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"the music is Cheezi so fitness feels easy!"

CheeziFit Plymouth Dance fitness programme Gilly and Ros

What is CheeziFit?

CheeziFit Plymouth Dance fitness programme logo What is Cheezifit
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CheeziFit is a Physiotherapy led dance fitness programme to Cheezi music.

The origins of CheeziFit began in Plymouth England in 2013 by a Physio and Fitness instructor called Ros Harley. From an inspiration in a kitchen CheeziFit is now gently expanding throughout the UK. CheeziFitters are now enjoying the unique community from the sea shores of Plymouth through the colours and fun of Birmingham, the liveliness of London up to the Scottish Isles, the French shores and even across the Atlantic to Chicago, America. 

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How did it begin?

After a series of traumatic events in Ros' life, she fell into chronic depression too scared to leave the house. One late evening Ros was sinking into her second bottle of wine; self medicating to disappear and Freddie Mercury came on the radio. For 6 minutes she was transported into a world of physical and mental strength, well-being and fun and realised this was her answer.

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Physiotherapy Led

Ros sobered up and for the next 9 years made it her mission to learn about the connection between music, the brain and boogie. She took herself off to Plymouth University and studied Physiotherapy with a focus on dance for her dissertation, whilst running classes in her spare time at local gyms where she met Lynn and Gilly.

"I never want anyone to reach the mental depths that I did, I wanted to create a community of respect and acceptance where we support each other physically, emotionally and mentally and CheeziFit was the answer. As long as I can make someone smile every day; my time's not wasted."

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The Power of Music

The logo to CheeziFit is based on Freddie’s iconic stance. “In 6 minutes I felt an enormous sense of joy and freedom, Freddie transported me back to me again. I realised that there was strength in music and dance; for 6 minutes I felt happy and alive. CheeziFit was born and my healing began” Ros beamed.

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Family Feel

CheeziFit now has three instructors Ros, Lynn and Gilly who are passionate about the benefits of exercise for both mental and physical health and well-being. Together the team design choreography (often in the kitchen) to recognisable, upbeat fun tracks with an aim to lift your spirits and get you fit and healthy at the same time. Songs include; Queen, T-Rex, Bowie, Abba, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra and Bony-M; to name but a few!

What makes CheeziFit different?

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We are different in that we are one of the only Physiotherapy led dance fitness exercise programmes in the country, which aims to help you both individually and collectively. We also know all the names of our participants and try to create a family feel. 

We have access to research papers; industry changes and Physiotherapy outcome measures of which we weave into our classes. This is all to help every participant become the best version of themselves.
We work on both your physicality, including your strength and muscle tone, your bone density, respiratory, cardiovascular system and neurological strength-including your balance and coordination.
We also aim to help to improve your mental health through our music and the stretching, relaxation component and mindfulness. Our classes are warm and friendly; and include as many abilities as we can. 

What to expect

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Firstly and always; a very warm welcome.

 

We take pride in knowing all our participants by name and have strived to create a community-based family feel to our classes. Incorporating fun and upbeat, feel-good music to lift your spirits and get you fit and healthy at the same time; think Abba, Queen, Elvis, Michael Bublé and newer artists like The Weekend.

 

Each class is an hour long; the health and safety of our participants is paramount and we fill it with fun, support, laughter and joy. 

Ros Harley
Founder/Instructor and serious Freddie Mercury fan! Ros is a Chartered Physiotherapist currently working for the NHS on the frontline during the pandemic. She also specialises in dance rehabilitation; both physical and mental. Ros has an additional BA (Hons) 2.1 Degree in Dance and is certified as a premiere Pilates Instructor with the leading Australian Physiotherapy Pilates Institute Level 3.
Ros is also a Pilates Instructor and a qualified CYQ Level II Exercise to Music Fitness instructor. Ros is passionate about affordable, inclusive, friendly, non-competitive, community orientated dance fitness classes with recognisable music to appeal to all age groups. “I wanted to create a class where going the wrong way was absolutely fine! Where people can dance till their heart’s content, feeling a freedom to relax in a non-competitive, warm environment.”

Testimonials

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"I am 50-year-old mum and grandma.
One of my friends introduced me to CheeziFit back in 2018, I find its good for the soul and my mental health. I have met some lovely people and made some new friends too. It's a dance-based exercise programme to some brilliant 80’s music.
I had an accident 5 years ago that has restricted my movements in my shoulder and leg, which led me too putting on weight and made me miserable.

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I needed to get more active and did not want to go to the gym as a it wasn’t for me. I am not very coordinated, and still not, but I am able to move more freely and have slightly more movements in my shoulder and leg and I’m toning my body whilst having fun. It doesn’t feel like I am exercising as it is such a good laugh, the instructors are fabulous and friendly.
During lockdown we have had to go online and the CheeziFit team have all been excellent making sure our mental health is ok, they have done some great things online to keep us entertained for example :- quiz nights, cocktail making, game shows, competitions etc."


