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The Irish Heart Foundation is calling on all primary schools in Mayo to get their ropes at the ready for Skipathon 2010. Running for 26 years, the Irish Heart Foundation’s Skipathon is a hot favourite on the Irish calendar for children nationwide.

Feeling tired and bloated after over-indulging over the bank holiday and Halloween? With less than eight weeks to Christmas there is no better time to kick-start your body back into shape than now. Sometimes you just know you've overdone it. Your mind is sluggish, your body feels uncomfortable and your energy levels are close to zero. It's time for a detox and Energie Fitness for Women is here to help.

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that all people regularly do activities that address each component of overall fitness: cardiovascular endurance through aerobic activity, strength through weight training, and flexibility achieved through stretching. Each of these types of exercise can improve our sense of psychological well-being. However, because the most profound effects on mental health are derived through aerobic activity, it is the major focus.

The Watershed is a multi-activity sports and leisure complex and whatever the weather, they can guarantee a wide variety of options whether you want to work hard on improving your fitness or simply want to relax or have some fun with the kids.

Do you ever get to the gym and just feel overwhelmed? You're supposed to warm up, do cardio, lift weights, cool down — and then stretch! How can you do all this in an hour? The answer, then, is to include many of these components together — not separate them — in a single workout. We at Castle Leisure want to use this single workout to start your day in a healthy way, help you reach those goals with a positive approach and mostly just get your body moving. So if you are struggling with your workouts or want to add variety to them then Body Blast Boot Camp is the answer.

A local personal trainer is organising Galway’s largest ever aerobics class to raise money for the city’s homeless this Christmas.

Fitness instructor Dara Kelly is infusing party fun into fitness by launching Zumba® drop-in classes for all in Galway. Zumba eliminates the ‘work’ from ‘working out’ by combining irresistible Latin and international music with dynamic yet simple exercise moves, using a unique intermittent training format.

Now open at Mullingar Business Park, Flex Gym & Fitness Centre is a ladies’ and gents’ weight training and fitness centre, which promises small prices, with big results.

The surroundings may be serene but the Ardilaun Leisure Club is anything but quiet this August. This Saturday golf afficionados will gather together for a round of golf in Oughterard with plenty of prizes to be won. The Koala Kids Club is in full swing and will continue until August 28. Members are taking part in spinning, aqua aerobics, and step aerobics during August. In September The Ardilaun has an extensive class schedule with more than 30 classes to choose from.

I have always enjoyed exercise, but I recently experienced heart failure. I'm well on the mend now but is there any evidence to show that I could still benefit from continuing to exercise, even at age 78? I live alone so I worry about the risks.