Get Moving!

A movement workshop for all

• Sat 10 Oct (10:30 AM - 12 NOON)

• Rawcliffe Rec, Rawcliffe Pavilion, St Mark’s Grove, York YO30 5TS

For all abilities, tailored to your level

Feel good as you move your body, build confidence and have fun alongside others.  Booking is essential as places are limited.

I use a holistic, blended approach, with scalable practices drawn from several disciplines.

• I can show simple starter versions of each move, with a small range of motion and the option to be sitting on a chair

• I can show more challenging progressions, with more range, more complexity and in different positions - such as standing up, kneeling down or on all fours

• Each person can move at their comfortable, do-able level

What we will do

• Gentle top-to-toe warm up

• Body prep drills & mobility

• Practise basic bodyweight moves for growing your usable strength

• Balance games (from The Foot Collective)

• Guided exploration of the outdoor space or playground to try out some of our moves in the outside environment

What should I wear & bring?

• everyday clothes are fine, as long as you can move freely and feel comfortable

• sports clothes are also fine if you prefer

• bring a mat, blanket or big towel for you to work on & a drink if you like

York 50+ Festival

This event is open to all ages, even though it is part of York 50+ Festival organised by York Older People’s Assembly. Each year they put on a programme of events for people over 50, their friends and family. They hope to challenge stereotypes and offer low cost activities to celebrate the energy, skills and creativity of older people.

Book your place

£10

Assess & work with foot mobility, balance & integrated whole body movement

Ouse Lea, Clifton Green YO30 6SA / my 1st floor home studio

• a 50-60 mins coaching session

• with exercises, drills or flows to keep

No matter whether you are new to foot-friendly movement restoration or more experienced, I offer coaching and education at your level to help you work on:

• freeing your feet, training your toes

• restoring balance

• exploring using foot-friendly footwear

• feeling more grounded from the feet up…ankles, knees, hips, back & beyond

• moving with more ease and confidence

All with tools and science backed techniques researched and used by holistic physiotherapists & podiatrists The Foot Collective.

During your session…

Depending on your interests and whether this is a first or follow-up session, we will experience a selection of the following:

1. Foot function mobility assessment

2. Foot foundation warm up ideas - we do these together so you can learn them for later at home

3. Foot strength & mobility training exercises - several to suit you. I demo, then we do them together

4. Balance assessment

5. Introduction to balance - we practise a few basic balance stances

6. Learning about keeping in the Goldilocks Zone for enjoyment and stress-free learning. I guide you to:

   • tune into your comfort or otherwise so that we can respond to you

   • play with the difficulty / intensity levels - upping the level via different types of challenge, or easing the level via smart adaptations

7. Intro to any of:

   • exploring foot-friendly minimalist footwear, if you don’t currently use this

   • larger movements such as various squats

   • ground-based movements, such as sitting comfortably on the ground, the sit to stand to sit test

   • more advanced moves to suit

More ideas for what next

Further ideas for developing your practice are down the page below the orange booking button.

After the session

I will send you (by email or WhatsApp) a pdf copy of the exercises we did in the session for you to work with later at home.

Can anyone do this?

Pretty much!

• any age, ability and experience

• if you can stand (with or without support of a wall or chair) or even if you are restricted to sitting in a chair at the moment

I particularly enjoy working with people who lack confidence with movement or are returning to it after injury, illness or just a long break for the many reasons that life throws our way.

What should I wear?

• everyday clothes are fine, as long as you can move freely and feel comfortable

• sports kit is also fine if you prefer

• please come ready to take your shoes off, as we will preferably move in bare feet at least some of the time

• please bring your clean tootsies & any cuts or sores covered with plasters

Who is this good for?

This could be for you if you want…

• to improve movements for daily life, sports or leisure activities - with more skill and less strain

• to prevent injury, build joint resilience and support any rehab

• to be anti-fragile, safeguard your future independence - avoid falls, fractures & fear

• to start a new foot-first movement practice for life

Let’s get started - book your session - £40!

• When you book, you can fill a form to tell me your preferred dates & times, along with any goals or challenges you would like to work on

• I will email to confirm our session time and send you my full address and parking information

• You have a 50-60 mins coaching session

• I email you afterwards with your programme of exercises & other useful material material

Make progress with foot mobility, natural movement & balance / 30 mins

Ouse Lea, Clifton Green YO30 6SA / my 1st floor home studio

• a 30-min catch up

• with any new exercises or variations sent on afterwards

A short catch up can be ideal for a follow-up session, assuming you have no brand new topics or challenges to work on. We will have a quick chat to review progress since your previous session, so we can build on what you have been doing so far.

• Try out more challenging versions of the movements you have been working with

• Add new variations or different exercises to meet the same goals

• Regress or tweak any moves that haven’t been working for you

If you want a change in focus or you have completely new goals, you may prefer to book a 60-minute session.

After the session

I will send you (email or WhatsApp) a pdf copy of any new exercises we did in session for you to work with later at home.

Who is this good for

This could be for you if you want…

• to improve movements for daily life, sports or leisure activities - with more skill and less strain

• to prevent injury, build joint resilience and support any rehab

• to be anti-fragile, safeguard your future independence - avoid falls, fractures & fear

• to start a new foot-first movement practice for life

All with tools and science backed techniques researched and used by holistic physiotherapists & podiatrists The Foot Collective.

Let’s continue

• Click the orange button below to book your short coaching catch-up