Racquets Fitness Centre member Rachael Parrey along with 4 other ladies from Racquets Fitness Centre took part in the London Marathon 2019 in April this year. Rachael, running for Bowel Cancer Research, has raised an amazing £4,145. Rachael has always wanted to run the London Marathon and fate seemed to push her to achieve this
Club will be open 10am to 2pm this coming Monday 27th May 2019 – for Bank holiday. There will be no classes or creche. But the gym is open and you can book squash, racketball or table tennis.
Dear Sue and Simon Thank you for your welcome email. I am enjoying the Healthy Heart sessions very much and am sure that I am already a little better at finishing each round! I am very impressed by the friendliness within the Club, the instructors and the members. It has a super atmosphere, especially for
Racquets Fitness Centre is not intimidating for ladies. This is one very true statement by one of our recent London Marathon finishers. Gillian wants more people to know that at Racquets you’ll get the friendship, support and encouragement to get you through your mid life changes. Read how exercise helps at https://www.healthline.com/health/ten-best-menopause-activities#why-exercise-is-important. Every one of you
Thanks to Nigel Pattison for getting many of the team taking on the challenge of Scafell Pike at the end of this month on a warm up 8.5 mile walk this last Sunday. We walked for 4 hours through beautiful countryside near Stonor Park taking a restful stop at the lovely No Car Café to
At the age of 15 Oxfordshire born squash player Chloe Marshall gained her first England cap representing her country at the 2005 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel. 14 years later Chloe is still involved with the event, but this time in the role of the coach. The 2019 European Championships took place from the
Martin Wright was born in 1940 and is looking forward to his 80th birthday next year. For some this might mean putting your feet up and having help around the house. But for Martin this is far from reality. Martin plays squash or racketball 3 times a week. His opponents range from 55 year olds
Alex Noakes, who trains at Racquets Fitness Centre in Thame, travelled to Istanbul in Turkey for the Glass Furnace PSA Squash Open Tournament on 27th April 2019. Alex’s World squash ranking is currently 164. Alex progressed untroubled to the quarter finals where he had a good 3/1 win over Ahmed Abualela of Egypt. In the
Racquets Fitness Centre members Lauren Addis, Claire Finch, Rachael Parrey, Trish Clempson and Gillian Brannan all took part in the London Marathon 2019 on 28th April. They have all been training hard since before Christmas this year in order to be fit for the challenge. Everyone at the club has been following their training in
Gillian Brannan is a member of Racquets Fitness Centre in Thame, Oxfordshire. 18 months ago she admits that she couldn’t run for even a minute. On 28th April Gillian took part in the London Marathon and completed the full 26.2 miles. 18 months ago Gill was totally unfit and 2 stone heavier. Gill says ‘Taking
Wild Lemongrass is open from 4.30pm (closed on Tuesdays) – please pre-order before 3pm.
