Third Space creates first Hyrox programme

Chris Stanton, master trainer at Third Space, has revealed a new training programme designed to prepare members to compete in Hyrox events.

The move follows growing interest from members in taking on the Hyrox challenge.

“We noticed that a lot of our members were preparing for the events and were starting to talk to our trainers about support, so we tapped into that need”, Third Space CEO, Colin Waggett told HCM

Third Space released the first-ever Hyrox training programme on 16 January

The bespoke programming has been developed in-house by Stanton. Programmes started on 16 January for a 12 week period, culminating in an in-house competition on 17 April.

Hyrox events will then take place in London on 30 April and 1 May, with the World Championships being held in Manchester in May.

“We spoke to Hyrox who were pleased to cooperate providing entries for qualifying Third Space members,” said Waggett, “so we’ll be officially using their name in relation to this programme. It’s fantastic to be able to lead the charge”

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Mike Farrar: sector must be ‘at the heart’ of NHS

In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity sector must be “at the heart” of the NHS, the care system, the education system and the workplace.

Speaking at UK Active’s Strategic Partner event – which brought together the NHS, health, fitness, local government and sport sectors in London on 17 January – Farrar said it was time for the physical activity sector to meet the needs of a bigger group of customers in UK society.

He described six ways the sector can improve the healthcare system. These include making rehabilitation routinely part of the pathway for stroke, cancer and musculoskeletal conditions, improving the effectiveness of drug therapies,

We’re pushing for every patient on a waiting list to be given access to physical activity support

Mike Farrar

supporting eating disorder charities and scaling social prescribing.

“We’re also pushing for every patient on a waiting list to be given access to physical activity support to avoid them being unfit for treatment,” he said.

Farrar also described the sector as “angry and frustrated” at the lack of financial support from the government for the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.

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