Well done to the Vibe Team for completing the Manchester to Blackpool ride in September. The Night ride was a great success and the team managed to raise over £1500 for the British Heart Foundation.
Although the weather was pretty awful everyone enjoyed the night, setting off at 1am. Ouch.
The Team included Graeme Fry, Mick Reeves, Emma & Nick Di Nardo, Josh Rigby, Chris Burke, Nicola Handley, Gemma Atkinson, Jason Whiteley and our trainer Neil.
Any ideas for our next challenge.
Pippa Middleton’s bum stole the show at the Royal wedding.
And now we know how she achieved her super-pert posterior. It is all down to pilates.
Now here ate Vibe we have been banging on for ages about the benefits of pilates.
And as one of the only studios in the North West with pilates reformer beds on site, our members have been in on the pilates secret for years.
Pilates can help you achieve the much sought-after long, lean limbs, toned abs and perfect butt seen on many a Hollywood star.
And it can protect your back, increase your flexibility and help prevent injury.
What more can you ask for?
Since news broke of Pippa’s pilates sessions we have been inundated with calls from people wanting to emulate her super-tone figure.
Join them and call now for a taster session on our pilates bed with our pilates expert Denise and see for yourself what pilates can do for you.
Check out press coverage at www.dailymail.co.uk and www.mirror.co.uk
CHRIS Burke had joined countless gyms over the years, but never stuck with a fitness programme or maintained the results he wanted.
But after being a member at Vibe for almost three years now he admits it has changed his life.
He explained: “I had joined several different gyms over the years and my weight had gone up and down and I never seemed to stick with them, going to the gym became a chore.
“But Vibe has been fantastic. Neil has worked wonders in helping me to incorporate fitness and a healthy lifestyle into my everyday routine. I have got great results and been able to maintain them.”
At his heaviest Chris tipped the scales at 15st 7lb, but is now a trim 13st 2lb.
And he believes his success is down to Vibe’s no-nonsense attitude and dedication to its members.
“I’ve been members of these big corporate gyms before and you are just treated as a number. At Vibe there is a real personal touch. The team there know every member and their strengths and weaknesses so they can push them that bit further – they really keep you motivated. All the members are a great bunch and there is a great atmosphere. You don’t feel at all intimidated when you are there.
“Also Neil has really re-educated me about nutrition. Before Vibe I ate a lot of microwave meals, whereas now I do a lot of fresh home-cooking which is benefiting the whole family.”
Chris has two personal training sessions a week as well as doing spinning classes and taking part in Vibe’s Sunday morning running club.
And he was recently crowned Vibe’s Biggest Loser 2011 after losing a staggering 8.5% of his body weight, and 4 % body fat in just seven weeks in Vibe’s New Year weight loss challenge.
He added: “I really enjoy going to Vibe, it isn’t chore it is just part of my day to day routine. I am in my 40s now and wanted to maintain a healthier lifestyle and that is what Vibe has helped me to do.”
Chris ran the Great Manchester 10K run last year in a fantastic time of 48 minutes. His latest challenge is to shave 3 minutes off his time and get round in undere 45 minutes. Watch this space to see if he does it!
Join us on Mondays for the newest
craze in dance fitness. Its Zumba time at
Vibe. 7pm for all you studio fans.
Its only £5 for non members and
of course members get it free. See you
all soon.
Check out our biking team in the Grassington Mountain Bike Marathon. Our brave bikers cycled for over five hours in wind and rain to complete the gruelling course. The June event was over 50km and took the team over the Yorkshire Moors. Well done to Conrad Thorpe, Peter O’Gorman, Chris Burrows, John Dutton, Chris Burke and of course our very own Neil Taylor.
JULIE Wallwork has shed a staggering three stone in six months thanks to Vibe’s bootcamps.
Julie, 37, admits she had tried nearly every gym in town, but had never got the results she wanted until she tried Vibe.
But since joining Vibe’s bootcamp in January she has got the fitness bug, has transformed her body and boosted her fitness.
Mum-of-two Julie said: “I had put on a load of weight and I wanted to lose it and get fit again. I had been a member of practically every gym in Bury but hadn’t really stuck with them. Then I saw the signs outside Vibe advertising the bootcamps and thought I would give it a try.”
Vibe’s bootcamps are six-week programmes of intensive group exercise. Bootcamp members have the option to train up to three times each week in small groups. Every session is different incorporating indoor and outdoor training, circuits, toning, weights, and nutrition.
Julie, who is now on her fourth bootcamp, said: “I absolutely love it. Everybody on the bootcamp motivates each other and I have met some lovely people. Every session is different and joining Vibe is the best thing I have ever done.
“Vibe isn’t like other gyms. Everyone is so personable and because the staff all know each member individually they are really encouraging.
“Normally I am quite faddy and my husband gets annoyed as I have paid for so many things in the past, but haven’t stuck to them. Even he is impressed by how I have stuck with this for so long.”
Julie has now joined Vibe’s Sunday morning running club as well as the bootcamps and she is aiming to run the Great Manchester Run next year with the rest of Team Vibe.
Vibe’s message is spreading nationwide – we are in the Daily Mirror today!
Well, at least our very own Amber McMillan is!
For those of you who don’t know ( and you must be few and far between!), Amber is getting married in June and is planning her forthcoming nuptials like they are a military operation.
Couple that with her superb weight loss and gym-toned body, and she was bound to come to the attention of the national press.
Check out Amber’s story – and see how great she looks thanks to Vibe’s bootcamps – at www.mirror.co.uk
Well done Amber!
Starting on Sunday 28th February @ 11am.
Join us on our quest for improved fitness and shedding stubborn pounds with a nice easy run out each Sunday morning. The runners will eventually be split into beginners and advanced groups to maximise potential.
If it is pouring with rain we’ll do conditioning sessions indoors.
For our members it is completely free but anyone can join us for only £3.
The word is spreading……Vibe is in the news.
We featured in last week’s Bury Times and are now starring in the March issue of Lancashire Living magazine.
Watch this space – we are planning more superb challenges and fitness events which are bound to catch the eye of the media.
Visit www.burytimes.co.uk and www.lancashireliving.co.uk
We are always looking for your stories too. So if Vibe has changed your life, helped you achieve your goals, or even if you just love us a little bit, then tell us all about it. Email us, write on our blog or get chatty on our Facebook page. Those with the best stories could feature on our special Blogstar page.
Go on, you’ll feel better for sharing. Shout it from the rooftops – Vibe change my life!
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