Hi All,
Well done to everyone who competed at the Dawlish
Triathlon. Also, to Bev and Becki at St Ives.
And good luck to Rich in his ultra races coming up.
Now it is time to slow down a bit. Put the feet up and indulge in a fish and
chips without having to go for a massive sea swim first. In the northern hemisphere racing is over
until next year (unless you are an ultra runner or something crazy). So let’s take some time to share our experiences:
what fun triathlon training can be. Why doesn’t
everyone do it? It is good for you,
right?
Physical activity in the UK is on the up according to the
Chief Medical Office (CMO). The CMO report
that 36% of all adults are participating in moderate intensity activity at
least once a week. The knock on effect being that, there has been a drop of
900,000 prescription items for the treatment of obesity compared to the
previous years. Parallel to this, triathlon participation has grown by over
300% in the UK in the last 5 years. Some
specific health benefits of triathlon are:
·
increases in cardiovascular fitness,
·
stronger bones
·
builds and maintains good muscle tone
·
reduced body fat
However, at the same time the National Health Service (NHS)
report that the amount of adults with healthy BMI has dropped to just 34% in
men and 39% in women and for children age 4 to 5, 9.5% have been recorded as
obese. It is thought that with easy access
to cheap, high-energy food that is often aggressively marketed and the high costs
associated with sport participation, triathlon could be the less likely option
for many.
Some of the barriers for participation in in triathlon and
physical activity are:
·
socio-economic barriers – the cost of
recreation is prohibitive
·
organizational barriers – a lack of supportive
policies, facilities and financial resources
·
communications barriers – information about
recreation resources and services doesn’t reach low-income families
In an effort to counter these barriers we are sending you
this blog with our action plan for 2016.
We have teamed up with The SportsBug project to
help people in West Teignmouth (our base) to improve their health and wellbeing
by providing our triathlon coaching services free of charge or at a reduced
rate for those outside the local community.
The triathlon coaching will take place at the
Teignmouth Lido all through the summer of 2016. The
project is designed to educate, encourage and support people to increase their
level of physical activity in a sustainable, fun way in order to improve their
personal and community health and wellbeing.
You can begin for free straight away by logging
in to our resources pages and practicing some of the drills we have
demonstrated: www.petewilbytriathlon.com/#!services/cee5
To find out more about SportsBug Triathlon
contact Pete: 07722507009
or to find out more about other SportsBug
activities contact Aaron: 07799034280
Pass the details on - By signing up to the resource page you will
start to receive our monthly blog. Have
you Fish and chips but think ahead to next year and think about what you would
like to achieve.
Happy fish and chips,
Pete and Laura
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