Taunton

MEMBER NEWS

Member of the month

Congratulations to Rachael Smith who won member of the month in November. Rachael has used her drive and determination to lose a weight and reduce her body fat percentage significantly. Well done Rachael, keep up the good work.

Well done to Hilary Honeyball who won member of the month in December. Hilary has managed to increase her fitness score from 22 to 32 within a few months by attending regularly and putting in a lot of effort. Hilary is a keen attendee of our social events and is a pleasure to have around the club. Well done Hilary.  

Happy birthday Betty!

We would like to wish Betty Cameron a very happy 90th birthday on 5th January! Betty has been a member since the doors opened and is still attends five times a week! Happy birthday Betty, we hope you have a great day! 

Whizz Kidz

Throughout the year we have managed to raise over £1300 for Whizz Kidz through our socials, the book swap, the Great Spirit Swim and Paul's sky dive. Thank you to all those that have helped raise this incredible amount that will help provide children with disabilities the support and equipment that they need. Next year we will continue to support Whizz Kidz and we hope that you will continue your generosity so we can do the same in 2012!

WHAT'S ON?

Winning spirit

Set your self a new challenge this January with our Winning Spirit programme. Compliant with the Olympics this year, we

will help you set yourself bronze, silver and gold goals to really get you motivated. Along with our support and prizes for when you achieve your goals, it's the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself. For those of you who have already set your goals, it may soon be time to review them and set new ones. Feel free to talk to any member of staff who will happily sit and discuss your goals with you and present you with your prizes!

Friends on Friday

On the last Friday of every month, it will be Friends on Friday. This is where you will have the opportunity to bring up to 2 guests to Spirit with you for the day. All you need to do is book in before hand. The next Friends on Friday will be on Friday 27th January. We look forward to meeting your friends.

New Year Calorie Burn

I am not jumping to conclusions; however, most of us will have eaten too much and drank too much over Christmas, myself included. If you

happen to be one of these people, then we have a gym challenge designed especially for you. In teams of 4, you have to try and burn off the most calories to win the pride of being 'Calorie Burn Champions!' If you are up for the challenge then sign up today. We will put you into teams once everyone has signed up and there will be a leader board in reception for you to see how you are doing compared to everyone else. The challenge will run from 9th January till 20th January. If you are interested please speak to a member of staff today!

Classes

A new year means a new start. So why not sign yourself up for our exercise classes to introduce a fun and social aspect to your fitness programme. Naomi will be running her legs, bums and Tums class on a Monday evenings at 7pm and a circuits class on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. Make sure you book for these classes as the are very popular. Why not have a go at Aqua aerobics. This class is held on a Wednesday at either 11am or 6:45pm. Again make sure you book in. All classes are included in your membership however we do ask for a small donation of £1 to go to Whizz Kidz.

British Heart Foundation Event

February is National Heart Month so we are going to help you become more aware of various health issues that could one day affect you 0r your family. From the 20th to 24th February, we will be carrying out tests to establish your likelihood of developing heart disease and will provide you with steps to take to improve your heart health. There will also be other activities going on throughout the week so keep an eye out for the details.

Christmas Lunch Summary

Thank you to all those who attended the Christmas lunch on 12th December. We managed to raise £252.15 for St Margaret's Hospice through the raffle and profits from the ticket sales went to Whizz Kidz. We hope you had a lovely time and we look forward to seeing you at our next super social!

STAFF UPDATE

Jess' birthday

We remember when she started as a baby and now our Jess has grown up in to a fine specimen of a woman as she hits her 24th birthday on 27th January. Be sure to wish her a happy birthday.

Dave's birthday

Our "Greek" personal trainer will also be celebrating his 24th birthday on February 3rd. We're sure he will be tearing up those restaurant plates in typical Greek style.

LIFESTYLE

Great Spirit Swim

We are the champions!!! Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Great Spirit Swim. We blew every other club out of the water from the word go when we tripled our total for the week on day one!! But you didn't stop there. By the end of the week we had swum an incredible 13,095 lengths and raised a whopping £668.77! A special mention must go to Jo Beer who swam an extraordinary total of 1120 lengths. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Your efforts helped us prove that Spirit Taunton is simply the best!