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  • Zumba at Racquets

    We have had to cancel the Zumba class at Racquets on Friday evenings because not enough of you wanted it. So, we are wondering if the lack of people for it was because you don’t want Zumba at Racquets or if we simply chose a bad day of the week and time. If you have

  • Racquets Junior Open : England Squash Bronze Sanctioned Event

    29th / 30th March 2014  – Entries are now closed. Click here to see the draw sheets and playing times : Mixed Under 11s Girls Under 13s – updated again Thursday 27th March (11pm) Boys Under 13s – updated again Thursday 27th March Boys Under 15s Girls Under 15s – updated Tuesday 25th March Boys Under 17s Tournament

  • Nutrition In 100 Words

    Eat lean meat, fish, plenty of veg predominantly greens, some nuts & seeds, a little fruit, few starchy carbohydrates, no sugar or processed foods. Eat enough to train effectively without promoting fat. Consume a minimum of 2ltrs of water a day, more if you exercise. Stick to the fringe aisles at the supermarket, use the

  • My Crossfit Weekend by Martin King

    On Saturday morning I drove up to what can but be described as an old warehouse, with one difference – a big, rather flashy sign that read Crossfit. I was early so spent some time looking through my revision notes waiting, anticipating what was to come. A few months before, I was in the gym

  • A World Class Camp

    Racquets squash camps produce world class players PHOTO : The kids enjoying the February half term squash camp   Racquets Fitness Centre, a club in the centre of Thame, has had its most successful camp since the recession with over 20 attendees! A great indicator for Squash that the sport is very much alive and

  • A second Barley Hill Primary School squash course at Racquets

    The first Barley Hill Primary School only squash course was very successful.  Most of the children are now able to play a competitive game and are ‘qualified’ to visit the club and play with their friends without supervision – obviously to do this they will need to be members of the club. Another course  is

  • Sussex win Racketball Inter County Championships

    Sussex win Racketball Inter County Championships

    Sussex men prevailed in the finals of the UK Racketball Inter County Championships 2014 held at Racquets Fitness Centre, Thame, Oxfordshire on 22nd/23rd February 2014. They beat Devon in the final with a 4 string to 1 win. Final places : Sussex Devon Yorkshire Surrey The Sussex team was Tim Vail, Olly Pett, Brandon Hanley,

  • Essex wins the Mens Over 40 Racketball UK Intercounty Championships

    The Mens Over 40 Racketball UK Intercounty championships were held at Racquets Fitness Centre on 22nd/23rd February 2014. The final placings were : Essex Yorkshire Dorset Warwickshire The Essex team was made up of Pete Goodings, Mike O’Brien and Patrick Osborne.

  • Ensure your back is strong

    We have many people who come to us who have or have had the proverbial ‘bad’ back. Generally it is a symptom of lack of exercise or a lack of strengthening of core muscles prior to irregular exercise. At other times it is simply a lack of stretching / cooling down after exercise. Around your

  • SAQ : Speed, agility, quickness session on Fridays in March

    If your sport needs speed, agility and fast responses then this new class is for you. SAQ is a class designed to improve these for use in squash, racketball, rugby and any other sport. The class is a set of circuits using SAQ specialist equipment including the ladder, the hurdles and a variety of other

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