Communities Taking Part
Reaching out to communities within the Wessex region is the next stage in our Healthy Heart initiative. A visit to LA Fitness 
in Southampton was very successful. A ‘drop in' Healthy Heart session meant that local members of LA Fitness were offered the opportunity to have the following healthy checks:
Blood glucose
Blood pressure
Cholesterol testing
Body Mass Index
As a result of a competition run in the Southampton Daily Echo Linda Lawless, a lecturer in Essential Skills has come onboard to promote the Healthy Heart message. Linda, who has been recently diagnosed with Crohn's disease feels that a new exercise routine may benefit her health in the long term.
Following the progress of our ‘Healthy Healthy' participants
Competition winner Linda Lawless, who won a year's free gym membership with LA Fitness talks to us about the reasons why she wants to change her lifestyle.
| Name: Linda Lawless Occupation: Lecturer teaching Essential Skills to Construction students. What prompted you to enter The Echo ‘Healthy Heart' competition? I entered the competition because I have recently been diagnosed with Crohn's disease and thought doing some exercise would be beneficial. Diet and stress can aggravate the condition so I am keen to change my lifestyle. Also my Wii Fit says my BMI is slightly over what it should be and I enjoy entering competitions!!!! What do you hope to achieve as a result of your free 1 year membership? I hope to achieve a greater level of fitness, lower BMI and time for myself. What will you find challenging? I think the hardest bit will be going there after work on a cold, wet evening and enjoying it....... However, I am looking forward to the classes particularly Pilates but I know I must crack the treadmill and other machines. I will also enjoy the swimming but realise that I need to do some cardio work. |
Name: D'Arcy Myers |
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Wessex Heartbeat will be monitoring their progress....
