260 May 2016 - Gryffe Advertizer
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On your marks to enter Paisley 10k & Fun Run<br />
Athletes and fun runners are being urged to get off their marks to enter this year’s Paisley 10k Race. The popular<br />
event - sponsored by Paisley First and the Decathlon sports and outdoors retailer - takes place on Sunday 21<br />
August <strong>2016</strong>. And the starting gun has been fired for people to register for the 10k race and shorter 3k Fun Run.<br />
Last year, more than 1700 people raced around the streets of Paisley in the 10k and were quickly followed by 700<br />
fun runners, many taking part to raise tens of thousands of pounds for their favourite charities and good causes.<br />
Macmillan Cancer Support is the Paisley 10k Race official charity partner for the second year.<br />
Great Britain marathon runners and local Kilbarchan Amateur Athletics Club athletes, Derek Hawkins and Gemma<br />
Rankin are planning to compete in the race again this year if their training schedules allow. Both are previous<br />
winners of the Paisley 10k and they were in the town yesterday to help promote the race.<br />
Gemma said: “The Paisley 10k is good if you are a serious athlete because there is some real competition in the<br />
race.<br />
“But it’s also great for getting people more active as they train for the 10k or the Fun Run.<br />
“You don’t have to be Usain Bolt to enjoy yourself running, so I hope lots of people sign up for the race and have<br />
a great day out.”<br />
The race and fun run, on a flat course, is being organised by Renfrewshire Leisure in conjunction with Renfrewshire<br />
Council.<br />
Renfrewshire Leisure chief executive, Joyce McKellar said: “Anyone who has been to a Paisley 10k and Fun Run<br />
will know it’s a fantastic event to be part of. The town centre is full of people running, jogging or even just walking<br />
the course and there’s a great camaraderie with everyone taking part.<br />
“The amount of money raised for charities and good causes is phenomenal with being people sponsored to take<br />
part and complete the course.<br />
“We’ve got all ages taking part - from primary school kids to pensioners – and there’s a real carnival atmosphere in<br />
the town on race day with lots of street stalls and entertainment.<br />
“If you can put one foot in front of the other, why not consider putting in a wee bit extra training over the next few<br />
months and enter the Paisley 10k or<br />
Fun Run?”<br />
Joyce added: “There’s more than<br />
£1700 of prize money and trophies<br />
up for grabs in the Paisley 10k and<br />
for the fun runners there are prizes<br />
for the first boys and girls from<br />
primary and secondary schools over<br />
the finishing line.<br />
“But the real prize for the fun<br />
runners is how much you will enjoy<br />
yourselves and the benefits to your<br />
health and fitness.”<br />
You can register for the race by<br />
logging on to renfrewshireleisure.<br />
com or by telephoning 0141 842<br />
3000 or picking up an entry form from<br />
any Renfrewshire Leisure venue.<br />
Sporting Blog<br />
Fight Muscle Loss: Lift Weights<br />
When you think of a typical older person, there is<br />
something that communicates frailty and weakness.<br />
They probably walk slowly, move carefully and let<br />
others do things for them.<br />
Often the cause is muscle loss, otherwise known as<br />
sarcopenia. And if you are 25 or older, it is happening<br />
already.<br />
Sarcopenia refers to the process of losing skeletal<br />
muscle mass and strength; it describes a progressive<br />
weakening caused by a “change in body compensation<br />
in favor of fat and at the expense of muscle.”<br />
Everyone, beginning around age 25, starts to lose<br />
muscle mass, though the actual symptoms of this loss<br />
