Free! - Every Session! Fitness & Toning on the Rye - Sat @10am 16 to 60+

[Proj London Health]

Project London Health

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FREE Fitness in the Park Peckham Rye Park .

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Health Form: Before starting this group, please visit AHM-Go.com and review the Health Form. All you need to do is email [email protected] and say that you have read and ready to start - No need to fill it in and email back (one less thing for you to do).

Who is it aimed at?

Those who are returning back to exercise and just want to powerwalk, those that want to progress to a bit of jogging, and those who are aiming to do their first 5Km, 10Km or more.

There are no Sergent Majors shouting, so you move at your pace (but its not a stroll!)

When & Where?

Meet on Saturdays at 10am outside the Rye caf?, but you need to register first [email protected] (www.AHM-Go.com). It is completely free like many of our other groups across London, but you do need to bring some change for a Tea / coffee at the end.

** Only during Spring & Summer: Thursdays at 7-30pm on the Rye opp Barry Road - this is a shortened version of 45-mins using the lower part of the Rye

Make a START, register NOW with AHM-Go!

McCabe - Director, Responsibilities for FREE Community Fitness

Using your park to make a Fitter & Healthier Community

[Verona]

I am up for it. I have registered before do I have to register again?

[Proj London Health]

G'day Verona!

No need to reregister, thats fine. This has just been posted and now up to 4 so far, once we reach the magic 8 then the start date will be set.

On Sundays you also have a choice of activities..... Everyother Sunday there is a cycle group that has just started and meets for 9am at Goose Green. The general destinations are on the ED Forum, and its not a racing team.

Dulwich Park: AHM has a special licence with S'wark and provide an hours worth of CV & Toning, this is a ?5 pay as you go... no membership or block booking needed. This is run by Julia, and very infrequently me if she is running marathons, or 10Km's

All the best,

McCabe

[Minitoots]

I'd like to try it but I've got asthma and am pretty 'out of condition'/ unfit!! Are there a few others like me, or would I be straggling along at the back on my own?

[katielou]

Hi

I'd love to join this but I have a little 5 month old and my husband works on Saturdays. Any chance I can run / walk along with the pram?

[DJKillaQueen]

Count me in too....

[Proj London Health]

Hi to Minitoots, Katie & .... DJ KQ.

All the groups across London are FREE, and have powerwalkers & joggers in. The groups are about working as a team no matter your ability, some bring their pushchairs (with the baby in of course), some bring their dog on a lead, some have diabetes / asthma, fibromyalgia .... and one guy had MS, it just works by following a specific routine. We have just completed a 5Km in Dulwich Park for Sickle Cell, it was free to join and great fun! If the numbers reach 15, then we will set a 5Km in Peckham Rye - it could be called the Chrismas 5Km for a health charity!

We have a health form on the website to fill in (copy it and past it into your email - thats the usual way). The groups are focused on what one would ordinarily do on thier own, so there is no need to feel left out - the minimum speed is powerwalking (ie not a stroll). Likewise, I encourage the faster ones to work together to develop.

Who attends? Everyone from every background, and also doctors, nurses, physio's too. In Twickenham, when counting for stretching, we count in French, Russian, Italian, Hindi, Afghan, Spanish, Aussie & kiwi, German and sometimes in English too.

Just bring some change for 2 coffee's at the end in the caf?, one for you and the other for...me.

Well, I think I have now reached 10 people, so if you guys send in a health form then the starting date should be set ASAP, and I think Saturday 2nd October works well.

Best,

McCabe

[Minitoots]

Hi McCabe,

I've just emailed my form back to you - will you email us again to confirm that it will start on 2nd October, or should we just turn up? It's great that it is free!!

[Martin McCabe]

G'day Minitoots,

Just in form a round robin trip, managed to meet with the Barnes team, the Twicken Team and finally the Kingston team.

Yes, next Saturday it starts - look out for the tall chap in a purple top with a cardio trace on the back. And, if you go to the web site and go to the page 'Health Forms', thats me stretching in Auz before a 4Km open sea swim.

Any questions before then, feel free to ask!

McCabe

[mazza7103]

i'm in. i wont be able to make every saturday but when i can i'll be there.

[Loulou]

Hi, I'm in for the 2nd.

LL

[Proj London Health]

Look forward to seeing you there.

I've already mapped out the 5Km for Chrismas +/- a 100m or so.

I'll be at the Rye Caf? for c.9-50am on Sat.

McCabe

[Minitoots]

Hi McCabe,

I've come down a virus of some sort so don't know if I'll be able to make the first session tomorrow - if not I'll be there next week. (Do you need us to notify you in advance if we can't make it?)

[DJKillaQueen]

I've got a cold too so am hit and miss about tm.....but if I don't make it will make the next one.

[Marmora Man]

Today was good - fun, interesting to meet others and, just, enough challenge to get an old man exercising. McCabe works with the flow and it's peer group support that gets you to extend yourself that little bit more.

Will be back next week.

[Anna27]

There are others with buggies so that should be no problem!

[katielou]

Sorry for delayed resply - I'm still really up for doing this and will be good for my little one to get some fresh air too!

Am at a wedding next weekend but would love to come along on 16th if it's still on?!

[Proj London Health]

G'day Katie,

No worries, this group converted 3 powerwalkers to joggers on Saturday within 15-mins. Ian, Suzzie & Verona were taught the 10% jog, its the same speed as powerwalking, but you burn more calories. If you feel tired, you just drop back down to p/w for 100m and then pick it back up again.

Steve & Annie come along with their buggy, so it would be good for you to come along and bring some others from the NCT too. The next few sessions are about team building at an easy pace, so even when you start you will be welcomed into a group of like minded individuals..... doing it easy and progressing.

On warm / sunny days we finish off with Chi Gong (Tai Chi) for 5-mins, this is to bring your breathing back to normal, and to help eccentrically relax your muscles! I think the group like this on Saturday - actually, I know they did :-)

We have a social meet on Monday 18th October in the East Dul Tavern at 7-30pm, this is about mapping out the Christmas 5Km.

All the best,

McCabe

[katielou]

Wow - this all sounds great. I'll spread the word to my NCT lot.

Thanks

[mazza7103]

i'll be there on the 16th

[Minitoots]

I came along last week and really enjoyed it and would like to recommend it. The group was friendly and relaxed, mixed abilities/ages but very inclusive, and FREE!!!. Some people had never power walked or jogged before and others were experienced runners but McCabe managed to keep a continuity between us and we still worked as a group. He :))(tu)is very enthusiastic and gave everyone a lot of attention and encouragement.

I ended up doing more than I'd expected and feeling inspired to do more exercise.

McCabe - my partner would like to join the group this week and has just emailed his health form. See you all on Saturday.

[Proj London Health]

G'day all!

The weather looks great for tomorrow! This will be another easy session with a coffee at the end - and a bit of Chi Gong.

Minitoots, email received. Mazza, will see you on the 16th. Katie Lou, see you tomorrow - the group is really easy going, powerwalk, jog or a bit of both!

Best,

McCabe

[hibbs]

Looking forward to it.

[Proj London Health]

Hibbs!

You are a famous person....:-) Some of the group knew you last week. Have you got a bike, we have a cycle ride on Sunday as well!

Best,

McCabe

[hibbs]

Ha ha famous for what is the worrying question. I do indeed have a bike, covered in cobwebs no doubt as it hasn't been ridden in 10 years.