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Whether you’ve just started practicing Yoga and Pilates or you’re upping your fitness game or perhaps it’s been part of your daily routine for years, here at Healthy Options you’ll find the enthusiastic and professional style of our teachers refreshing and inspiring.
Our teachers provide a great mix of classes. Every day, we offer classes aimed at all levels which are designed to be progressive and will enable you to begin or continue your practice at home. This is one of our sources of pride – what you learn on a Healthy Options holiday will help you progress and improve even when you’re back home!
We always make sure to give you plenty of individual attention, helping you to maintain the correct alignment and technique. This means that you’ll get the maximum benefit not only during your holiday with us, but for your future practice as well.
Meet our instructors here, and check out our recently updated sample schedule to get a good idea of what your holiday will be like.
The original form of Yoga including the practice of postures (asana) and breathing exercises (pranayama), which can help prepare the body for meditation. The pace of the class is quite gentle and will involve holding various positions in stillness for a certain amount of breaths.
Linking the movements with the breath is called Vinyasa. This is one of the most popular styles of yoga and is called ‘flow’ because of the smooth way the poses run together. Attention is focused on alignment and transition between poses, leading to improved stamina and flexibility.
Blending two styles of yoga into one practice. Bringing together the benefits of the passive, restorative poses with the active, more dynamic sequences. By practicing Yin and Yang we are able to create a balance and learn about stillness in movement and the flow within the stillness.
Mobilise and strengthen your hips by working systematically through a group of exercises. Increase your range of motion by exploring gentle and dynamic movements to provide deep release and alleviate any tension and tightness in your body.
A complimentary practice to the more active (Yang) styles of Yoga. Yin consists of a series of more passive poses held for anything up to 10 minutes. Spending a longer amount of time in each posture targets the deep connective tissue and fascia, improving flexibility and circulation, ending with a deep sense of peace and openness.
An all levels practice involving 21 poses to help increase muscle strength by slowly progressing through a range of motion of the joints. Help yourself free the tensions and emotions blocked or hidden between the joints, relieving aches and pain related to the ankles, knees, hips, back, shoulders, wrists, neck and even the fingers and toes. The focus is on warming up the joints to maintain and improve the mobility and range of motion in the joints whilst also integrating a calm and mindful breath. (Please give the teacher your email address if you would like a handout)
This is a form of yoga that emphasizes relaxation and rejuvenation. It is a restful practice that involves holding postures for longer durations using props to support you. When the body enters a state of relaxation, the mind can also consciously relax as tension is eased from both body and mind, coupled with deep breathing to calm the nervous system.
Yoga for fascia release offers a holistic approach to improving flexibility, reducing stiffness and enhancing an overall wellbeing. Utilising the pressure of tennis balls, our breath and small somatic movements, we can release tension, encourage relaxation and create more freedom in movement.
A more vigorous practice combining a fixed series of asana, synchronised with the breath. Starting with repetitions of Sun Salutations, followed by a standing and a seated sequence. This style emphasises both the mental and physical flexibility and strength.
Known as a form of subconscious relaxation, Nidra encourages a state of mind between sleep and wakefulness. This 30 minute class involves lying down comfortably, with the use of props in complete stillness whilst listening to the instructor guide you through a meditation. It’s said that half an hour of Yoga Nidra is equivalent to four hours of deep sleep!
Meditation is a state of mind, a practice to enter a highly conscious state where spiritual growth and awareness can begin. Traditionally practiced seated, the aim is to bring the body and the mind to the same place at the same time. Focussing attention on the physical, mental and energetic experience though breath work, voice activation, guided practice and silence.
A fantastic class for people of all fitness levels based on Joseph Pilates six principles of exercise: Breathing, Centering, Concentration, Control, Flow and Precision. Using correct form and alignment to build physical and mental strength, this is a truly holistic approach to exercise and movement.
Mobility refers to our range of motion in our joints and the strength of our muscles to be able to move through that range comfortably and with control. Exercises will target and build stability and strength in and around the spine, shoulders, hips and knees. Using the weight and resistance.
Pilates as we know and love it, but with a little spice! We will work though a full body sequence, upping the intensity with our pace, precision and persistence on each of the exercises! We will evolve the exercises by adding repetitions, pulses and isometric holds to really turn up the heat!
