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20 The Link Magazine • April 2001 www.swind

BBCs Dan loses the pounds at Link ALC Open day for tennis
BBC Wiltshire Sound morning presenter Dan Chisholm looks a new Wootton Bassett tennis club has appointed local tennis player and
man thanks to the Link Centre active lifestyle centre, but being on DLA/LTA qualified coach Sarah Green, 19, to be its club coach.
radio you have to take his word for it. The club, which has four all-weather courts, two of which are floodlit,
Dan accepted a had made progress. at Rylands Way, holds a Junior Day for 9 to 18 year olds on 19 April. All
challenge from ALC The results were im- youngsters are invited to attend.
staff to 'get him fit' in pressive. For further information, call Sarah Green on 523054 or 07765 436622.
12 weeks at the end "Dan's resting
of October last year, pulse rate - a very
on the first anniver- good indicator of From BT to Botswana
sary of the ALC. He cardio-vascular
wanted to reduce his health - was 13 beats / Nine Elms resident Sarah Banks has given up a steady job and the
waistline and to be minute lower, a huge materialistic life to work as a volunteer at the Mokolodi nature
able to get up and i mprovement. His reserve in Botswana for a year.
down the four flights blood pressure, which The 29 year old source for the chil-
of stairs at the radio was already fine, was software engineer dren of Botswana
Racing for Red Nose
station in Old Town lower too. explained she made funded mainly by
without become a Dan and Nigel "Dan had gained a snap decision to tourism and corpo-
wheezing wreck. 3lbs in weight (muscle) yet lost 2 ditch the high tech rate sponsorship of
Darren Gunter described how inches from his waist and he also world on the last animals.
he and colleagues set about sort- improved his aerobic capacity by evening of a visit to Sarah will be work-
ing Dan out. "We began by giving over 20% as well as his lung capac- Botswana last No- ing alongside park
him a fitness assessment which in- ity. The studio stairs are now a vember. staff and other vol-
volves measuring various health walk in the park and he has "I had always unteers. She said, "I'll
related indicators such as resting achieved both his goals. wanted to do conser- be doing marketing
heart rate, blood pressure, lung Other improvements were in- vation work and I and helping with
capacity, hip and waist girths, and creased muscle strength and flex- casually asked over computer systems,
body fat percentage, as well as ibility. Dan was well pleased at the dinner if they could but then I could be
measuring his aerobic fitness success of the programme and is use my computer fighting bush fires."
(stamina), flexibility and strength. up for a second challenge." skills. They were Sarah Banks, leaving The Link has sug-
"All of Dan's results were aver- Dan is keeping up the good keen and I said I'll be the technological jungle gested sources of
age, or just below average, for a work. On 16 March he and BBC back in a few at BT North Star funds which might
man of his age except his body fat reporter Nigel Ballard raced each months," said Sarah. lead to closer links
which was better than average. other on rowing machines over Having saved up, sold every- between Swindon schools and the
"We organised a progressive 2000 metres in aid of Comic Relief. thing she did not need and re- park via the internet.
weight training and treadmill pro- You too can get a lot fitter at the signed from BT, she leaves on 31 We hope to hear from Sarah later
gramme and the fitness assessment Link Active Lifestyle Centre. Call March to live on £40 a month. in the year. The park can be visited
was repeated at the end to see if he into the Link and talk to the staff. Mokolodi is an education re- at www.mokolodi.com

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