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Keep Fit Feature
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The right diet puts you on the

right route to good health
HEALTH
Linda Baxter from the Swindon Health Promotion Unit suggests
what you can do for yourself HYDRO
Enjoying a high fibre, low fat eating small portions of meat, fish, cheese,
regime can protect against the de- poultry etc and make limited use of "Fitness and Fun for Everyone"
velopment of heart disease and can fats and oils.
contribute to reducing stress. Each day adults should try to eat: Steps Aquarobics + Aerobics
A high fat diet is one of the major • llb of fruit and/or vegetables
risk factors in the development of and at least 6 helpings from the Early Morning Swim + Lane Swimming
coronary heart disease which ac- following list of starchy foods: Cardio Vascular Exercise Studio
counts for nearly 500 deaths in the • I slice wholemeal bread
Swindon area each year. • 4oz boiled potatoes
Your healthy eating plan should • 2oz boiled rice/pasta STEP CLASSES
be based on wholemeal bread, rice, • 1/2oz breakfast cereal Tuesday
7.30pm - 8.30pm
pasta and potatoes with fresh fruit • 2 wholemeal crackers/crispbreads
and fresh vegetables. Add to this Note: each item listed is one helping Wednesday 7.45am - 8.30am*

Friday 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Here are some easy to make daily changes
that will help reduce the fat content of your diet Sunday 10.30am- II.3Oam
Cost £3.35, Junior £ I AS, *Gold Card £ I
• Use lean meat with all visible fat • Add beans or pulses (ie lentils,
removed split peas) to casseroles so less
• Remove chicken and turkey skin meat is required AEROBICS
• Swap a spoonful of a meat/ • Put the frying pan away for good
12.30pm- I.lSpm
chicken dish for an extra helping - try grilling, steaming, micro- Tuesday
of potato, rice or pasta waving or dry frying Thursday 12.30pm- l.lSpm
• Try to cut down onfat- use low fat • Do not add fat unless absolutely
alternatives necessary and use polyunsatu Turns and Bums
• Bewa re of ca kes, pastries, biscuits, rated fats and oils when required Thursday 5.30pm - 6.1 5pm
sweets and chocolates - they con- • Drain off any fat from foods Cost £2.30, Junior £1.15, Gold Card £ I
tain a lot of sugar and fat before serving
• Try some vegetable soups with • Do not toss vegetables or
wholemealbread/rolls instead of potatoes in fat CV STUDIO (Early Morning)
a pudding • Use semi-skimmed or skimmed
• Use the same amount of half-fat milk for sauces, custards etc Monday, Tuesday, Friday 7.30arn - 9.30am
cheese in cooking or half the quan • Try reducing sugar by a third - it Cost Half hour £1.05, I hour £2.10, Gold Card SOp
tity of mature cheddar will not affect the result
Mens ladies and mixed sessions programmed
throughout the week - telephone for details.
RN1H
F Morning Fitness
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 - 11am AQUAROBICS
Thursday lI.ISpm - 12.ISpm
Steps Friday 12.1 5pm - I. I 5pm (term time)
I Sundy 10-11cm Cost £2.30, Junior £1.15, Gold card, £ I

Steps EARLY MORNING SWIM
T Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12.15- 1 p Thursday
7.30am - 8.30am
1 - 1.45pm
Friday
Mixed Circuit Training Cost £1.50, junior 75p, Gold Card SOp
N Wednesday, Friday 12.15- 1 p ADULT SWIM CLINIC
Sunday 8.30am - I I.30am
EVENi
Cost £1.80
Steps
E Monday to Wednesday 6 - 7pm LANE SWIMMING
Thursday
5.45 - 6.45pm
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Friday 6 - 7pm 12 noon - I.ISpm
S Turns & Burns 6.45 - 7.30pm Cost £1.50, Junior ?'Sp, Gold Card SOp
Thursday
Absolute Beginners
Thursday
S Tone Up & Swim 7.30 - 8.1 5pm COMMIT TO GET FIT

Monday, Wednesday 7.15- 8.15pm For further details contact Reception,
tel: (0793) 693787
North Star Avenue HEALTH HYDRO Recreation Services
Swindon Recreation Services MILTON ROAD BOROUGH OF
BOROUGH OF Iff
esuø THAMESDOWN SWINDON THAMESDOWN AV•
Tel: (0793) 533404