Real Life Fit and Strong
In-Person
This class increases your overall fitness and strength with a combination of strength and cardio exercises. The exercises are designed to strengthen you in all the ways we need to move in our real daily lives, so you are Real Life Fit!
This class is outdoors as much as possible so that we can maximise the benefit of the class for our mental health as well as our physical health, by exercising in daylight.
Thursdays 9.45-10.15am
at The Carraig Centre, Ballincollig P31 PV20
Cost: €100 for 8 weeks
Online via Zoom
This class increases your overall fitness and strength with a combination of strength and cardio exercises. The exercises are designed to strengthen you in all the ways we need to move in our real lives, so you are Real Life Fit!
The online class means you can save time on travel and exercise in the comfort of your own home. It also works well in conjunction with the in person class, so that you can do two sessions a week of strength and resistance training, which is the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for exercise.
Mondays 7.30-8pm
at home via Zoom
Cost: €100 for 8 weeks
F.A.Q. Real Life Fit and Strong - In person
An exercise mat, water, suitable comfy clothes to exercise outdoors eg a light raincoat if there is a chance of light rain and gloves or ear warmers in very cold weather (while you will feel warm with the exercise, the fingers and ears might feel more comfortable covered up in very cold weather!) In the summer, sunglasses might be needed!
Real Life Fit and Strong classes are designed to help you be fit and strong for living your life and doing all the things you love to do. This means the exercises are based on the kind of movements we need to be able to do for all our daily activities. So that means movements like squats, lunges, hinges, pulling, pushing and twisting type movements. We add some resistance to these movements to help our bones and muscles get stronger. This makes our heart rate increase so our heart muscle gets stronger too and we get fitter. We also do some mobility and balance exercises.
These classes are suitable for all levels because all the exercises can be adjusted to suit your level. They can challenge someone who is very fit and active but are also suitable for someone who is just starting to exercise or who is recovering from an injury or illness. Being physio led, they are especially suitable for anyone who would benefit from some extra support and supervision with their exercise. All the exercises are shown with a variety of options and everyone can choose the option that suits them best so each person is able to work at their own level.
Yes, because the exercises are scalable they can be adjusted to suit people with many different issues. However, in order to do this I will need to know about your symptoms, so you will need to fill in a pre-class screening assessment form. In some cases it may be necessary for some further assessment in order to know if the class will be suitable for you or what modifications you may need. If a short phone call is sufficient to gather this information then there is no extra charge. If a full physiotherapy assessment is required then you can book in with me via katiegouldphysiotherapy@gmail.com
Most likely yes, because the exercises are scalable they can be adjusted to suit people of many different abilities. There is a pre-class screening form to check for any medical issues that might mean you need to check with your doctor before starting the classes and to discover if you have any symptoms that would make the class unsuitable. In most cases though, exercises can be modified to make them suit you so that you can start to get fitter and stronger.
The goal of Real Life Fit classes is to help us be strong and fit for life and that includes our mentally fit as well as physically fit.Research shows us that there are multiple benefits to our mental health from being outside and especially from exercising outside. Basically, if we can get more benefits and feel better by exercising outside, why wouldn’t we?!!
If it looks like the weather is too bad for us to enjoy being outside then we move the class inside.
F.A.Q. Real Life Fit and Strong - Online
- A computer and internet connection
- A mat or a soft surface for any floor exercises
- Weights (dumbbells or kettlebells) if you want to use them – If you are new to this kind of exercise you may find body weight is enough for lots of the exercises to begin with. If you don’t have any weights at home and you want to use some resistance you can make your own weights by filling some water bottles with water or rice for lighter weights or filling a backpack with some tins of beans etc to make the bag as heavy as you like. You can wear this on your back for some lower body exercises or hold it in your hands for upper body exercises. As you get stronger you may find it helpful to buy some dumbbells or kettlebells but there is no need to buy anything to get started.
Real Life Fit and Strong classes are designed to help you be fit and strong for living your life and all the things you love to do. This means the exercises are based on the kind of movements we need to be able to do for all our daily activities, so that means movements like squats, lunges, hinges, pulling, pushing and twisting type movements. We add some resistance to these movements to help our bones and muscles get stronger. This makes our heart rate increase so our heart muscle gets stronger too and we get fitter. We also do some mobility and balance exercises.
These classes are suitable for all levels as all the exercises can be adjusted to suit your level. They can challenge someone who is very fit and active but are also suitable for someone who is just starting to exercise or who is recovering from an injury or illness. Being physio led, they are especially suitable for anyone who would benefit from some extra support and supervision with their exercise. All the exercises are shown with a variety of options and everyone can choose the option that suits them best so each person is able to work at their own level.
Most likely, yes… because the exercises are scalable they can be adjusted to suit people with many different issues. However, in order to do this I will need to know about your symptoms, so you will need to fill in a pre-class screening assessment form. In some cases it may be necessary for some further assessment in order to know if the class will be suitable for you or what modifications you may need. If a short phone call is sufficient to gather this information then there is no extra charge. If a full physiotherapy assessment is required then you can book in with me via katiegouldphysiotherapy@gmail.com
Most likely yes, because the exercises are scalable they can be adjusted to suit people of many different abilities. There is a pre-class screening form to check for any medical issues that might mean you need to check with your doctor before starting the classes and to discover if you have any symptoms that would make the class unsuitable. In most cases though, exercises can be modified to make them suit you so that you can start to get fitter and stronger.