Health, Beauty, Fitness

Fitness Matters

Fitness Boxing

A fun and rewarding challenge, fitness boxing involves cardio, agility and strength. Inspired by boxing training, fitness boxing isn’t about preparing for a match but instead aims to improve fitness and health. There is no physical contact with another person, but rest assured holding the pads is not an easy option!

7 Benefits of a Boxing Workout 1. Boost cardiovascular health

Improving your cardiovascular fitness reduces your risks of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic conditions

2. Build muscle and strength all over

Throwing a punch correctly involves the whole body and most muscle groups. Your core provides stability, your lower body and hips pivot and give power to the punch, and of course, the upper body delivers the blow.

3. Develop endurance

A boxing workout is an intense experience: a good boxing session should put you through the ringer and be very challenging which helps to build stamina and improve endurance.

4. Support a healthy weight

Boxing is proven to beat other types of exercise for burning calories efficiently. As a HIIT workout it triggers the metabolism to keep firing well after the session ends and the strength component builds muscle, meaning you burn more calories at all times.

5. Improve balance and coordination

The agility component of boxing is great for balance, while punching improves hand-eye coordination. Older clients and those with particular health needs (including Parkinson’s) especially benefit from core strength and improvements in balance.

6. Stay interested in fitness

Make fitness more interesting and varied and you’ll be more likely to stick with it! Boxing is fun when the only thing you hit is a bag or pad. With minimal safety risks anyone can do it.

7. Mental benefits

An intense workout, physical and mental challenge, and the release of hitting something all contribute to the mental health benefits of boxing workouts including releasing stress, lifting a bad mood and better sleep.

Aside from all these, you will also gain self-confidence and enjoyment from meeting other people and getting stronger. Boxing for fitness is great for menopausal women and maybe the other half! Have fun (remember, that’s the most important thing) – oh, and how often do you get to rid your frustration by hitting something?!

By Alex Robinson

Level 4 Personal Trainer with additional qualifications in GP referrals – Pre- & post-natal exercise. Personal Trainer for over 15 years, supporting and helping people to meet their goals in fitness and lifestyle changes, from losing weight to running marathons. 01773 512410 • 07817 337861

Hatton Boxing For Fitness Classes

at Ripley School Of Boxing

ARR - Personal Training ARR-Training Alex Robinson PT

‘If you have been thinking about improving your fitness or want to lose weight, I can help’. • I have been a Personal Trainer for over 15 years, supporting and helping people to meet their goals in fitness and lifestyle changes, from losing weight to running marathons. • Over the years I have competed in various amateur sports to a high standard, including 24 hour endurance running to cross training events. • I am a Level 4 Personal Trainer with additional qualifications in

GP referrals - Pre & post natal exercise

Master Trainer in corrective exercise

Hatton Boxing for Fitness - Boxercise Master Trainer

CIMPSA & NRPT registered. • Menopause Specialist.

A fantastic class to help get you fit while having fun! Suitable for all fitness levels Tuesday 7.30pm Thursday 7.30pm Booking is essential as places are limited

Call me on 07817 337861 I can help you change for the better! alex.robinson.pt@gmail.com

Level 4 obesity and diabetes specialist

Strictly by appointment only. All measures possible will be taken to protect the safety of our patients with the guidelines provided.

Book Reviews

Love Is in the Air

From first loves to best friends and journeys of self-discovery, this month’s reads are about love in all its many, messy guises.

The Satsuma Complex Bob Mortimer

Romance, humour and mystery combine to great effect in Bob Mortimer’s first novel. 30-year-old Gary lives a quiet, uneventful life. He’s open to love but hasn’t done too well with it so far. Then he heads out for a drink with his friend Brendan and meets a woman with whom he feels an instant connection. So, when Brendan goes missing, Gary has more than one reason to find the mystery woman and get some answers.

A Scatter of Light Malinda Lo

A coming-out and coming-of-age novel set in California, A Scatter of Light follows Aria as she falls in love for the first time. Aria is spending her last summer before university with her grandmother. It certainly wasn’t the holiday she’d planned, but it turns into a summer of selfdiscovery as Aria finds herself falling for her grandmother’s gardener, Steph. A slow-burning, bittersweet novel.