do not usually begin showing up until around the age<br />
of 40 or so. The process begins really picking up speed<br />
after the age of 65. In fact, around the age of 40, most<br />
women can lose almost a half-pound of muscle every<br />
year and replace it with fat.<br />
by Lesley Handley<br />
The result of this gradual loss of muscle is an insidious<br />
weakening of the body, loss of balance, loss of confidence<br />
upon walking, and a reduced ability to recover from near<br />
falls. As we lose strength, we become more inactive. This<br />
makes sense, because if we have less muscle, it takes<br />
much more effort to move, and we fatigue more easily.<br />
But also, with loss of strength comes loss of balance and<br />
stability. The fear of falling keeps many people sedentary.<br />
And a sedentary lifestyle opens the door for chronic<br />
illness.<br />
You can delay sarcopenia and even reverse it; by lifting<br />
weights. You cannot grow new muscle cells, but you can<br />
develop the ones that you have left.<br />
As you begin lifting weights, you will notice a transformation<br />
in your body. You will have more energy, you will perform<br />
everyday tasks with noticeably more ease and you will<br />
have greater balance and more confidence.<br />
Lesley<br />
For more information on nutrition or Personal Training contact me on 0773 627<br />
4925 or email Lesley@fitsmartfitness.co.uk<br />
every Mo n d a y<br />
Kilbarchan Athletic Club<br />
On-X, Linwood, 7pm<br />
All abilities welcome. Tel: 07941 686990.<br />
5-a-side Football<br />
Powerleague Paisley 6pm<br />
Tel: Jim on 01505 874215;<br />
or jimbretherton@aol.com<br />
Bridge of Weir Ladies Badminton<br />
Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Cres, 7.30pm<br />
Callanetics<br />
Brookfield Village Hall, 7.15pm<br />
Strathgryffe Motorcycle Club<br />
The Trust Inn, Kilbarchan 9pm-10.30pm<br />
Visit www.strathgryffe.org for details.<br />
The Shotokan Karate Club<br />
Woodlands Primary School, Linwood,<br />
7pm - 8pm & 8pm - 9pm.<br />
www.linwoodkarate.co.uk<br />
every Tuesday<br />
Bridge of Weir Walking Group<br />
Outside the Co-op, BoW 10.30am<br />
1 hour walks. Call Senga on 0141 842 3000.<br />
<strong>Gryffe</strong> Badminton<br />
Strathgryffe Tennis Club, 8pm<br />
Football Training<br />
Johnstone High School 6pm-9pm<br />
Call Ali on 07775 578795 for details<br />
every Wednesday<br />
Greenock Hockey Club<br />
Inverclyde Academy, Greenock, 6.30pm-<br />
8pm<br />
Contact Liz Baldwin, mobile 07944 607005<br />
Callanetics<br />
Brookfield Village Hall, 5.15, 6.15<br />
& 7.30pm<br />
every Th u r s d a y<br />
Kilbarchan Athletic Club<br />
On-X, Linwood, 7pm<br />
All abilities welcome. Tel: 07941 686990.<br />
Kilmacolm Walkers<br />
Birkmyre Park Pavilion, Kilmacolm<br />
10am<br />
David 01505 874192<br />
kilmacolmwalkers@talktalk.net<br />
Ca l l a n e t i c s<br />
Brookfield Village Hall, 9.15am<br />
& 10.30am<br />
The Shotokan Karate Club<br />
Woodlands Primary. Linwood<br />
7pm - 8pm & 8pm - 9pm<br />
www.linwoodkarate.co.uk<br />
Football Training<br />
Johnstone High School 6pm-9pm<br />
Call Ali on 07775 578795 for details<br />
every Fr i d a y<br />
Callanetics<br />
Brookfield Village Hall, 9.15am<br />
& 10.30am<br />
18 Movement (Tai Chi) Chi Kung<br />
St Fillans Church Hall, Moss Rd,<br />
Kilmacolm 10.15am-11.15am<br />
Gentle, relaxing exercise class. 0141 954 2456.<br />
every Sa t u r d a y<br />
Adult Tap Lessons<br />
Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm. lunchtime.<br />
Call Gail Ashley on 01475 531336 for details<br />
every Su n d a y<br />
Birkmyre Rugby Club, Kilmacolm<br />
Youth Rugby Section 11am-1pm<br />
www.pitchero.com/clubs/birkmyre
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