The Happy Band of Walkers Enjoying the Sun in Aljezur : This is the Life

Why not join in the fun every TUESDAY & FRIDAY – See Notice Board at the Amovate for details, or the AMOVATE  Website  

Having started in MID-YEAR 2011 the VDT Golf Society has grown to over 40 members.

From the initial development of the Society we have made contact and secured preferential prices from the following clubs: 

PENINA GOLF @ MERIDIAN ALVOR

MORGADO & ALAMOS  PORTIMAO

PESTANA GROUP ALTO, SILVES, GRAMACHO & PINTO

PARQUE da FLORESTA – BUDENS

ESPICHE GOLF – LAGOS (ESPICHE) 

The Society have organised specific GOLF DAYS FOR EVERY 2nd THURSDAY in each month. Details of these dates and the arranged process is sent out to all members every month. 

Anyone wishing to join for 2012 please contact RICK HURSTHOUSE on richard.hursthouse@sapo.pt  Membership costs €5 per year. 

Whether you are just starting out to play Golf or have not played for a few years we can help you get into playing on a regular basis and enjoy social Golf at affordable prices.

RLH JAN 2012

It is planned to hold Pilates Classes at the Old School House on the following days:

Tuesday at 12:30 h – 13:30 h & Thursday at 12:00 h – 13:00 h
If you are interested in joining the class, please contact Zária by e mail at        rosariamanuel@hotmail.com

Pilates is a form of exercise, developed by Joseph Pilates, which emphasizes the balanced development of the body through core strength, flexibility, and awareness in order to support efficient, graceful movement.

Athletes and dancers love it, as do seniors, women rebounding from pregnancy, and people who at various stages of physical rehabilitation.

Modification is the key to Pilates exercise success with a variety of populations. All exercises are developed with modifications that can make a workout safe and challenging for a person at any level.

Benefits of Pilates

Pilates is a body conditioning routine that helps build flexibility and long, lean muscles, strength and endurance in the legs, abdominals, arms, hips, and back. It puts emphasis on spinal and pelvic alignment, breathing to relieve stress and allow adequate oxygen flow to muscles, developing a strong core or center (tones abdominals while strengthening the back), and improving coordination and balance. Pilates’ flexible system allows for different exercises to be modified in range of difficulty from beginning to advanced. Intensity can be increased over time as the body conditions and adapts to the exercises. No muscle group is under or over trained.

AMOVATE GYM SESSIONS RE-STARTING

Feeling a bit sluggish? Got some weight to shed after the Christmas and New Year Celebrations?

Made a resolution to rediscover that sparkle, that zest, the get-up-and-go that you thought had got up and gone…..?

Well, there’s no longer any reason not to get fit and stay fit.

Bob Packham is re-starting the weekly gym sessions at the Amovate HQ from next Thursday, January 5th, between 5 and 6pm.

Bob already runs a thriving Keep Fit club at the Old Schoolhouse, which meets twice weekly for a 10-15 minute aerobic workout followed by circuit training in sessions lasting no more than a total of one hour.

Those classes will be re-starting on Wednesday after the winter break and there is room, incidentally, for more people who’d like to join in—the classes are held on Mondays at 11.30am—12.30pm and Wednesdays from 11am-12 noon and cost €2.50 per session.

Bob’s gym sessions will re-start on Thursday and differ from the Keep-Fit classes which are supervised for the full hour, Bob and Ian leading the class throughout.

But the gym sessions are there for people to simply use the wide range of equipment at their own pace, following their own programme although Bob will be there to keep an eye on things and assist or advise only when requested.

Following Amovate’s acquisition of a Portacabin which now provides storage for the tables and chairs normally kept inside the building there is much more space, allowing Bob to set up a much more amenable and convenient gym area.

He has been able to provide quality equipment via his Keep Fit classes, which includes a multi-gym, two excellent cross-training machines, two exercise bikes, tread machines, weights and weights bench, rowing machine, steps, etc; plenty to keep you going.

And as Bob ploughs all funds back into new equipment the quality of the apparatus will continue to get better and better.

So, why not come along and join in, beginning next Thursday at 5pm.

And if the numbers of people using the gym grows as high as those attending the Keep Fit classes then Bob will look at the prospects of expanding the gym sessions to another day, making them twice-weekly.

Just turn up in your work-out kit (sadly, we don’t yet stretch to changing facilities and showers), sign in, pay your €2.50, and use the equipment at your own pace, unless you want Bob to monitor your progress and give advice.

Beverages such as tea (bags), coffee (instant), water, beer, soft drinks etc will be available.

And even if you are not sure whether it’s for you or not, come along anyway, have a look and a chat over a drink and make up your own mind…

Incidentally, if anyone has any gym or exercise equipment of a decent quality that they no longer use, or which is lying forgotten at the back of your garage or garden shed, why not donate it to Amovate where it will find a good home and be put to good use.

Just give Bob a ring on 91 796 1555 and he’ll arrange to have it collected.