The Thrive Summer Series is heading to Princesshay this September offering shoppers a chance to have fun getting fit. The free one-day event is taking place from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 5 September as part of the nationwide tour. The Thrive team will be running activities to get shoppers moving.
The Thrive event aims to emphasise the fun side of getting fit and being active this summer. It is free for shoppers and visitors alike and a great chance to focus on healthy living, being more active, and connecting with the local community.
Free Taster Sessions for Nordic Walking. Developed in Scandanavia in the 1950's, Nordic walking is a specific activity where poles are used to provide propulsion.
By planting poles behind the body at 45 degrees, Nordic walking works the upper part of the body as well as the legs, making it a very effective full body workout which is great for toning and improving cardiovascular fitness.
It is recommended by fitness experts and health professionals because it is suitable for all levels of fitness, easy to learn and highly effective. Participating in 'Green' exercise has also...
Two teams from Exeter City are getting ready to compete in the South West regional round of the Football League Trust's national walking football tournament.
The event is being held on Friday 26 June in the Sports Hall at the University of Exeter from 7-9pm.
They will be joined in the round-robin competition by teams from Plymouth Argyle, Swindon, Bristol City and Portsmouth and the top two teams will go through to the national finals, which will be held at St George's Park - the FA's national football centre - on July 6.
Ottery St Mary Town Council and East Devon District Council have worked together to get the brand new sports activity wall that Ottery St Mary residents wanted. The idea was first put forward by 12-year-old Jack Hatswell.
The £15,000 sports wall is due to be put into Winters Lane recreation field by the end of June. It will be free to use and have markings and a goal for sports such as five a side football, basketball / netball and cricket.
The funding for this project (Section 106 money) is available as a result of a number of housing developments in the Ottery St Mary...
Lords Meadow Leisure Centre will be opening its doors to showcase facilities and activities available to the whole community where ability and age are no barriers.
You are invited to attend a free Open Activity Afternoon on Saturday 21 March, 2015 from 12.00 to 5.00pm at Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, Crediton.
In association with Upstream, The Turning Tides Project, Living Options and supported by Active Devon, the event will offer a wide range of free activities and free taster sessions that are accessible to all, as well as information stands. The event will enable...
Lords Meadow Leisure Centre will be opening its doors to showcase facilities and activities available to the whole community where ability and age are no barriers.
You are invited to attend a free Open Activity Afternoon on Saturday 21 March, 2015 from 12.00 to 5.00pm at Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, Crediton.
In association with Upstream, The Turning Tides Project, Living Options and supported by Active Devon, the event will offer a wide range of free activities and free taster sessions that are accessible to all, as well as information stands. The event will enable...
Culm Valley Sports Centre is 30 years old in February and a week of celebrations begin on Saturday 7 Feb with the official opening of the newly refurbished fitness studio.
Staff at Culm Valley Sports Centre are planning a whole week of fun from 7 to 13 February. They’re looking forward to showcasing their new gym equipment, refurbished Centre and range of activities and classes on offer to customers old and new. Come along and join in the celebrations!
The week starts on Saturday 7 Feb with the official opening of the refurbished fitness studio with invited guests, followed...
With the launch of the high profile national campaign This Girl Can, Exeter based South West Athletics is echoing this call to action by encouraging more women and girls into athletics and into coaching.
Director of Coaching Sonya Ellis has long been an advocate for more women coaches in sport and already has a number of athletes going through athletics coaching awards.
In addition, SW Athletics has taken on an apprentice assistant coach, Angela Lynn, who is a mother of two and has already successfully completed her coaching assistant’s award and is part way through her...
Culm Valley Sports Centre looks fresh and inviting, and the impressive new equipment in the fitness studio now rivals every other facility in the Mid Devon area. The official opening ceremony is on 7 February.
For everyone with a New Year’s resolution to be more active and healthy, make a fresh start by visiting the new facilities at Culm Valley Sports Centre this January. The Centre has undergone a refurbishment of the customer areas and fitness studio, in time for its 30th birthday celebrations from 7 to 13 February.
The fitness studio now comprises 15 resistance exercise...
Strength and balance classes have been launched at Moretonhampstead Hospital and are already proving a hit with patients.
The weekly classes, which started in November, are designed to boost the health, wellbeing and confidence of people who suffer from falls or are afraid of falling.
The sessions run for 12 weeks and include a range of exercises aimed at improving balance and preventing falls, with advice from therapists on how best to manage them when they do happen.
Falls account for over half of hospital admissions for accidental injury, and about a third of...
