SUMMER
is finally here and, with temperatures soaring (well, on and off!), there’s never been a better time to go for a dip. Even better, at Blackshots Leisure Centre in Grays, Thurrock, you can now make a splash for free – and challenge yourself to get fitter and healthier at the same time!
Free professional swim coaching sessions are being offered as part of the British Gas SwimBritain event, a three-year programme funded by the Amateur Swimming Association, which is aimed at getting half a million of us swimming more regularly by 2015.
With results of a new survey by the British Gas SwimBritain Campaign showing that 23% of us spend at least an average of 2.4 days of our working week sitting down, can you afford not to take part?
“Swimming offers unrivalled health, fitness and wellbeing benefits – and it’s accessible to almost everyone. We’re encouraging local people in Thurrock to challenge themselves to take part in a 4000m relay swim in teams of four – either in an indoor pool or at a one-off outdoor swim event at Blenheim Palace, London, on 1 September – and train at Blackshots using our free coaching sessions,” says David Griffiths, Impulse Leisure Blackshots Centre Manager.
There’s also the option to take part in Little SwimBritain – a 2000m relay event for people who are new to swimming or perhaps aren’t as confident in the water.
There are four free coaching sessions on offer at Blackshots Leisure Centre every week: two on Mondays 8.00pm-8.30pm and 8.30pm- 9.00pm and two on Thursdays 12.00noon-12.30pm and 12.30pm-1.00pm.
To find out more visit http://www.impulseleisure.co.uk/Blackshots or http://www.swimbritain.co.uk/
