Racing for life
Sandwell female fitness fanatics are being encouraged to put their best foot forward in aid of cancer research.The Race of Life is a national campaign organised by Cancer Research and is coming to the borough on June 8.Council sports staff are urging as many people as possible to take part in the event at Sandwell Valley.Entry forms are available from Tesco stores and Sandwell leisure centres, or more information is available on the official website www.raceforlife.org...
Exclusive fitness club
FERNWOOD Southland Female Fitness centre in Cheltenham, which will stage its grand opening in April, is a specialist centre that caters for the individual needs of women who want to exercise and improve their well-being. The centre, which will be located at the former masonic hall in Nepean Highway, Cheltenham, is owned by partners Julie O'Shea and Kim Wingerei.Ms O'Shea, who has extensive health and fitness experience, said she was excited about the prospect of...
Architect of female fitness,
interview
There are hundreds of women-only fitness centres in Australia today, thanks to Diana Williams. REBECCA LANG reports. MULTI-millionaire Diana Williams didn't just like going to the gym, she loved it. The self-confessed gym junkie and mother-of-two's passion drove her to found Australia's largest women-only fitness chain Fernwood female fitness centres. That was in the late 80s and she hasn't looked back."I guess you could say I...
The Birmingham Post: Footballers' wives got me sacked, says instructor
A female fitness instructor at a First Division football club told yesterday how jealous players' wives led to her sacking.Champion bodybuilder Laura Church, aged 40, was dismissed from Gillingham Football Club after sending a midnight text message to defender Chris Hope. Miss Church, who is claiming unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination, told an employment tribunal yesterday that the message to Hope, aged 29, was simply to congratulate him on his performance during the...