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Eastleigh flies the flag for Spirit Health Clubs
Club Manager Jonathan Eggett, flew the flag for Spirit Health Clubs in the recent Transcotland 7 day mountain bike race. The gruelling week long event included some of Scotland's finest mountain biking tracks and trails.
Over 250 riders participated in the race, which covered over 500km throughout Dumfries and Galloway, with a total ascent climbed over the week in excess of 43,000ft, nearly 1.5 times the height of Mount Everest.
Riding in the Male Pairs category for his team www.spirithealthclubs.co.uk, Jonathan and his team mate Andy Prince, completed the event in a very creditable 22nd position.
"I prepared for the event throughout the winter" stated Jonathan, "Being able to train before and after work, and have access to a fully equipped gym certainly made it easier to prepare than going out for rides on dark evenings earlier in the year. By combining exercise sessions on the treadmill, rower, cross trainer and stepper I found my overall fitness and cycling improved".
Plans are now being made at the Eastleigh Spirit Health Club to create a Trans Spirit gym challenge event for all the club members to participate in, although we won't be making anyone ride to the top of Everest!!
For further information on Spirit Health Club Eastleigh feel free to come down to the club for a tour or use the "Feedback and Enquiries" option on our website.
Charity Curry Night
Our Annual Charity Curry Night once again proved a huge success, with over 80 people enjoying a fantastic indian meal specially prepared by the chefs at the Holiday Inn Eastleigh.
The evening included a meal,quiz and raffle.
One of the clubs founder members from 1989, Ken Lee, was asked to select the first ticket, and promptly went on to win a further 3 prizes. Congratulations Ken.
Prizes ranged from fitness goody bags, to relaxing body massages.
The evening raised over £300 for Cancer Research UK. Our thanks go to everyone who supported the evening and we look forward to arranging another social event in the near future.
Ever fancied Scuba Diving why not Try Dive?
We're delighted to offer in association with the Dive Connection (www.tdc-dive.co.uk) the chance to experience scuba diving in the safe environment of our swimming pool.
We now have the dates for the 2008 sessions, so if you want to experience scuba diving without having to brave the temperature of the sea then why not give it a go? There will be two evening sessions on each of the following dates:
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6th August
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8th October
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10th December
The 1hr sessions are free of charge, all the instructors ask for is a donation of £5 towards the RNLI. To book your place please contact the club on 02380 614120 or email us at spirit.eastleigh@ihg.com .
Don't leave it too late though as these evenings are always very popular and you do not want to be disappointed.
Hursley 10k & Spirit Health Club Eastleigh
Once again Spirit Health Club Eastleigh is delighted to be a sponsor of the Hursley 10km (http://www.hursley10k.co.uk/) off road run on 28th September 2008.
This year the event will also include a 5km race aswell as a junior fun run.
Open to both competitive runners and fun runners the course covers a mixture of grass tracks and forest trails through the Hursley estate and Ampfield Woods.
The event is held in aid of 4 village projects, John Keble School building fund, the Parish Hall renovation fund, the Church works fund and the Hursley Park Cricket Club pavilion fund.
Spirit Health Club Eastleigh is delighted to be supporting the event with free passes for all entrants aswell as a number of spot prizes. One lucky runner will also win a 12 month membership to the club.
If you've never participated in a running event before then this is an ideal one to try, the course is not too demanding, and it gives you the opportunity to run through land not usually open to the public.
The fitness team at Spirit Health Club Eastleigh will be delighted to offer a fitness programme to get you in shape for the event, aswell as weekly jogging sessions for all abilities. For more details please contact the club on 02380 614120 or email spirit.eastleigh@ihg.com
Spirit Health Club Eastleigh Charity Auction raises £450
Spirit Health Club Eastleigh members raised £450 for the British Heart Foundation with their charity auction with a difference. Basing the principle of the auction on a well known internet site, the staff created eSpirit.
With a fantastic range of lots donated by members, local businesses and organisations, the staff created a noticeboard displaying each item and the current highest bid value. Each time club members visited the club they could see whether their bid was the highest and if not place a higher one.
The auction ran over 3 weeks, and as the auction deadline approached, the bidding increased, infact in the last couple of minutes before teh action finished , two club members bid against each other face to face, all in the name of charity.
"We were delighted to exceed our target of £400" said Deputy Club Manager Vicki Stonebanks. Creator of the idea Lifestyle Consultant Gareth Smith stated "When I first came up with the idea, I never thought it would prove so popular, I think we'll certainly use this style of auction again in the future".
This fundraising event is just one of many events which the Spirit Health Club Eastleigh gets involved in. If you would like further information on the club or we can help you with your fundraising please call today on 023 80614120.
