Festive Fitness – Rock your Asana

Rock Your Asana - Power Ballads meets YogaLooking to do something different for your office festive activities? Why not get your party started with our Rock you Asana workplace fitness class.  

‘Rock your Asana’ is one of our workplace Festive Fitness Class options and brings together two great things…Power ballads & yoga! 

Rock your Asana Class


Move your body through yoga poses accompanied by a soundtrack of some of the greatest musical creations of our time. Asana to ‘Aerosmith’, bust out a Bakasana to ‘Bon Jovi’, a Sarvangasana to ‘Starship’ and Fierce Pose to ‘Foreigner’. There will of course be the occasional Christmas track for seasonal fun! 

Rock your Asana - Power Ballard meets YogaIt’s great for team building, will energise staff and get the festive spirit going in preparation for your office Christmas party whilst burning a few extra of those Christmas calories! 

This fun class is for EVERY BODY so don’t worry if you’ve never tried Yoga or can’t dance! In Rock Your Asana it doesn’t matter if you can barely see your toes, let alone touch them. All the poses will be offered with modifications, so it’s perfect for even the most un-bendy of bodies.

Our Rock Your Asana class is taught by our fantastic Yoga instructor Meg Jackson.  

Why not also also book a restorative Yoga session for ‘the morning-after’ your Christmas party (or lunchtime!) to help staff recover. 

Find out more about our Festive Fitness Fun class options and book today.
Email info@exerciseinthecity.com

 

 

 

 

 

Dance’ class or ‘Rock your Asana’ (Power Ballads meets Yoga!)… Or perhaps recover the morning after with arestorative Yoga session.  It’s great for team building, will energise staff in preparation for your office Christmas party (or recovery after!) whilst burning a few extra of those Christmas calories. Find out more below and also our top tips to help you

 

Tips for staying healthier in the workplace this festive season

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Team Christmas lunches, tins of chocolate by the photocopier, mince pies in the kitchen… As we get closer to the festive season the workplace can be filled with temptation.


Here are our five top tips to help you stay (a little!) healthier whilst at work

1) Get some air and natural light
Natural lightWith shorter days it’s harder to get our dose of Vitamin D from direct sunlight on our skin. Especially if you commute in the dark.  From early April to the end of September most of us get all the vitamin D we need from sunlight. But between October and March we don’t get enough*. So take your lunch break, get outside and go for a walk.

We need vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium and phosphate from our diet which is important for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. NHS website has information on how you can get more vitamin D into your diet.

2)  Drink plenty of water
woman drinking waterAlcohol consumption may increase a little around this time and your next day headache is a sign you might be dehydrated! NHS guidelines advise about 1.2 litres (six to eight glasses) of fluid every day.  TIP: It’s important not to sit all day, so rather than just keeping a litre bottle of water by your desk, use a glass that you physically get up and refill.

3)  Include some Festive Fitness to your workplace party celebrations! 
Why not do something different for your office Christmas activities and organise one of our workplace festive fitness classes! You could get your party started with our ‘Desk to Dance’ class or Rock your Asana (Power Ballads meets Yoga!) … or perhaps you might need to recover the morning after with a restorative Yoga session.

Restorative Yoga session at TfLAs well as burning off a few extra Christmas calories, it’s a great fun team building activity and will energise you in preparation for your office party (or recovery after).

Find out more about our festive workplace fitness classes 

4) Avoid the office germs
cold-cover-handkerchief.jpgWe’ve had a glorious long summer and the sudden drop in temperature means sniffs and sneezes around the office are rife. Try and reduce your risk of catching colds by; washing your hands regularly, staying warm (keep a spare jumper of cardigan in your bag) and avoid snotty tissues on your desk. If your colleague is sneezing next to you, ask nicely that they bin used tissues as quickly as possible!

5) Find your balance
Treats at workLife is all about balance and the odd day of indulging yourself is not going to harm you. It’s a fun time of the year after all, and it’s no good for our wellbeing if we spend time stressing about how much we’ve eaten or feeling guilty. So don’t completely deny yourself Christmas treats. Make the most of this festive period and your relaxed office vibes.

 

Reference *NHS website – Vitamin D advice