World Lupus Day Zoom Pilates Session - 3pm (GMT+1) Sunday 10th May 2020

[Paul_Howard]

Hi everyone,

We're very pleased to bring you another interactive activity for World Lupus Day.

Mandy Springham is going to run a Pilates session specifically for the lupus community on Zoom. Mandy is a professional fitness instructor and she'll tailor the session to all abilities and have alternative actions for people who can't do certain things.

Pilates is considered to be an excellent gentle exercise for people with lupus and related conditions. If the session proves to be popular then it may even be possible to establish more regular, weekly sessions throughout the pandemic.

I will be participating in my London Marathon wolf costume! It may be worth taking part just to see my poor confused cats!

To take part, you'll need to join the Zoom meeting at 3pm (GMT+1) using this link - us02web.zoom.us/j/83191319071

We are asking anyone who wants to take part to please make a donation to LUPUS UK at justgiving.com/fundraising/...

If you are interested in taking part, please let us know in the comments below so that we have a rough idea of numbers!

[Barnclown]

😯 👏👏👏👏👏👏 SOUNDS GREAT 👍❤️🍀 Coco

[Melba1]

Oh definitely Paul - mainly to see you in your wolf suit 🤣 but also think it’s a very good gentle physical activity for us and we’ll all get to wave at each other on zoom!

If anyone hasn’t set up zoom yet it’s really easy and free to download. I’m rubbish at technology but managed x

[Foggyme]

Hi Paul.

What a marvellous idea. Yes, I'll give that a go - should be 'interesting' because it's longer than I care to remember since I've done THAT type of exercise 🤣🤣🤣. Or indeed any type of exercise other than walking (dragging, on a bad day 😬).

So...all being well (well, me being well)...I'll join the Zoom meeting at 3pm and happily make a LupusUK donation on the just giving page.

Thank you to Mandy for offering this - it'll be brilliant if it could become a regular weekly session.

The Confused Cats and Wolf Man Paul - an added not to be missed bonus 😮🙃.

[svfarmer]

I’ve really missed my Pilates that I went to twice a week so please count me in x

[svfarmer]

Have just donated x

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to svfarmer]

Thank you so much svfarmer ! I hope you enjoy the session on Sunday

[svfarmer in reply to Paul_Howard]

I’m sure I will 😃

[Cal66]

Sorry I will have to pass on this, it's too active for me. I'm a little bit busy teaching my nephew maths, English language and RE. So please accept my apology & forgive me for passing up this.

[Creditcrunch70]

Yes l am interested in giving it a go.

[eekt]

My spine is like a bag of bones atm so I may not be able to join in, but donation made, thank you! xxx

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to eekt]

Thank you so much for your donation!

[eekt in reply to Paul_Howard]

SO little in comparison to what LUK does, but a heartfelt thank you too! xxx

[Hamptons]

Yes, please. Can the zoom invite be reposted Sunday as tend to lose this kind of thing.

I would definitely be interested in regular exercise stuff as spent a self esteem warming hour last week trawling through exercise for seniors videos on zoom. As I am 48, it was a tad demoralising even more so when I realised some were too strenuous.

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to Hamptons]

Hi Hamptons. No problem. I'll try to post about it here in the forum around an hour before it is due to start.

[Hamptons]

You are, as ever a superstar. So, grateful you and this site are always there.

[u175]

I would like to take part and would welcome the reminder on Sunday suggested by Hamptons. Zoom pilates has been a life line to me whilst in lockdown shielding. Donation on its way.

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to u175]

Hi u175 ,

I will do my best to post advance notice of all our activities on the day for you all

Thank you so much for your kind offer to donate.

[katidid]

Sounds awesome and I love Pilates, especially for my joint and spine issues. Only problem is that I’m terrible with time. What time would that be PST in the US?

[Melba1 in reply to katidid]

I’m rubbish with working it out too but think you’re behind us time wise as they purposely made the session in the afternoon so US can join in.

Think it depends what part of US though as east coast 6 hours behind ish but think you’re west coast so would be very early morning exercise session!! X

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to katidid]

Hi katidid . You're 8 hours behind us at the moment, so it should start at 07:00 PST. I'll post in here at hour before it begins.

[Melba1]

Don’t forget Pilates at 3!

If anyone’s nervous or feeling really fatigued/ sore today, I spoke to Mandy the instructor and she said we can join in by zoom and sit on our floor/ sofas and watch/ join in a bit. No pressure at all.

I’m in hospital and going to zoom in - don’t think I’ll do more than a foot raise or wave this time but good to check it out as she said if we get enough interest she can do a weekly session just for lupus U.K. forum members 🙂

X

[Kevin53]

Really enjoyed the session in the props department passing tinned tomatoes through to the lounge! Well done to Mandy and Paul. Best wishes Kevin