274 July 2017 - Gryffe Advertizer

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Presentation to DEBRA
Following the 2017 10K run Gryffe Valley
Rotary Club has donated the sum of
£2000 to DEBRA – the charity which
supports children and young people with
the skin disease Epidermolysis Bullosa . A
cheque was presented by President Peter
Dickie to Jaye Hamilton from the charity at
the Club meeting on June 7th. This sum
was raised from the profits on entry fees
and from the sponsorship of a number
of runners including Peter
Dickie our President and
Iain Carrick who is
a friend of Rotary.
Defibrillator at Birkmyre Park
Fitness Gym
The new AED is located on the wall outside
our reception at Birkmyre Park Fitness Gym.
It is stored in a locked cabinet. The AED is
accessible to everyone at all times in the
event of an emergency.
To access the Defi brillator, the person would
call 999 to receive the code to open the
cabinet. When the cabinet is opened the
defibrillator is easy to use as it communicates
all user instructions to inform the user how
to use it.
We were able to purchase the Defibrillator thanks to the fundraising
generosity of our gym members and staff, local residents and donations
from the Kilmacolm Community Council and Rotary Club. I ran the 2016
Great Scottish Run Half Marathon and all sponsorship raised from that
went towards the fundraising. We also sold left over Kilmacolm Running
Festival t-shirts for £1 with all proceeds going to the fundraising as well.
I would personally like to thank everyone for their kind donations. It is really
appreciated. Hopefully, the defi brillator never needs used but if anyone in
the area ever needs it then we have one available.
David Macgregor, Fitness Co-ordinator
Houston
United FC
Houston United Football Club
(HUFC) Year Groups 2008 and
2009 held their medal ceremony
at The River Inn, Houston on
Saturday 16th June to celebrate
the hard work of their players during the first half of Season 2017. Both
teams train locally in Houston on a Wednesday and Friday evening and
play their league matches in the Paisley and Johnstone District Youth
Football League on a Sunday morning. Our club motto is ‘United Sumus
Nos Firmiores’ or ‘United We Are Strong’.
Over 150 people attended the
medal ceremony. Derek J. McNab,
Head Coach of HUFC2008 said
‘the support the players received
today from family and friends was
phenomenal and demonstrates
how well supported our local
teams are and how relevant our
motto is’. Jonathan Annan, Head
Coach of HUFC2009 said ‘it was
great to see the joy on the players faces in being recognised for all their
efforts this season. Congratulations to them all’. As well as recognising
each player, the club also presented Players’ Player of the Year Awards
to Alexander Smith (HUFC2008) from Bridge of Weir and Charlie Annan
(HUFC2009) from Houston.
Both teams would like to thank
their local sponsors during
Season 2017 for their support, to
include: The River Inn and Fox
and Hounds, Mabbett, Stewart
Milne, Brierie Financial Planning,
Balfour Engineering Consultancy
and Skirlies Café. If you would
like to learn more about Houston
United Football Club, please visit us at www.houstonunitedfc.com or
Houston United FC on Facebook. New players of all abilities are warmly
welcomed.
KILMACOLM BOWLING CLUB
LADIES SECTION
LADY MEMBERS WANTED
Try your hand at Green Bowling at the ladies’
aernoons. Games commence at 2pm on
every Tuesday and Thursday aernoons. Come
along for the aernoon and have a game.
Bowls will be provided, flat shoes required.
For details contact Sandra on 01505 873126 or
Morag on 01505 872218
or just come along and have some fun.
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Sporting Blog
by Lesley Handley
Muscle Cramps in Long Distance Running
Lots of what we hear is that muscle cramps centre around hydration,
electrolytes, salt etc. While these play a role in preventing and helping
cramps when they kick in, there’s a lot more that we can do to try and
control them in the fi rst instance.
When you start running, you generally start with a nice upright posture and
a steady foot strike… however you don’t always finish that way as fatigue
kicks in. When good form falls apart, hamstrings, quads and calves tend
to take the fall fi rst!
Hamstrings cramp when:
• The upper body rounds forward
• The lower back arches
• The hips sink back
• You stop utilizing the glutes
• Ultimately the hamstrings are left to drive the stride alone
Quads cramp when:
• The foot strike becomes more like a shuffle
• The hamstrings aren’t working to pick the feet up off the ground
• The feet are spending more time on the ground than they are lifting off it
• Essentially the quads are taking all the impact
Calves cramp when:
• The hips are no longer pushing forward
• The feet begin striking the ground in varying positions
• The calves are left to absorb all the impact
As well as considering the above, 3 things you can do to help prevent
cramps or help if they kick in are:
• BREATHE – oxygen helps fuel the muscles. As we tire our breathing gets
shallower. Focus on deeper breathing to help fuel those muscles.
• RELAX THE UPPER BODY – don’t let the shoulders tense up towards
your ears and don’t keep your arms rigidly bent to prevent little arm swing
that helps drive the legs. Relax the upper body, give the arms a shake out
and reset your arm swing, which in turn helps power the stride.
• SHORTEN YOUR STRIDE – the further the foot reaches out the more the
body must do to keep up. Focus on pulling the feet off the ground and a
little higher and in turn this fires the hamstrings and glutes allowing the
hips to drive forward.
Lesley
For more information on nutrition or Personal Training contact me on 0773
627 4925 or email Lesley@fi tsmartfi tness.co.uk