Sarah Hulme

"I have been a member of CheeziFit for 6 years now and what an amazing journey it has been. CheeziFit is so much more than ‘just’ an aerobics class, it’s a community, a place where everyone is lifted up for who they are.

The CheeziFit team are there to support you, not just in the amazing exercises, but for your mental health too.

They work tirelessly to support the community and to be part of that, is something magical. If you’re looking to have some fun, somewhere where you can truly be yourself and burn some calories at the same time then look no further!"

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"Hi everyone my name is Julie Bradley, I'm happily married to Ken, we have 4 daughters between us and 13 grandchildren, our 2 eldest grandchildren. About 9 years ago my daughter asked if I would like to go to an exercise class called CheeziFit at Marjon's with her. It was the 1st time we met Ros, I was so nervous but Ros made us feel at ease and everyone was so friendly and never judged what we looked like, that at the end of the class we knew we would be going back.

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Ros, Lynn, Gilly and Team CheeziFit are all amazing, always on hand to help, chat even just to give you a hug (after Covid) and everything they have done throughout lockdown since March 2020 is fantastic, to keep everyone's spirit up, keep us exercising and having fun, just keeping our CheeziFit family together.

CheeziFit is a big part of my life since the 1st day I went and always will be, I even had a tattoo put on my shoulder a few years ago which Ros was shocked.

So looking forward to when classes can finally go back."

Julie Bradley

"We’ve been doing CheeziFit for a few years now, we love that nobody minds that we have no coordination and 4 left feet. We miss the live classes so much but the instructors have done a brilliant job working to keep the upbeat vibe. Even through the tough times we never leave our zoom sessions without a smile and feeling so much more energised."
 

Becki And Angela Welshman

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"Hi, I was introduced to CheeziFit by a friend and absolutely love it. It’s helped improve my fitness and through lockdown has been a real help keeping me connected with my CheeziFit friends whilst also introducing me to new ones."

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Mandy Yates

"I joined CheeziFit to support a friend and thought that I would soon lose interest, I was wrong!!! After my first class I was hooked and now attend between two and three classes a week.  CheeziFit is such an amazing way to get fit, whilst having fun and learning new dance routines to absolute classic tunes. I feel happier and healthier since joining.The CheeziFit instructors, Ros, Gilly and Lynn are fantastic, they are always there to support and guide

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you through and are guaranteed to make you smile.

I definitely feel part of the CheeziFit community, during lockdown, the switch to online classes has been so important to stay connected and so much support was given especially with the use of new technology. My husband has joined in the Cheezi Geezer classes to promote mental health awareness and as a family the Friday night quiz is a highlight to the end of a busy week.

CheeziFit is an important part of my life and has helped me to understand the importance of making time for me."

 

Kelly Winchester

"CheeziFit is amazing. Ros, Gily and Lynn are great fitness instructors. They know their stuff. They understand that people have different fitness levels so they accommodate for everyone’s needs.
They keep everyone motivated throughout the classes and make the sessions fun and interesting with a few laughs along the way.
They do mix up the workouts each week which keeps us all on our toes. It’s fabulous that the CheeziFit team have

 

kept going throughout these very difficult times and with the wonders of technology of zoom it kept us all together.It’s a great way of keeping fit and meeting lots of lovely people along the way."


Helen Davis

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"I first discovered CheeziFit 6 months ago when I started Pilates with CheeziFit's sister Pace Pilates.  I was looking for something I could do at home that would help me improve my level of fitness and stamina.

My energy levels and motivation towards fitness was low and my weight was creeping up. I needed something fun that would give me a workout without me feeling I was exercising.

I wanted to be able to walk up a hill without breathing heavily and put my socks on without having to sit down.

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I have achieved those now and my current goals are to continue to push and strengthen my body and to develop my core which has started to appear.
My greatest achievement to date has been to balance on one leg and then shift my body and balance on the other leg. I've learnt from Ros that you need to stay hydrated to be able to balance so Cheezifit has helped me be mindful of how much water I drink as well.  

I was worried at first that I wouldn't know what I was doing and would struggle to go in the same direction to everyone else. However, because I am at home it doesn't matter and Ros, Gilly and Lynn are so encouraging, you soon pick up the routines. The hour passes really quickly and I find myself singing along and having a laugh.

CheeziFit on demand is perfect:

1. Because I always feel positive and happy after

2. For £3.50, I am able do a CheeziFit class whenever I want for a whole week. 
I highly recommend trying a class if you love feel good music and smiling."


Demelza King

"I initially decided to try a CheeziFit class when I was looking for a local exercise class that my mum (who was in her late 60’s) could easily participate in, that wasn’t going to make her feel out of her depth or self-conscious.As soon as I walked into the hall, the atmosphere was full of positive energy. Everyone was so smiley and friendly, people of all ages, shapes and sizes, chatting and laughing with each other. I was given a gorgeous warm welcome from Ros the Instructor, and after signing the paperwork, I was introduced to a lovely lady to be my partner for the class.

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The first track that came on was from, “Grease,” one of my favourite musicals, and from that moment I was hooked. I spent the next hour boogieing away to so many fantastic tunes, laughing and giggling, that I forgot I was exercising!

