Fit2Shine

21/09/2026

🍂 SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER… SO LET’S RESET BEFORE THE FESTIVE RUSH!
Before we know it, the run-up to Christmas will begin — nights out, dinners, shopping, social events, later nights, richer food, more rushing around… and often less time for exercise, sleep and recovery.
This is exactly when healthy routines can start to slip.

☝️But at Fit2Shine, we’ve got this.
We don’t believe in waiting until January to start looking after ourselves again.
We keep moving.
We adjust.
We reset.
And we learn how to enjoy life without completely abandoning the habits that help us feel good.

That’s why our 21-Day Drop Zone Club is here to help you reset before the busiest part of the year begins.
✨ Drop what is no longer serving you:
stress, low energy, poor sleep, comfort eating, stiffness, excess body fat or habits you want to change.
✨ Replace it with simple, realistic actions that help you feel:
stronger, healthier, calmer, more energised and more in control.
The 21-Day Drop Zone Club has been created especially for women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.
No extreme diets.
No punishing workouts.
No quick fixes.
Just realistic, sustainable habits that work in real life.

✅ FREE for Fit2Shine members as part of your membership go to your account and click on 21-Day Drop Zone Club workshop.
✅ Also available to purchase for everyone registered on our website. Just visit our Shop, read the programme description and choose the option that works best for you.
Whether you train with Fit2Shine or follow your own exercise routine, you can join us.
🌟 You can start at any time. Don’t wait until January. Reset before the rush.
https://www.fit2shine.co.uk/shop/

20/09/2026

✨ NEW WEEK, NEW CHANCE TO MOVE! ✨
Here is our Fit2Shine timetable for the week ahead
You don’t need to wait for motivation, the perfect mood or the perfect week. Just book your class, turn up and do what you can on the day.
Some days you’ll feel strong, some days you’ll need to take it easier — and both are absolutely fine. The important thing is to keep moving, stay consistent and keep looking after your body.

Remember: you don’t have to do everything — just do something.
One class, one walk, one stronger choice at a time.
No perfection. Step by step, do a little better than last time.
See you in class, girls! 💪

17/09/2026

💪 A GOOD WORKOUT DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO FEEL SORE THE NEXT DAY!

Muscle pain is not a measure of how effective your workout was.

A good workout doesn’t have to be torture.
It doesn’t have to leave you unable to walk downstairs the next morning.
And you certainly don’t need to destroy your body to make it stronger.

A good workout is a SMART workout.

It’s about integrating meaningful exercises and the right training elements that your body needs to become:

✨ Stronger
✨ Fitter
✨ More mobile
✨ Better balanced
✨ More coordinated
✨ More powerful
✨ More resilient
✨ Better able to move through everyday life

Your body needs more than endless squats, burpees and heavy weights.

A well-designed fitness programme should include strength, cardiovascular fitness, mobility, balance, coordination, stability, appropriate impact, power and recovery.

And it should be dosed correctly for YOU — your age, fitness level, health, goals and how your body feels that day.

Yes, sometimes you may feel your muscles the following day, particularly after trying something new or increasing the training stimulus. But soreness is not the goal. Progress is.

The aim is not to walk away from every session thinking:

🔥 “That nearly killed me!”

The aim is to walk away knowing:

❤️ “I gave my body something it needed today.”

At Fit2Shine, we don’t exercise simply for the sake of getting tired.

We train with purpose.

We want strong muscles and bones, a healthy heart, good balance, mobile joints, a capable body and enough energy to enjoy life.

Because exercise really can be medicine — when you know how to dose it right. 💚

13/09/2026

Hi ladies! A new week is approaching!
Please note couple of small changes to the timetable:
⭐Monday evening class – Ivana is teaching
⭐Tuesday evening class – Judi is on holidays so Ivana is teaching
⭐Wednesday evening class – Vicki is teaching
Book your classes and plan your week ahead.
Looking forward to seeing you all in class!

10/09/2026

09/09/2026

Ladies, don’t forget your tennis balls tomorrow!
Don’t worry if you don’t have any — I have some spare ones. 😊

07/09/2026

We are outdoors tomorrow.

06/09/2026

Hi ladies! A new week is approaching!
It’s business as usual this week, with just a couple of small changes to the timetable:
🌿 Saturday class – Ivana is teaching
Please check the timetable, book your classes and plan your week ahead.
Looking forward to seeing you all in class!

06/09/2026

Breathwork Before Our Outdoor Class – The Perfect Combo!

How is your breathing?
Do you get out of breath pretty easily with any activity and think it’s simply because you’re not fit enough?
Do you breathe through your mouth or your nose? Does it matter?
YES, it does!

👃 Your nose is the only organ designed to condition air—it performs 30 essential functions for your body.
👄 Meanwhile, the mouth has no role in breathing—it’s just an emergency entry point when nasal breathing is not possible due to obstruction or damage.

Mouth breathing is dysfunctional breathing—it leads to over-breathing and hyperventilation, which raises your heart rate and activates the sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight mode). Long-term mouth breathing can negatively impact your health, energy, sleep, and performance.

Did you know? Nasal breathing produces nitric oxide, a gas with antiviral and antibacterial properties that helps protect against infections. The high concentration of nitric oxide in the sinuses plays a key role in keeping the nose and lungs free from disease and inflammation.

Before we start our outdoor class, we have breath work class which anyone can join —this makes movement more effective and enhances performance. Try it with us and discover the power of your breath!

💨 Measure your Control Pause (CP) and find out where you stand with your breathing. See picture below. Would you like to learn more? Text me or pop in to see us at Lauriston castle estate . Every Tuesday from 9am. See our timetable, visit our website. www.fit2shine.co.uk

30/08/2026

New week , new fun. All classes are on our website. www.fit2shine.com.uk
Keep booking !