‘No challenge, no change’: Gym instructors’ top tips to shed post-Christmas pounds
Now that the party season is sadly behind us, Manchester’s gyms are expecting to see a massive increase in membership in January.
‘Everyone loves trampolines!’: Manchester’s Jump Nation proves a ‘fun’ fitness option
Trampolining may not be the first thing that comes to mind when the time comes to start shedding those winter layers, but Jump Nation offers a slightly alternative option to standard gym sessions.
Trafford trampoline park’s classes for autistic kids make inclusivity the primary target
Jump Nation is a benchmark for equal opportunities, providing unique experiences to disability sufferers.
Run in the Dark: Five steps to making most of event dubbed ‘more than a race’
Manchester will be transformed into a maelstrom of flashing armbands and runners on Wednesday November 11, as thousands take part in the Run in the Dark, a charity five and 10 kilometre run around the streets of Salford Quays.
Virgin Active Q&A: Salford Quays master says choose an activity and get moving…
Too wide and confusing a variety of fitness-related activities and food is causing people to be inactive and consequently unhealthy, says a Virgin Active fitness trainer.
‘Inspirational and humbling’: Manchester CEOs cycle across Britain raising £25k for The Christie’s new cancer centre
Ten Manchester businessmen have cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats, raising over £25,000 for a new cancer care centre being built at The Christie Hospital.
Manchester urged to get their hearts pumping with night charity bike ride to Blackpool
A University of Manchester professor is urging the city’s cyclists to join in the Manchester to Blackpool Night Ride to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation on September 26.
Don’t stop him now! Salford marathon man takes on two more grueling tasks to raise funds for Malawi orphans
A Salford University graduate is pushing himself to complete a 192-mile challenge in just seven days (that’s more than a marathon a day) AND another marathon on top of an already grueling to-do list to raise funds for Malawian orphans.
This is Sparta! US extreme obstacle race comes to Manchester
Starting in the USA five years ago, Spartan Race has almost one million participants at 130 events in 20 countries and is coming to Manchester’s Heaton Park on the first weekend of July.
Manchester festivals urge LGBT community to get sporty this summer
Manchester’s LGBT community is kicking off a summer full of sport with a brand new festival of fitness and activity throughout this month and the annual Pride Games.
Not quite the lady in red: Geordie ‘wiggles’ through Manchester 10k in big pink dress for breast cancer
Geordie Colin Plews is just one of more than 3,000 participants in the Manchester 10k next month – but one of very few who’ll be running the quarter marathon in a dress.