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10th October 2011

Hi Everyone
Dark nights and Winter training is drawing near!
You may remember me sending out an email last May about an exercise session called KETTLERCISE.
Paul, who is a friend of mine as well as a personal trainer and gym instructor, ran a course at New Mills Town Hall. Unfortunately the course ended because the 5.45 slot was too early for most people and Paul was unable to book a later time. Quite a few Pennine runners tried the sessions and found them hard and beneficial. I remember Len writing a piece about his experience of pain and enjoyment.
Paul is now starting up a new course from Wednesday 12th October. This is to be held at Chinley WI Club from 7pm - 8pm. I have booked a number of slots for Pennine as it is filling up fast. Can any interested person contact me (Katherine). Even if you can't make it this Wednesday I can reserve a slot for the following week. The cost is £4 per session (I think). It's okay to try it out before booking a permanent slot. Even then you can miss sessions through holiday, illness etc...without having to pay.

Just to recap about KETTLERCISE:
It is a full body range exercise for men and women using Kettlebells (usually 4kg or 6kg). It strengthens more muscles than using machines, barbells or other gym equipment. Although you work to music with continuous repetitions (no rests!) there are no aerobic or dance style moves. The importance of doing this kind of training (in addition to lots of running or cycling) is to balance your muscle groups which, in turn, prevents injuries and helps to keep muscle mass (which reduces as we age even if we do lots of running).