A Harpenden mother has become a bestselling author, after releasing her own fitness book.
Sarah Aspinall's book 'Move - How to make exercise happen your way' went straight to number one on the Amazon bestseller charts, for both paperback and Kindle.
The 46-year-old mum of two uses ballet-inspired workouts to help busy women to prioritise their health.
Sarah is also the founder of dance-inspired fitness programme 'Breaking Ballet', which was created in 2017.
She said: "I know what it can be like to lose touch with your body.
"I went from Ballet School to Law School and ended up sat at a desk, feeling like I was crushing my body and losing my inspiration to move, along with my fitness.
"I tried all kinds of workouts, fitness regimes and fads but nothing inspired me as much as the form and the fitness ballet gave me.
"I wanted something that could become a part of me and give me an enjoyable lifestyle.
"So, I rekindled my love affair with dance and qualified as a ballet teacher with a passionate desire to help other people reap the same benefits.”
Sarah explained how she was inspired to write the book during the coronavirus pandemic.
She also detailed the importance for women to find time to look after themselves.
Sarah continued: "During the pandemic, many women felt completely overwhelmed looking after everyone else and didn’t have enough time for themselves.
"I know I felt this myself, as did many women within my community.
"This was an eye-opener for me and made me want to address these barriers and this is when I started to write the book."
Dr Peter Lovatt, director of 'Movement in Practice' and author of 'The Dance Cure', added: "I love Sarah’s approach to movement - and the way she helps people to overcome those barriers that get in the way of moving more or moving differently.
"Sarah recognises that the greatest barrier to movement is not our body, but our mind."
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