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It’s game, set and matc h Bradfield College Tennis Club TENNIS at Bradfield has never been better and they are The centre offers a great range of opportunities to pick up a racquet and get started.

For those just looking to improve their fitness, the centre offers a cardio tennis programme with dedicated sessions for beginners. This popular fitness class is the perfect way to improve your fitness and have fun in a highly social environment. Cardio tennis is available to both members and non-members on a pay-and-play basis. There are few clubs that can offer facilities of the standard found at Bradfield. They invite you to join and be part of the club.

proud to announce that the club has been awarded the coveted title of Berkshire Club of the Year for the second year running. The award-winning tennis centre offers you much more than an ordinary tennis club – a dedicated team of LTA-qualified coaches who can help all standards of player to improve their game, three indoor Plexipave courts and six floodlit clay courts, giving you an all- year-round tennis experience at a professional standard.

For more casual players, you can take advantage of pay-as- you-play court hire by the hour on the indoor and clay courts. For those looking to play regularly, memberships are available that offer discounts on court hire and courses, along with other great benefits, such as the Wimbledon ticket ballot. This offers great value and includes subsidised club nights and access to tournaments.

Boosting the fitness of people in middle age

A NEW fitness venture has launched aimed specifically at boosting the fitness and wellbeing of those who feel they may have passed their ‘peak’ years and who have come to realise that something in their lifestyle needs to change. Well Fit, a Hungerford-based business, has been set up by former weightlifting champion and coach Marius Hardiman, 49, and sports massage therapist and personal trainer Joanne Duffy, 51. Their primary goal is to take the very best care of your general wellbeing at a time of life when loss of muscle mass and bone density can start to have a detrimental effect on health. Joanne said: “We’re both of a certain age and understand only too well how much the body changes in middle age, how much more prone it is to injury and how much slower it is to recover, how hormonal changes make some exercises much tougher to do and how easy it is to lose motivation altogether. “But most importantly we also understand it is a time of life when we can sometimes get wake-up calls and know something really has to change or our health and wellbeing will suffer. Joanne and Marius will use their unique combination of skills to design training

Joanne Duffy and Marius Hardiman

- Specialising in training for later life - Any ability welcome - One to one bespoke sessions - One to one bespoke programming

“And the technical aspects can even help to develop your mental and motor skills. “We want to help people to become strong and fit and stay safe and well as they age because we firmly believe anyone can be well and fit at any time of life.” Well Fit offers personal training in one-to-one sessions or in small groups, sports massage, help with rehab, basic nutrition and ongoing exercise programmes. To find out more or to book your first session email hello@wellfitclub.org www.wellfitclub.org

programmes to aid all-round wellbeing. Well Fit focuses on building strength predominantly through a targeted combination of weight and resistance training, in order to help clients get fit for life. Marius said: “There really is nothing like weightlifting to improve strength. “The increase in muscle mass means you’ll burn more calories and fat. “The benefits also last longer because lifting weights raises your metabolic rate for longer than cardio exercise.

- Sports massage - Basic nutrition

Book your one to one training session and get your second session HALF PRICE . Contact: hello@wellfitclub.org @well_fitforlife Website under construction