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Thursday, January 14, 2010
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TORBAY'S aim to get teenagers trim has been a big success.

A progress reports shows that the council's Fit for the Future pilot scheme, aimed at encouraging youngsters to join a gym, has been enjoyed by as many as 1,112 people.

Suffolk, Newcastle, Bristol and Manchester are also involved in the scheme, but figures show Torbay is leading the way in recruiting young people to take part.

Cllr Dave Butt, Torbay Council's cabinet member for community services, said: "The statistics are extremely encouraging.

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"Sport England's Active People data has shown only one-in-three people aged 16 to 34 in Torbay undertake the recommended level of activity.

"It is acknowledged we need to do what we can to change lifestyles and attitudes.

"This pilot is proving to be a good way of achieving this, and I am particularly pleased such a high percentage of our recruits want to keep up their fitness regime."

Under the Fit for the Future pilot, which continues until April, areas of the country had the target of recruiting 1,000 people aged 16 to 22 years old to become members of gyms.

Eligibility criteria included doing less than 30 minutes of moderate intensive activity three times a week and never having had a leisure centre, sports club or gym membership.

The more often young people go to the gym, the cheaper their membership is.

A total of 1,112 young people in the Bay aged between 16 and 22 took up the offer of subsidised gym and leisure centre membership, with almost 700 still taking part after six months.

Debbie Stark, Torbay's director of public health, said: "It is fantastic Torbay has been part of this and is leading the way in such an innovative scheme.

"The scheme provides young people with choice and opens up new ways to exercise whichthey might not have considered or been able to do previously.

"Finding exercise which fits in with your daily routine and that you enjoy is a key part in living a healthy and active life.

"The Fit for the Future scheme gives young people a head start in making lifestyle choices which are right for them."

In Torbay, text and bluetooth messaging was used to make people aware of the initiative, backed by various means of publicity.

Fitness outlets involved in the programme include Torbay Leisure Centre, Brixham Leisure Centre, Riviera International Centre, Curves Ladies Gym, Castle Fitness, Torquay Community College and Paignton Community and Sports College.

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    by mark, torbay

    Thursday, January 14 2010, 10:14PM

    “don't give ur money to a gym. Be you're own master and dont adopt somebody elses layout & equipment. remember the only guidline is you make you're own rules. THe only rules a man can follow are his own otherwise you will never be at ease with urself. why would you want to follow somebody else. Winners don't follow other peoples guide lines”

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    by mark, uk

    Thursday, January 14 2010, 10:09PM

    “sounds like he's grovelling for money.”

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    by mark, torbay

    Thursday, January 14 2010, 10:05PM

    “P.S you'll never be fit if you start the day on breakfast cereal. Breakfast is just a word for first emal of you're day. WHy some people think that means they have to eat a bowl of soggy mess with milk that has been sprayed with artificial vitamins in a factory. Thats not realy food. Start you're day with proper food. Eliminate anything with cartoon liek imagery on the packet & marketed garbage or anything with fancy names. The avergage person who is afraid to try something different would never eat for breakfast what they wqould eat for dinner in the evening. These people are true victims of the government deception. I call it the governments puny the human race into little weaklings that are easy to control. THe reason goverment dont want huge powerful people is because they are harder to physically restrain. so tonight eat you're 10 egg salad. Screw governmnent guidlines. hill billies rule”

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    by luner laser ranging, torbay

    Thursday, January 14 2010, 9:56PM

    “are people over 22 then somehow not capable of doing this. These people obviously have no idea about fitness if they are taking age into account. It's like jack lalane said the biggest restriction to people's fitness is that people listen and do what other people tell them to do. and also there is no reccomended level of exercise as everyperson is different. These typical people who actually think you can rely on government figures do not understand what its about. Every person is different and there are no set standards. a person who wants to keep fit would already be doing so and would not need somebody elses idea to do so. The only success for oneself is to choose a regime that is right for them. You go with whats right for you're self not what somebody else tells you. A true professional chooses there own path in life. i have never actually seen any typical government do gooders actually admit that each person is different and unique and there are no set standards for how each person should eat or exercise as we are all different in size. ITs like these fools telling use we should only eat so many eggs a week. Its all statistics to these do gooders and there guidelines have zero results. If i want to eat 10 eggs a day nothing is going to stop me. THey try and tell people what they should eat amuses me as they don't want people built large as the government want people puny so they are easy to handle. Trust me eat large amouns of food. triple ur daily food consumption of what the government reccomends. Disregard everything they tell you. after moving onto six eggs omlettes i found my muscles so much stornger and felt much better. after all were talking about guidelines from a government who use tv to market food with cartoon imagery to market garbage. I have found nearly everything the government have said has turned out to completly void of any results. would you trust a government that lines their towns with kfc & mcdonalds & chip shops. I think not. THey'll say anything to market garbage. Just look at what they feed kids at schools. don't trust them”

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    by agent, uk

    Thursday, January 14 2010, 9:38PM

    “you'd be suprised that weight lifting machines are not actually healthy for people. You are just moving weighted levers and straining muscles in the process. You don't need weights to or gyms to keep fit.”

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