The Man I Never Met Elle Cook

When Davey misdials and ends up calling Hannah, it sets off a string of texts that has them both hoping for something more, despite the fact that they live thousands of miles apart. But when they finally arrange to meet in person, Davey doesn’t show. His reason is one that seems certain to keep them apart, but neither is ready to give up on what might be.

Maame Jessica George

Maddie has long been called Maame by her Ghanian parents. It’s meant as an endearment and an acknowledgment of how helpful and dependable Maddie is. With Maddie’s mum so often abroad, Maddie becomes her ill father’s carer, giving up much of her own life in the process. Then Maddie gets the chance to move out. She wants to start living for herself and maybe even to find love, but is she ready to break away from being Maame? At times laugh-out-loud funny, at other times poignant or outright shocking, Maame is a powerful debut novel.

The Switch Beth O’Leary

Eileen and her granddaughter Leena decide to swap homes for two months. While Leena moves up to Yorkshire to de-stress and calm her thoughts, Eileen heads to London to look for love. It’s been four months since her husband left her, and Eileen is more than ready to rejoin the dating scene. And rejoin it she does, with gusto.

We All Want Impossible Things Catherine Newman

Edi and Ash have been through so many things in their 40-year friendship. Now Edi is dying in a hospice and Ash is, as always, by her side. The two relive their time together, but Ash also has to face up to the fact that her present life is a bit of a mess. And soon, she’ll need to face it alone. While there are sad moments in this book, they’re accompanied by humour and compassion, so it’s surprisingly uplifting.

Derbyshire Walking:

Chatsworth Park from Rowsley

Distance: 7.3 miles / 11.9 km Ascent: 900 feet / 273 metres Time: 4 hours 30 minutes Grade: Easy/moderate Author: Lou Johnson Map: Ordnance Survey Explorer OL24 Start: Car park Old Station Close, Rowsley (grid ref. SK258659)

Starting from Rowsley, where the Wye and Derwent Valleys meet, this Peak District walk climbs steadily out of the Wye Valley with some excellent views. The route continues past Calton Plantations to reach the estate village of Edensor. Entering Chatsworth Park, there are views to Chatsworth House before turning south down the Derwent Valley back to Rowsley.

The Route

1. The start is the small car park on Old Station Close (grid ref. SK258659) on the south side the A6. After parking walk back to the A6 and turn left. Continue to the Peacock and turn right onto Church Lane.

2. Continue uphill out of the village. The lane soon narrows and becomes a track (bridleway) with good views across the Wye Valley on your left. After a kilometre from the A6 the bridleway bears right with a plantation on the left.

3. At the next junction (grid ref. SK250668), follow the bridleway left. Continue ahead to reach a metal barrier (grid ref. SK244669) where you fork right (signed Chatsworth) to enter Rowsleymoor Wood.

4. The path follows a twisting route through the trees to enter open pasture. Continue downhill to pass between the Calton Plantations. Once through the trees, the route turns sharp right.

5. Reaching a grassy track bear left and continue towards New Piece Wood. A short diversion to the right leads to the Russian Cottage which is part of the Chatsworth Estate.

6. Continue through New Piece Wood and head downhill passing to the left of a large copse before reaching Edensor with its neat cottages and church. Pass the tea cottage on your right and continue to the B6012. Cross with care and take the clear path opposite.

7. Continue along this path to reach a bridge across the River Derwent (grid ref. SK257702). Do not cross the bridge and turn sharp right. Follow the grassy path which roughly parallels the River Derwent. You are now on the Derwent Valley Heritage Way (DVHW).

8. Continue south using the upper path to pass a ruined mill beside the river (grid ref. SK259688). Continue on the upper path to reach the B6012. Turn left past a cattle grid and take the right fork towards Calton Lees car park.

9. Continue past the carpark and garden centre (on your right). Follow the lane as it bends right to a junction. Turn sharp right and just after the last building follow the waymarks for DVHW. The route heads south across pastures with the River Derwent on your left.

10. After just over two kilometres of easy walking you reach Church Lane in Rowsley. Turn left to the A6 and then left again back to the start.

Walk supplied by Walking Britain (no. 1986). For GPS file or other walks visit www.walkingbritain.co.uk.

It is advisable to carry the relevant OS map when walking the route, and wear appropriate clothing/ footwear. The publisher accepts no responsibility for any injuries caused to readers whilst following the walk