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A Charity Christmas Pilates Class in support of Endometriosis UK
Join me for a festive Pilates special before Christmas! 🎅🏼
Expect a fun, feel-good class with a 12 Days of Christmas twist, plenty of festive cheer and the chance to raise money for a cause very close to my heart.
📅 Wednesday 23rd December
⏰ 7pm
💛 Suggested donation: £15
Why Endometriosis UK means so much to me 💛
This is a charity that is incredibly close to my heart because **I live with endometriosis myself**.
It took **nine years for me to get my diagnosis**. Nine years of knowing that something wasn’t right, but not having the answers or understanding I needed.
Sadly, my experience isn’t unusual.
Endometriosis affects around **1 in 10 women and those assigned female at birth of reproductive age in the UK** – approximately **1.5 million people**. It’s a chronic condition where cells similar to those lining the womb grow elsewhere in the body, which can cause inflammation, pain and scar tissue.
Symptoms can include severe period and pelvic pain, heavy bleeding, fatigue, pain during or after sex, bowel or bladder symptoms and difficulties becoming pregnant. There is currently **no definitive cure**, and the condition can have a huge impact on everyday life.
Perhaps the statistic that hits home most for me is that it now takes an average of **9 years and 4 months from first visiting a GP with symptoms to receiving a diagnosis in the UK**. I know first-hand just how long those years can feel.
That’s why I’ve chosen to support **Endometriosis UK** with our *12 Days of Pilates* Christmas class. The charity provides information and support to people affected by endometriosis, raises awareness and campaigns for better diagnosis, treatment and care.
If our festive Pilates class can raise some money, start a few conversations and help more people understand this condition, then that makes it even more worthwhile. 💛
So come and Pilates with me, get dressed up, have some festive fun – and help us support a cause that means an enormous amount to me.