The Marathon Man

You may remember a couple of weeks ago I was going to meet Simon Reed, who is in training for the next London Marathon. Simon is currently being trained by Jon and Maggie, two of our Fitness Instructors at Shorefield Country Park; Maggie has given us an update on how Simon is getting on with his training.

"I started training Simon Reed about seven months ago. He came to me asking for my help! Simon had to pull out of last year’s Marathon 2013, at the last moment, due to injury.

Since March 2013 I have been working with Simon to reach his goals and one of those is to running the London Marathon 2014 injury free, with in four hours. We have been working on improving core strength, increase flexibility and improving muscular tone in a functional (day to day life) way.

Simon and I are just about to embark on his cardio training for the marathon and Simon also attends running club with Richard Penn in a Saturday morning. Simon is very committed to his training sessions with me every Sunday morning at 7:30am and so far we are on track. Well done Simon for sticking with your training".

Good luck to Simon and we'll be catching up with him in November to see how his training is going. WI

Something for the Weekend

It looks like autumn is on the way, there is a slight chill in the air and the nights are starting to draw in. There is still plenty to do both on and off our parks though, including our fantastic open weekends which are coming up this Saturday and Sunday.

Firstly at Shorefield Country Park we have our Health and Fitness Open Weekend (14th & 15th Sept, 10am - 6pm), a perfect place to warm up in the autumn and winter months. We'll have a whole host of offers, including free classes and taster sessions on the day, free health checks and free swim and and sauna. You can also join the gym for just £30 for a five week trial with no commitment, making it ideal if you want to get back into fitness. There will also be a representative from our functions department on hand to answer any questions you may have about planning your event at Shorefield Country Park including Christmas (only 14 weeks and 5 days to go!).

Once you've popped into Shorefield Country Park, head over to Merley Court Holiday Park for our Holiday Home Sales Open Weekend (14th & 15th Sept, 10am - 5pm). There will be £10,000 off holiday lodges and we'll even provide you with a tasty complementary lunch as well, which you can then work off at our Health and Fitness clubs. There are only four lodges left at Merley Court, so make sure you come and see us. 

We look forward to seeing you over the weekend. WI