Commonwealth Games Medalists:
Longevity report: elite athletes and sports people 'live five years longer' @ilcuk@RayAlgar@thecgf @http://www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk/health-club-management-news/Longevity-report-elite-athletes-and-sportspeople-live-five-years-longer/351212
I love this: "Cycling saved my life". Morbidly obese. A doctor said he would soon die from fatty liver disease without serious weight loss. Then he saw Chris Hoy at the Olympics and everything changed.
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ALT Thanks to cycling Phil Jones has gone from a 24 stone taxi driver to a 13 stone, fit cycling outreach officer. This is before picture when he is 24 stone in weight.
ALT Thanks to cycling Phil Jones has gone from a 24 stone taxi driver to a 13 stone, fit cycling outreach officer. This is the after picture at 13-stone and he is cycling with Sir Chris Hoy.
the gym group plc announce Will Orr as its new CEO moving from managing director of Times Media (The Times and Sunday Times).
I've long believed that fitness businesses need to explain their mission with more compelling narratives so who better than a world-class publisher.
ALT The Gym Group, the nationwide operator of 230 low cost, high quality, 24/7 no contract gyms, is pleased to announce the appointment of Will Orr as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Executive Director of the Company. Will is expected to start later in 2023 and will join the Board of Directors of the Company at that time.
Will Orr joins the Gym Group from Times Media Limited, publisher of the Times and Sunday Times, and is a proven business leader, having led high-performing teams through substantial periods of growth at Times Media, and also in previous Managing Director roles for RAC and British Gas (Centrica Plc). Will brings significant experience developing and delivering on pricing, proposition, digital marketing and retention strategies, as well as operational expertise whilst prioritising the customer experience, particularly for subscription-based business models in the consumer and media sectors.
I've just written about @TheGymGroup, the UK's first carbon-neutral gym chain. I would love to know what members think and feel about this. Please leave a comment on the @gymtopia page
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Great summary and detail on the Devon swimming pool heating story on @gymtopia. I love it when swimming and data come together!
UK Pool Heats Water, Cuts Costs & Emissions with Tiny Data Centre" - Gymtopia gymtopia.org/story/english-p…
@Technogym I want to write to up the results of your Let’s Move for a Better World on @gymtopia Can you confirm if exercise equipment is still being donated to local schools as part of this campaign as in previous years? If yes, can you please confirm all the details.
Attention senior industry executives! @gymtopia is repositioning to encompass a broader ESG scope, mapping all future projects against the UN's SDGs. Join us in fostering a more sustainable and responsible industry. Read successful documented projects at Gymtopia.org
We couldn’t be prouder of our BMF Instructor for Bolton and ex-Royal Marine Commando Stephen Martindale, who saved a person’s life after a traffic accident earlier this month.
To read the full article, visit the link: hubs.ly/H0p-pl10.
The majority of people across our city know why staying at home matters. No one is immune to Covid-19 and the severity of symptoms is a tragic lottery.
Too many people are on the seafront making social distancing impossible.
Too many people are using the seafront to meet up with friends.
We know it's hard being inside and not seeing friends and family but..
It starts with a single person who infects three. Those three infect nine. After 10 cycles, that’s 59,000 people. That’s a scary outcome and reason enough to keep us all at home.
The UK government has revised its guidance regarding exercising outdoors during the COVID-19 lockdown. It has now clarified that once-a-day exercise outdoors should be done locally & not involve a car trip. Driving to then exercise is defined as a non-essential trip. @DefraGovUK
ALT The UK government revises its guidelines for exercising outdoors. Stay local when exercising is the new advice.
"Global GDP could increase by between $314 billion & $446 billion if the least active members of the population did at least 150 minutes of moderate activity per week." Think about that for a minute. $314 to $446 BILLION! bit.ly/2OlwOCV by @RANDCorporation#topicTuesday
Good work from the Be Military Fit community who raised £19,000 to support the mission of the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI). Here's to another 100 years of supporting military veterans and their families gymtopia.org/story/be-milita…