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Raw? What for?

Eating raw food sounds odd, but it’s nutritious and can result in
The women only workout for amazing changes to health and happiness writes Amanda Parsons
any size, age & fi tness level from Moredon.
Having overcome infer-
Burn 350 to 850 calories tility with a diet change
in just 30 minutes! and seen arthritic condi-
Circuit training, hydraulic machines By Sue tions reversed, I stopped
Personal trainer, nutritional advice Your local family hairdresser eating certain things to
and optional weigh-ins 25% discount for Seniors avoid illness.
Friendly and supportive staff However, I want more
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Starting with simple
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problems ranging from headaches there is an increase in energy lev-
and lower back pain to – wait for els, whilst mood and behaviour
it - a double chin! changes are noticeable in children,
The biggest change has been to so that ‘energy’ is a joy to behold.
switch to a virtually all-raw diet. So what do we eat? Well, of
Ideally, at least 51 per cent of any course, some salad but also courget-
meal is raw. This stops the immune ti marinara (like pasta and tomato
response going into overdrive and sauce), Chinese style ‘stir-not-fry’
causing stress on the body because dishes, warm chocolate brownies
there are no enzymes to differentiate and chocolate sauce, dehydrated
it from an invader. biscuits, crackers, raw soups, veggie
Enzymes are the workers that burgers, smoothies, ‘apple pie and
enable thousands of chemical in- cream,’ whilst a handful of sprouted
teractions in our bodies, and they lentils is delicious.
are abundant in fresh, raw food. There are side-effects - excess
You probably know that over- weight loss and a clear complexion
cooking broccoli kills the vitamin C, are the most noticeable.
yet heating any vegetables past 41.5 Increasing raw, nutritious food
degrees Celsius destroys the very need not be expensive and using
workers that prevent cancer cells the cooker less saves on energy bills.
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function. raw. Call me on 644472.

New chief coach for Swindon Dolphin

The start of the new swimming season saw Swindon Dolphin under
new management with Louise Clayton taking up the role of Chief
GXFitness are bpm active’s new Group Exercise Programmes Coach with the Milton Road based club.
offering the latest and most exciting health and fi tness She has spent the Scottish Develop-
opportunities for young people! last eight years with ment Coach of the
• Fun Fitness Programmes for 5-16 year olds City of Glasgow Year award.
• After School Clubs Swim Team, lat- Swindon Dolphin
• Kids Exercise DVDs terly as acting head chair, Gabby Clark
• Fit ‘n’ Fun Holiday Camps coach. During this said, “we are delight-
• Dance and Fitness Displays time she was also ed to have Louise on
• Weight Management Programmes selected for inter- board and are certain
• Teacher Training Workshops national duties as that her coaching
GXFitness part of the coaching experience and pedi-
programmes can teams for British gree will benefi t all
also be delivered Swimming overseas Dolphin swimmers;
for sports clubs, camps, as well as at from the youngsters
community international swimming meets. In in our Learn to Swim Programme,
groups such as 2006 she won the British Swimming right up to those competing at
Brownies or
Scouts or one-off Coaches & Teachers’ Association national level.”
events and Dolphin climb Swim 21 ladder
birthday parties
Swindon Dolphin has been accredited again by the Amateur Swim-
ming Association to a higher level in the ASA’s swim21 quality mark
which recognises a club’s commitment to providing safe, effective and
quality services for the benefi t of their swimmers and non-swimming
members.
Swindon Dolphin is the only club in Wiltshire and one of only six in
the South West to have reached the level of Competitive Development.
Call 07523 529507 for details about joining the club.
www.swindondolphin.co.uk

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