Great support for Penarth Leisure Centre's Pink Aerobics
The national Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign has been boosted
by a special Pink Aerobics session at the Vale of Glamorgan
Council's Penarth Leisure Centre.
Five pink aerobathons were held across the country to mark
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with Penarth chosen for a Welsh
event which received wonderful support from men, women and
children.
Participants enjoyed keep fit sessions under the watchful eye of
instructors including Denise Page, Susan Hughes, Mike O’Donoghue,
Angela Green, Steph Peckham and Lynne Hughes.
The event has been running for several years, mainly thanks to
main sponsor Less Bounce, a sports bra company.
As well as helping to raise invaluable funds and awareness of
breast cancer, participants have plenty of fun
The Breast Cancer Campaign charity funds research that looks at
improving diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Hopefully,
creating a better understanding of how this type of cancer develops
and, ultimately, either curing the disease or preventing it.
Cabinet member for tourism and leisure Cllr Gwyn John said: “I
was delighted to learn that so many people supported the event by
participating or by pledging sponsorship money. My congratulations
to all those involved with this Pink Aerobics effort.”
Fitness guru Rosemary Conley, who echoed her support for the
national campaign, said: “Pink Aerobics provided the perfect reason
to pull on trainers, don best pink outfits and raise money for
Breast Cancer Campaign. The aerobathons were the perfect way to
spend a Sunday."
After skin cancer, breast cancer is the second most common
cancer in the UK and nearly 44,000 new cases are diagnosed every
year. Breast cancer claims the lives of 12,500 women each year in
the UK. Men can also develop breast cancer but it is rare (around
335 cases are diagnosed each year).
The good news is that, thanks to earlier detection and improved
treatment, breast cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by a
fifth over the last 10 years. Of those women diagnosed with breast
cancer today, two-thirds are likely to survive for at least 20
years.
Staying or getting fit is vital, and Penarth is just one of the
Vale council-run centres that host a varied range of fitness
classes.
Dena Digweed, fitness co-ordinator at Penarth, and her team were
pleased to host the afternoon. She said: “It was marvellous to see
the great variety of people who were keen to get involved. We have
classes to suit every age range from Teen Circuits to Young at
Heart.”
To find out what’s going on at the Penarth centre, telephone 029
2070 0717. Alternatively, you can visit www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/leisurecentres to
view the range of classes in Penarth, Llantwit Major, Cowbridge and
Barry.