Barre focuses on calisthenic, body-weight lifting movements to provide a high-intensity and high repetition, yet low-impact full body workout. Taking the best of what Barre has to offer and combining it with the precision of Pilates. Let’s burn to the beat in this fun, dynamic class!
This class is mindfully designed to help you gain all the benefits of the Pilates practice whilst being gentle on your joints, specifically limiting impact or strain on common orthopaedic ‘problem areas’ such as wrists, knees and hips. A great class for anyone suffering from injuries.
This class focuses on stretching and lengthening the body, developing mobility and flexibility. Think slow, think stretchy and come and find your breath in a class that will encourage you to listen to your own body, find your own pace and work to you own level.
This class aims to enhance your simple day-to-day movements! Combining calisthenic exercises and a combination of props, including small weights, resistance bands, magic circle and small Pilates ball, we will correct our form and posture to strengthen the muscles truly needed for daily life.
Start with a Pilates warm up at the beach front, take a powerwalk along the promenade, enjoying the view, then finish back on the Wildwind lawn for a cool down and chat. This class is a sociable way to enjoy some of the basic movements Pilates has to offer, plus it will get the heart rate up!
A unique class designed to condition your whole body. This is a fun, challenging ball-based fitness class that will help to develop core stability, balance and agility and test your limits! Sequences of upbeat cardio are combined with slow, controlled exercises, reshaping the body and burning fat.
Let’s combine the power and strength in this high intensity cardio class! Focus on learning some boxing moves (jabs, uppercuts etc…) for variation and fun, but without the risk of getting a black eye! Just as boxers do, you should expect to improve strength, speed and agility. No previous experience necessary.
A variety of stations and range of equipment to work your way around gives you the independence to work at your own pace for a set time. Expect to work your cardio fitness, strength and endurance in a group setting but with only yourself as competition.
High Intensity Interval Training is a 100% all-out effort workout. You will push yourself through quick, intense bursts of energy with short recovery periods to give maximum results! Rest assured this kind of workout is designed to be quick and effective so a lovely long cool down will be the reward!
Harness the power of resistance bands to strengthen and tone your muscles with a full-body workout, targeting various muscle groups. This class is low impact with minimal stress on joints. Progress at your own pace by adjusting the band resistance and staying in control of the burn!
A brilliant fitness dance workout that's easy to follow with catchy tunes to keep you smiling. Designed to get your heart rate up while helping you burn lots of calories through a combination of high and low intensity moves. The best part about Zumba is that it doesn’t even feel like exercise!
Using dumbbells to perform compound exercises that work multiple muscle groups. Build strength, flexibility and balance by replicating and practising functional, every day movements such as squatting, pulling, pushing, twisting and bending. Create a strong body to handle the chaos of life!
Train harder, recover faster, and perform better! This session optimizes movement and performance by increasing the range of motion within your joints and surrounding muscles. We will use a variety of dynamic stretching and fun challenges to discover and stretch your limits.
This social run is for mixed abilities, we generally aim for around 5km but shorter and longer options can be worked out en route. The terrain can be a road or track or sometimes a mixture of both. We’ll show you the area and introduce you to a run route so your own pace is always respected.
Looking for a fun way to exercise? Aqua is full of laughter and suitable for all using the natural buoyancy and resistance of water to create a challenging workout that won't put excessive strain on your joints. Including a variety of aerobic exercises to get your heart pumping too! Weather dependent.
Our relaxed session aims to unwind you after your day. Whether you’ve just arrived off the plane or you’ve had some active time on the water, this class will help you to connect to your body through a slow flow of gentle stretches leaving you feeling supple, peaceful and calm.
These are the Yoga, Pilates and Fitness Instructors that will be teaching your classes in 2024. Each one of them is highly skilled with plenty of training and experience.
We pride ourselves on forging long lasting relationships with our guests, so to that end all our staff are friendly, approachable and more than willing to go the extra mile. You will find that not only are our teachers some of the best in their trade, they are also really nice people who have a drive to make your holiday the very best it can be.
In addition to the scheduled classes, we also offer private sessions for those who want a more personal touch and some constructive, helpful advice!
View our recently updated sample schedule
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