Ever since then I have been attending CheeziFit classes on a regular basis and I absolutely love it. The classes always lift my mood, and I really enjoy all the songs and choreography. But the main thing that makes the classes so special is the instructors. They make everyone feel special, the classes are all inclusive, as well as being a great workout too."

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Sonja Lincoln

"3 Years ago a friend recommended CheeziFit to me as I was keen to join an exercise class. When she enthused about the amount of fun I would have I was sceptical but joined my first class and was hooked after the hour. I had laughed so much, danced to cheezi music and began a friendship with a remarkable group of women which changed Friday mornings forever. If you know Ros Glendinning, CheeziFit's creator, you know she has a big smile to match a big personality and that she is passionate about including everyone whatever their fitness level or health conditions and has a way of encouraging each person to improve their wellbeing.

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All the CheeziFit instructors have the same vision and support and encourage you through the classes with the emphasis on smiling. If it’s not fun why would you keep doing it? The choreography is ever changing and physio based to work the whole body including exercising the brain and maintaining good mental health."

 

Elaine Weeks

"I've been doing CheeziFit for several years. If you're looking for an exercise class to Cheezi music, if you're looking for different levels to suit your fitness and a class that's not judgmental and not taken too seriously- this is for you. As long as you're moving to the music-anything goes!  We're a friendly bunch so come and join the Cheezifit family. Look out for me and say Hello. So many benefits -your physical and mental health will improve-so see you there!"

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Denise Rawlings

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"I have been doing CheeziFit for years now and really enjoy it. The classes are friendly and fun. When it went on Zoom I did not think I could continue as I had no idea how to do that, but with a lot of patience on their part they sorted it out for me. No stopping me now!"

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Margaret Rhodes

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"In CheeziFit classes everyone is encouraged to take part and everyone is welcomed. In the beginning only ladies took part but after seeing us having fun several male veterans joined in. Ros made the classes fun and relaxed and made everyone feel special with her boundless energy. 2020 was the start of lockdown and the closure of the centre, but this didn’t stop Ros as she was still determined to help veterans and the community. With the help of Gilly, Lynn and Emma she started classes via zoom. She and her little team have been amazing through this and keep us mentally and physically healthy. "

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"Well let me start by saying if you love cheesy music, singing and dancing then CheeziFit is for you! I have been doing CheeziFit for about 3 years now and I still love it. I started with Ros and Gilly at a local fitness centre and then when Lockdown happened last year they went to live classes via Zoom. This was just a fantastic thing to do for all involved not only because we could continue to work out but for the well being of a lot of people. CheeziFit always gives you the lift you need when feeling low or just in need of a good laugh.  

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The songs they play are the genre of songs that will bring back memories for you being at a school disco or dancing in your bedroom as a teenager. I love the Grease songs and Tina Turner both of which make you want to dance your heart out. I would highly recommend you try CheeziFit, dance like no one is watching and just see how fantastic you will feel! 

I would like to give a big shout out to all the team involved with CheeziFit, they do an absolutely superb job!"
 

Jane Newstead  

Frequently Asked Questions

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1. What is CheeziFit?

CheeziFit is a Physiotherapy led dance fitness programme to recognisable, upbeat fun tracks with an aim to lift your spirits and get you fit and healthy at the same time.

 

2. How old do I need to be?

16 + (16 and 17 year olds should be accompanied by an adult)

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3. How long is the class?

Each class is 1 hour

 

4. Timetable; Click here to see our timetable >

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5. What makes the class different to other dance fitness classes?

We are different in that we are one of the only Physiotherapy led dance fitness exercise programmes in the country, which aims to help you both individually and collectively. We also know the name of all our participants and try to create a community feel.

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6. Do I need to book?

Yes; you need to book and confirm that you will be attending

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7. How much is it?

Our classes are £4.00 per person.

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8. How do I pay and can I book in advance?

There is a booking system on-line where you can pay on-line through PayPal.

You can  also choose to pay as you go by cash.

You can block book in advance if you prefer.

 

9. What happens if I can’t make a class?

We will reschedule your class to the next available week.

 

10. What should I wear and what equipment should I bring?

Comfortable clothing; eg. leggings, t shirt and trainers and a bottle of cold water.

 

11. What if I am a beginner – will I be able to do it?

Yes, you will be offered modifications, adaptations and progressions and you will be supported in the class.

 

12. What can I expect at my first class?

A warm welcome and a feel-good, fun hour of dance based exercises.

 

13. Do I need to complete a health form?
Yes, there is a health form on the website which will need to be completed and cleared before entry to any class. If you're unable to access the form just send us an email or you can complete a paper copy prior to your first class.

 

14. How near to the class start time can I book? Can I book at the last minute?

Classes can be booked right up until the start time of the class. If you're unable to access the booking form just let us know on arrival.

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15. Can you recommend a core strengthening and posture workout to compliment CheeziFit?

Yes, we have a sister company called PACEPilates offering core strengthening, posture, flexibility
and balance with a great focus on breathing efficiently. Click  here for more information.

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