HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Well, what can I say? 2020 has certainly been a memorable year and not always for the right reasons!

I’d like to start with a big thank you to everyone for your support and encouragement over the last 12 months. It’s been hugely rewarding to get to know you all and share my passion for Pilates.

On 6 March 2020, I gave up a 30-year career in marketing to concentrate on growing my Pilates business, not knowing that 10 days later my world (and everyone else’s) would turn upside down. It has been such a rollercoaster, but seeing your smiling faces on Zoom has helped me to get through the periods of lockdown.

Every week we are bombarded with various statistics, so I thought I would share some of my own with you. Since January, I’ve taught nearly 500 classes, 50 weeks in a row, including bank holidays. The majority of classes have been online – which is something I had never even considered before lockdown. I have around 100 clients from Teesside to California with about two thirds of those regularly logging onto Zoom. In the summer, I also taught a few outdoor classes in South Park, Darlington which now seems a very long time ago.

Looking back at 2020, this year has taught me more than anything that you only get one life and one body, so look after them both very carefully.

In the words of the great man himself (aka Joseph Pilates):

“By all means, never fail to get all the sunshine and fresh air you can and remember you are the architect of your own happiness.”

So, I wish you and your families a very Happy Christmas and I look forward to seeing you in 2021 to find out what the year has in store for all of us! Best wishes, Joanna and Star!