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Tai chi for health

Pilates classes will commence in Ballina this month, with the classes providing exercise for both the body and mind. By attending these classes you will gain flatter abdominals, have improved posture, a stronger core stability, increased flexibility, relief from back pain, stress relief, stronger and leaner muscles, greater mind and body awareness, and it will assist in injury prevention. 

2010 has proved to be another hugely successful year for Galway body builders. They literally came, they saw and they conquered! In Ireland’s two biggest federations, NABBA and the RIBBF they won out two full categories in each.

Members of Mary Mannion’s Athlone Taekwon-do Academy represented Ireland in the International Taekwon-do Federation World Championships in South Korea recently. Mannion herself competed as did her students, Leon Brydone and Dylan Lacey. As well as competing in the individual categories, Dylan represented Ireland on the junior teams. Brydone featured on the men’s senior team. The current European champion sacrificed the individual sparring to save himself for the team due to a recovering injury.

Connemara College of Natural Healing, the oldest holistic college in the west of Ireland, has been offering career change diploma courses for professionals for the past 25 years.

Athlone Film Club’s continues its autumn/winter season on Tuesday September 28 at 8pm in the Dean Crowe Theatre with the 2009 French film Welcome. In this award winning film director Philippe Lioret has smoothly crafted an emotionally affecting drama driven by powerful performances.

Tai chi classes will begin in Castlebar on September 6 from 7pm to 8pm at Castlebar Sports Complex, An Sportlann in McHale Road, Castlebar.

Local students from the Kumon Kilkenny Study Centre have gained recognition for their success and continued development studying on the Kumon maths and/or English programmes.

Local taekwon-do instructor, Shane Fitzgibbon has recently returned from a successful trip to Germany where he captained the Irish team in the German International Championships. The tournament was also attended by contestants from Czech Republic, Netherlands, and Spain. Fitzgibbon was accompanied by Listowel student (currently training in Galway) Padraig O’ Connor.

Salsa-Fit is geared in a fun way to get you moving to the infectious rhythms of the Cuban born dance style and now it has arrived in Galway. Salsa-Fit will help you get in shape and feel great as you learn the hottest dance moves around.