The exercise to music classes held twice weekly at the Kaan Hotel, off Barış Manço Boulevard in Çalış, are now so popular that extra classes will soon be starting.

From Friday 2nd December there will be two classes every Tuesday and Friday.

First class will be 09.30 – 10.30 followed by another session 10.45 to 11.45.

Since classes restarted in October numbers have been growing weekly, to the point where around 40 people now attend. As you can see from our photos there are men taking part as well as woman, and there are now several regularTurkish participants.

At the moment the weather is good so classes, as you can see, are held outdoors.

However, once the rain kicks in, the classes move to the hotel restaurant which has a roof but no sides.

Hence you still feel the benefits of exercising in the open air, without getting wet.

Unfortunately space in the covered restaurant area is limited hence Steve, the teacher, has wisely decided to split the class now – so everyone gets used to their new times before the weather breaks.

You pay 5TL per class and get a mix of floor and step aerobics, weights and stretches.

All equipment is provided by Steve and everyone is welcome.