Your classes for mental and physical success 12 – 18 Oct

Time to stretch those tight hip flexors, loosen stiff lower backs, and frozen shoulders. Toughen the tush against bike seat hell. Recover faster and move quicker. This is yoga to boost your cycling performance and stamina.

Sarah Smith is a yoga teacher curating classes that cater for specific activities. Her anatomical knowledge is second to none. Expect classes that build your knowledge of your own strengths and weaknesses with postures to help soothe and strengthen key areas.

If you love dancing and missed out on ballet classes as a kid, this is for you. This is not a dance class, there’s no choreographed memory games or need for rhythm. But it will stretch, sculpt, and tone in ways other classes just can’t. A true fusion between ballet, yoga and pilates. You’ll leave feeling longer, limber, and enlivened.

Maxine is an undeniable guru in barre and its benefits. On hand to offer modifications to moves and aid any physical ailments.

London Fields, Hackney  

One of the most popular yoga classes at BUA. Feel the freshness of Autumn in East London and listen to the sound of the leaves of the trees and your breath. This class is all about combating the effects of our ever-increasing sedentary lifestyles. Standing up from seated unaided shouldn’t be a problem at 33. Nor should we be seeing curvatures of our necks at such a young age. Defeat the seat! And get back to our primal state again.

Simone Topel champions light-hearted and playful but challenging yoga postures for all levels.

Thursday 15^th Oct – Morning Ashtanga Yoga In Victoria Park – 08:00 – 09:00

Let’s get it OM! Ashtanga yoga for all levels. This is energetic yoga where we synchronise breath with our movements. Expect swift postures which instil rhythm and increases our awareness of movement and flow in the body.

Mays Al-Ali is a yoga teacher and nifty nutritionist. Previously a high-flyer in advertising, she ditched the corporate life to pursue a different sort of happiness. She flew through her Advanced TTC in Ashtanga yoga and notched up qualifications as a Reiki Master.

Can you last 45 minutes? If you can you’ll leave with abs that feel like ice slabs. Core cross training for all levels. A great choice if you’re looking to banish lower back pain, eliminate stomach blub, or sculpt the waist. The best core exercises for all levels. An intense but brilliant HIIT workout built to blast your abs.

Lucky_7uke is an enigma. A tough cookie, but one that has only one thing on his mind, your health. He strongly believes that the comfort zone is where dreams go to die.

Lao Tzu once said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”  Not one to ignore the wisdom of an old master, Saturday is step day.

Sarah Adkin will be chasing you up and down with her non-stop enthusiasm for fitness outdoors.

Sunday 18^th Oct – Fat Burning & Strength Circuits – 10:30 – 11:30

A unique, super engaging and unconventional way to train. This class is dedicated to shredding stubborn body fat, as well as reducing stress levels. Improve posture, mobility and strength whilst burning the blubber.

Earl Cottrell leads this boomer of a class. A former professional footballer, now PT, Earl will throw you through our paces and offer support when you need it most.

As always, stay fit and healthy.