the details and pricing below:

• Dates: W/c Monday 2nd June 2025 - W/e Saturday 12th July 2025
• Flexible membership price: £66

To check for availability, just give me a call, or drop me a text or What's App to 07776 058973. Or email me at jane.fletcher001@btinternet.com  

Deliciousness demands sharing - a wonderful seeded soda bread recipe

It’s been a while since I included a recipe to tantalise the tastebuds, so here is one that husband Graham and I have discovered recently. It is a fabulous, seeded soda bread that lasts all week and tastes like it is gloriously 'good for you:

Ingredients

• 70g soft pitted prunes 
• 150g wholemeal flour 
• 85g ground flaxseed (I buy whole flaxseeds and grind up in my processor)
• 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1½ tsp sea salt
• 230g mix of seeds and nuts 
• 35g jumbo oats 
• 300ml Kefir

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/ and line a 2lb loaf tin with baking parchment. 
• Soak the prunes in 80ml boiling water.
• In a bowl, mix the flour, ground flaxseed, bicarbonate of soda, sea salt, seeds and nuts, and all but 1 tablespoon of the oats. 
• Add the kefir to the prunes and their soaking liquid and blitz with a hand-blender until smooth. Pour this into the bowl of dry ingredients, mixing very gently until you have a wet dough.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared loaf tin or tray, sprinkle with the reserved oats, and flatten it down slightly. Score a ½cm-deep line down the middle of the loaf.
• Bake for 45 minutes, turning the loaf upside down in the tin for the last 5 minutes to get a nice even crust. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Credit: The Food For Life Cookbook by Tim Spector, created with ZOE. 

Looking forward to starting classes again next week, feeling all sprightly, stretched and possibly having snacked on the odd slice of something seedy and rather sensational!

Warmest wishes always

Jane F x