Active Cumbria round-up
Close your eyes and tune in to a better life with Pilates
Published 8 May 2008
IN TEN sessions you will feel the difference, in 20 you will see the difference and in 30 you will have a whole new body, said Joseph Pilates...
How can I start climbing?
Published 8 May 2008
Question: I’ve always wanted to have a go at climbing. Can you give me some advice on how to get started?
GRIPPING STUFF!
Published 8 April 2008
Try judo, the action sport that will help you keep fit, lose weight and learn how to beat the bullies. Patrick Hill has all the information you need on the sport.
Plain sailing doesn’t have to cost a fortune
Published 8 April 2008
All you need to know about yachting in Cumbria: IF YOU’VE always fancied yourself as another Sir Francis Chichester or Dame Ellen MacArthur but have assumed that sailing is a difficult and expensive sport to get into, think again.
Watch out for cuckoos in glorious Borrowdale
Published 7 April 2008
Vivienne Crow outline a popular walk to Castle Crag over a distance of 4.7 miles and climb of 823ft. The walk should take around three hours and will reward you with spectacular views of Borrowdale and the River Derwent.
A daily walk will keep you fit and help you chill out
Published 7 April 2008
DID YOU know that walking regularly could reduce the chances of you catching a cold?
Cut alcohol intake to stay healthy
Published 7 April 2008
If you want to become more fit and healthy you must cut your alcohol intake.
Angling club under the spotlight
Published 7 April 2008
The low down on Carlisle and district course angling club
Get your entries in fast or you could miss triathlon
Published 7 April 2008
ENTRIES are now being taken for the 2008 Cockermouth Triathlon.
Inside story: Matthew Johnson
Published 7 April 2008
Workington Town RL conditioner Matthew Johnson on his admiration for cycling superstar Lance Armstrong - and his hatred of tomatoes.
Ask the expert: Fitness in the long run
Published 6 April 2008
Jeff Coates, Chairman of Carlisle Aspatria AC, the only athletic club in Cumbria to be awarded the prestigious Clubmark gives a guide to taking up running as a sport.
Orienteering – the ‘thought sport’
Published 6 April 2008
ARMED with a map and a compass, orienteering offers one of the best ways to experience the great outdoors – and Cumbria is one of the finest places in the world to enjoy it.
TARN ROWING CLUB IS OARSOME!
Published 6 April 2008
Patrick Hill on the inside story on the success of a Cumbria rowing club who won 108 races last season. This article include a gallery of pictures from Talkin Tarn Amateur Rowing Club which celebrates its 150th anniversary next year.
Fitness trainer Barry’s living life to the full at the age of 67
Published 2 April 2008
IMAGINE being retired and in your late 60s. Perhaps filling your time watching day time TV, before occasionally shuffling to the shops and preparing for a night playing bingo.
