255 December 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer

every Mo n d a y
Ki l b a rc h a n Athletic Cl u b
On-X, Li n w o o d, 7p m
All abilities welcome. Tel: 07941 686990.
5-a-s i d e Fo o t b a l l
Po w e r l e ag u e Pa i s l e y 6p m
Tel: Jim on 01505 874215; or jimbretherton@aol.com
Br i d g e o f Weir La d i e s Ba d m i n to n
Ca r g i l l Ha l l, Lintwhite Cr e s, 7.30p m
Ca l l a n e t i c s
Bro o k f i e l d Village Ha l l, 7.15p m
Strathgryffe Mo t o rc yc l e Cl u b
Th e Tr u s t In n, Ki l b a rc h a n 9p m-10.30p m
Visit www.strathgryffe.org for details.
Th e Sh o t o k a n Ka r at e Cl u b
Wo o d l a n d s Pr i m a r y Sc h o o l, Li n wo o d, 7pm - 8pm
& 8p m - 9p m.
www.linwoodkarate.co.uk
every Tuesday
Br i d g e o f Weir Wa l k i n g Gr o u p
Ou t s i d e t h e Co-o p, BoW 10.30a m
1 hour walks. Call Senga on 0141 842 3000.
Gryffe Ba d m i n to n
Strathgryffe Te n n i s Cl u b, 8p m
Fo o t b a l l Tr a i n i n g
Jo h n s t o n e Hi g h Sc h o o l 6p m-9p m
Call Ali on 07775 578795 for details
every Wednesday
Greenock Ho c k e y Cl u b
In v e r c ly d e Ac a d e m y , Greenock, 6.30p m-8p m
Contact Liz Baldwin, mobile 07944 607005
Ca l l a n e t i c s
Br o o k f i e l d Vi l l a g e Ha l l, 5.15, 6.15 &
7.30p m
every Th u r s d a y
Ki l b a rc h a n Athletic Cl u b
On-X, Li n w o o d, 7p m
All abilities welcome. Tel: 07941 686990.
Kilmacolm Wa l k e r s
Bi r k m y r e Pa r k Pavilion, Kilmacolm 10a m
David 01505 874192 kilmacolmwalkers@talktalk.net
Ca l l a n e t i c s
Bro o k f i e l d Village Ha l l, 9.15a m & 10.30a m
Th e Sh o t o k a n Ka r at e Cl u b
Wo o d l a n d s Pr i m a r y. Li n w o o d
7p m - 8p m & 8p m - 9p m
www.linwoodkarate.co.uk
Fo o t b a l l Tr a i n i n g
Jo h n s t o n e Hi g h Sc h o o l 6p m-9p m
Call Ali on 07775 578795 for details
every Fr i d a y
Ca l l a n e t i c s
Bro o k f i e l d Village Ha l l, 9.15a m & 10.30a m
18 Movement (Ta i Ch i) Ch i Ku n g
St Fillans Ch u r c h Ha l l, Mo s s Rd, Kilmacolm
10.15a m-11.15a m
Gentle, relaxing exercise class. 0141 954 2456.
every Sa t u r d a y
Ad u lt Ta p Lessons
Ca r g i l l Ce n t r e, Kilmacolm. l u n c h t i m e.
Call Gail Ashley on 01475 531336 for details
every Su n d a y
Bi r k m y r e Ru g b y Cl u b, Kilmacolm
Yo u t h Ru g b y Se c t i o n 11a m-1p m
www.pitchero.com/clubs/birkmyre
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Kilmacolm
Golf Club
Signs Twinning
Agreement
The Kilmacolm-Mérignies twinning
took another big step forward on
Wednesday 6th November when
2015 Captain Jim Hood and 2014
Captain Malcolm McDonald visited
France and signed a formal twinning
agreement with Merignies Golf and
Country Club. Jim and Malcolm
received a fantastic welcome and
hospitality and the entire Town
Council led by Mayor Francis Melon attended the
signing.
The twinning aims to promote friendship between the
communities of Mérignies and Kilmacolm through golf,
schools and other social activities, consistent with
the spirit and principles of the Twinning Agreement
between the two villages signed last year.
This is also another step towards Kilmacolm Golf Club
becoming
the “Course
of Choice” in
this area and
provides a
range of benefits for the membership. Among other things, the agreement
provides for reciprocal free golf at each others courses and the intent to hold
regular matches between the two clubs. A group of golfers from Merignies
will be coming to Kilmacolm in 2016 to play a match as part of KGC 125th
anniversary celebrations.
The Country Club is relatively new and 27 of the planned 36 holes are now
complete. They have a top class restaurant, clubhouse and practice facility,
and they plan to open a superb hotel and spa complex in 2017.
Sporting Blog by
Winter Is Here!
Unfortunately winter is here and it’s more important
than ever to stay focused on your fitness goals and to
keep fit and healthy. Often motivation drops off at this
time of year; the cold, dark and usually wet mornings
and nights put people off leaving their house or getting
up early to head to the gym or train outdoors. So, I
thought I would give a few tips to try and help you keep
your routines going over the winter.
1. Consistency/Planning.
You might have spent the last few months in a great
routine and being consistent in your training and
diet. So why should this change? It shouldn’t. Just
because it is darker and colder should not stop you.
Keep planning your workouts and diet in advance and
prepare things the night before. If you always went to
the gym in the morning, organise your stuff the night
before so you aren’t searching for anything in the cold
and dark mornings and keep going.
2. Invest in winter clothing.
“There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
- Sir Ranulph Fiennes
It is really important that you have some good clothing
for the cold, especially if you are training outdoors.
This will help prevent you skipping workouts, blaming
the weather. The investment in good clothing will be
well worth it for the comfort, motivation and assist in
keeping you injury free.
Lesley Handley
3. HIIT indoors at home.
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is a workout that
can be done anywhere and often with very little or no
equipment. You can complete a HIIT session with just a
mix of bodyweight exercises and a stopwatch, meaning
you don’t even need to leave your house to exercise.
4. Get a training partner.
Training with someone else can be a great way to
motivate yourself and help you stick to a training
schedule. This is one of the reasons that training with
a Personal Trainer can be so successful. If you commit
to training with someone else you are less likely to skip
a workout and you can also push each other to train
harder.
5. Stay Hydrated.
Most people love hot drinks when the weather is cold
and wet outside. However swapping those glasses of
water for cups of tea or coffee will do you no good. Good
hydration increases the body’s ability to burn fat so it
is still important to keep that water intake up. So don’t
forget to continue drinking water throughout the whole
day, just consider having it at a higher temperature or
drinking things such as green tea instead to keep well
hydrated over the winter months.
Lesley
For more information or any aspect of nutrition or personal training
contact me on 07736 274 925 or email Lesley@fitsmartfitness.
co.uk. For online personal training options visit www.fitsmartfitness.
co.uk.
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