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The Galway Cycling Campaign has welcomed the Galway City Council's key role in coordinating local initiatives for Ireland's first national Bike Week.

Up to 22 new jobs are expected to be created at City Limits family entertainment and leisure centre in the next year, according to as spokesperson for Artyco, the company which has recently taken over the running of the Oranmore enterprise.

Energie Fitness for Women, Galway’s only gym exclusive to women, is launching a new recession-busting solution to health and fitness at a time when we need to look after our physical and mental health more than ever before, while ensuring we get value for money.

Take control of your exercise and your life, stop making excuses and start making progress. Just 30 minutes a day is enough to make you a success story.

Niamh Jones, owner of Xhaleyoga in Headford, has more than 10 years’ experience working in the yoga, healing, and fitness industry. She was introduced to Bikram hot yoga in Australia and went on to Los Angeles, California, to train with Bikram Choudry. She was the first to bring Bikram yoga to Ireland and Galway some eight years ago. She is also a certified Ashtanga yoga instructor and specialises in yoga therapy for back problems. She continues to train with some of the world’s best known teachers.

Why do people find it so difficult to get into shape and then to stay there? Science shows us that as we age, we lose 30 per cent of our muscle mass. This can lead to cardiovascular problems and poorly functioning organs and with very little effort our bodies go shapeless as we lose our strength.

The Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, has announced that he is making €620,000 in the period 2009 to 2012 available to Westport Town Council to develop a new walking and cycling greenway in Westport town, linking Westport Quay to Knockranny. The project will be largely based on an existing network of disused railway lines and will create new cycling and walking links between Westport’s urban areas, residential areas, and schools. The new greenway aims to encourage a shift to cycling and walking over short urban journeys. The overall cost of the scheme is €1.04m, with Westport Town Council funding the remaining €420,000.

The Ardilaun Leisure Club is one of Galway’s longest serving leisure facilities. The leisure club is now celebrating its 10th year in operation and has grown considerably.

In winter, people usually tend to shut down and conserve energy. They aren't as active or as physically fit as they are in summer. Such laxity, however, could affect their well-being. If you want to maintain good health both physically and emotionally don't let winter keep you from your regime. And if you are among the 50 percent of Irish people who don't exercise at all, winter is as good a time as any to get physical. There are a number of different ways to get fit and healthy and the Kingfisher Club has a wide range of programmes, classes, packages, facilities & equipment to help achieve people of any age achieve their goal – and all this from as little as €9 a week too!

Energie fitness for women understands that it can be difficult to find the time to exercise, but by introducing a moderate amount into your daily life, you can significantly improve your overall health, well-being, and quality of life. Not only will you look and feel much better, you will prevent the onset of illnesses such as cancer, and heart disease.