Fit to the Core!
Liz Downes : Zumba Gold, Yoga and Pilates ClassesWelcome
Hi I’m Liz Downes and I have been teaching fitness in the Worthing area for over 20 years. My mission is to improve the health and well-being of my participants in a way that is fun and inclusive. I acknowledge that we are all different with different needs and abilities and I aim to teach my classes so that everyone feels they are unique and valued and so can be confident to challenge themselves to attain their individual fitness goals.
I believe that by developing core strength we can protect our bodies to help them work efficiently for us, not just in fitness classes, but in everything that we do so we are functionally fit in the real world; Fit-to-the-Core.
I haven’t always been into fitness, I only made the swimming team at school because they were short on numbers! I discovered Yoga, Pilates and Dance first whist I was training to be a school teacher and then later whilst I was training to be an actor in London. I found I grew in strength and fitness almost without realising it purely because I found these classes so enjoyable. They were my hobby – I looked forward to them every week and always sought classes out when I was on tour in shows around the country.
I worked for over 20 years as a professional actor in Theatre, TV and Business Training, punctuated with bouts of school teaching here and there. Yoga, Pilates and Dance helped me to keep fit for what can sometimes be a physically challenging job. When I reached my 40’s I decided I wanted to share the benefits I had felt with others by training to teach these classes myself. The rest really is history. I’ve taught for all the local health clubs: Pilates, Yoga, Zumba, Body Balance, Body Jam, Body Pump, Salsa Aerobics, Body Conditioning, Spinning… but now I’ve narrowed it down to things I love – where I first started: Yoga, Pilates and Dance (Zumba and Zumba Gold).
My Qualifications:
BEd Hons
NVQ Level 3 Pilates Matwork
NVQ Level 3 Hatha and Flow Yoga I.Y.N. 200 hrs
Yin Yoga
Exercise for Older Adults – YMCA Level 3 Award
NVQ Level 2 Pilates and Exercise to Music
Zumba Levels 1 and 2 (ZIN Member)
Zumba Gold
Les Mills: Body Balance, Body Pump, Body Jam.
Schedule of my classes:
MONDAY
YOGA 10.00 – 11.00 £8 (Yoga and Zumba Gold £14)
Angmering Community Centre, Bramley Green BN16 4FU
ZUMBA GOLD 11.15 – 12.00 £7
Angmering Community Centre,Bramley Green BN16 4FU
TUESDAY
ZUMBA GOLD 11.00 –11.45 £7
Durrington Community Centre by TESCO Extra, BN13 3PB
WEDNESDAY
ZUMBA GOLD 09.30 – 10.15 £7
Angmering Community Centre, Bramley Green BN16 4FU
PILATES 10.20 – 11.20 £8
Angmering Community Centre, Bramley Green BN16 4FU (with Zumba – £14)
FRIDAY
YOGA 9.30 – 10.30 £8
St Peter and St Paul’s Church Hall, The Street, Rustington BN16 3NR
ZUMBA GOLD 10.45 – 11.30 £7
St Peter and St Paul’s Church Hall, The Street, Rustington BN16 3NR
PILATES 11.35 – 12.30 £8
St Peter and St Paul’s Church Hall, The Street, Rustington BN16 3NR
There’s a small car park at the rear of the building or 3 hours free parking behind Iceland and also Waitrose, Rustington.