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20 Tuesday <strong>October</strong> 3 <strong>2017</strong><br />

Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />

HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />

NOR’WEST NEWS<br />

A family affair<br />

at local gym<br />

The Smith and Mackintosh families<br />

When Ignite Fitness was set up at the<br />

Papanui Club in early 2016, the challenge<br />

was to create an exercise atmosphere that<br />

appealed to a diverse market. One of the<br />

areas identified was the involvement of<br />

family members and groups, manager of<br />

the fitness centre Eddie Kerrigan says.<br />

“We must have done something right<br />

as we now have numbers of families who<br />

have joined up. The environment at Ignite<br />

Fitness is a safe, non-threatening one in<br />

which parents can be confident that all<br />

their family members will be looked after<br />

in a professional and caring manner.”<br />

There are three families of four, four<br />

family groups of three, and around 25<br />

family groups of two currently signed up,<br />

Eddie says.<br />

Two of those families are the Smith<br />

family and the Mackintosh family, and<br />

Eddie spoke to them about why they<br />

joined Ignite Fitness, and what they got<br />

out of it. There were a variety of reasons<br />

for joining. These included improving<br />

fitness, losing weight, keeping joints and<br />

limbs moving, stalling the effects of ageing<br />

and family bonding. The handy location<br />

of the gym was also an important factor,<br />

they said.<br />

Both families said they went to the gym<br />

two to four times a week, depending on<br />

their school and work schedules. Asked<br />

what activities they enjoyed most, in<br />

order of popularity they said these were<br />

resistance training, cardio exercise and<br />

circuit classes, though they liked taking<br />

part in all of the activities and exercises.<br />

Depending on the activity, they<br />

sometimes competed with one another to<br />

see who could achieve the most, and both<br />

sets of parents tried to be an inspiration<br />

for their families.<br />

Both families said they had gained a<br />

number of health benefits since starting<br />

at Ignite Fitness. Strength and fitness<br />

were two key beneflts, but there was also<br />

pain management and all-over physical<br />

stability. In addition to the physical<br />

benefits, they enjoyed socialising with<br />

other gym members, and their self-esteem<br />

improved.<br />

“We are delighted that families like the<br />

Smiths and the Mackintoshes get so much<br />

enjoyment from coming to our gym, and<br />

new families and groups are always more<br />

than welcome to join,” Eddie says.<br />

Ignite Fitness is open 5.30am-9.30pm<br />

Monday to Friday and 5.30am-6.30pm<br />

weekends and public holidays. To find<br />

out more information about Ignite<br />

Fitness phone 359-9586, ext. 706 or<br />

email gym@papanuiclub.co.nz<br />

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Ignite Fitness is a safe,<br />

non-threatening one<br />

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their family members<br />

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