Winter 2013 - Parishes Online

Winter2013 Les Nouvelles 19
Shape up to music
with Jayne and Julie
Looking for a new you in 2013? If you want to get fit and
healthy this year, don’t do it alone. Two wonderful
inspirational keep fit instructors can help you. Jayne
Renouf and Julie Pinel are by far the most famous
identical twins in St Martin and I am sure that at some
time or other, St Martin’s parishioners have seen these
ladies running around the Parish lanes
Running is part of Jayne and Julie’s fitness regime, but they have
always had an interest in fitness music and dance. They trained from
an early age in all types of dance and have danced and choreographed
professionally in theatre and television.
Jayne and Julie have been teaching group exercise for over 30
years (they really don’t look old enough, do they?). With their Exercise
to Music qualification, they teach a class called “Shape up to Music”.
Two classes per week are held at St Martin’s School, a Tuesday
evening class from 6.30 to 7.30 which is aimed at a
beginner/intermediate level and a Sunday morning class from 10.30 to
11.30 aimed at intermediate/advanced levels.
The weekly classes cater for all age groups, all fitness levels and for
both women and men.
The benefit of having two instructors is that they can always offer
different options or levels for the class to follow and usually Jayne, who
is the far more vocal of the two (and the
older twin by 20 minutes!), offers a high
impact aerobic workout, whilst Julie, who
has a very calming influence, carries out a
low impact routine for the class to follow.
Whilst they believe that exercise should be
fun and always go to the upmost to get
people laughing, they do take everything
that they teach very seriously. Any
feedback that they receive from the class
is gladly welcomed!
The girls get involved with many
community events on the Island. They go
into schools on a voluntary basis teaching
classes relating to various health and
dance topics, teaching nursery pupils
through to Year 6 at primary level and also
secondary school students. They have
experience teaching special needs children
and have also taught Adult Education
classes for Highlands College. Recently
they taught an Egyptian dance to a group
of Year 3 pupils who were studying Egypt
and also choreographed a Bollywood
dance routine for a group of ladies for a
variety show! They also choreograph and
take part in the dance routines for the St
Martin’s Battle of Flowers float.
I attend the Sunday morning
intermediate/advanced Shape up to Music
fitness class at St Martin’s School and
Right: “Shape Up to
Music” Sunday Class
By Leslie Allo
Right:
Jayne
and
Julie
other levels of class are available. I have to be honest and say that the
whole hour is hard work but full of fun – it’s a way of exercising with a
smile; there’s lots of laughter and fun.
You will not be judged, only helped if required and you can work to
the best of your own ability. Shorts or tracky bottoms and tee-shirt,
together with a pair of training shoes and a bottle of water are all that is
required. I come out feeling energised, having worked my body and
increased my laughter lines!
Jayne and Julie would love to meet you and introduce you to Shape
up to Music. So, if you’re looking for a new you in 2013, contact the
girls on telephone 864569 or juliepinel@jerseymail.co.uk.