The Pulse – July 2023

Are you ready to shape up for summer? Then we have the perfect offer for you with our one-month trial membership for just £20. This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to kick start your fitness journey. The membership provides access to all six of our sites across Warrington, wide variety of high-quality facilities, from gyms and group exercise, to pools and racket sports.

Whether you’re a fitness enthusiast or a beginner, this trial membership offers a taste of everything LiveWire has to offer. Don’t miss the chance to achieve your fitness goals this summer.

This special offer runs until August 31st. To sign up, visit www.livewirewarrington.co.uk/summer. Start shaping up for summer with LiveWire Warrington today!

But hurry, as this exclusive offer runs until August 31st only. To sign up for the one-month trial membership, please visit www.livewirewarrington.co.uk/summer.

We’re pleased to announce our new initiative, Kit4All, designed to help Warrington’s children access sports more easily. By encouraging the local community to donate their good-quality, unneeded sports clothing and equipment, we aim to break down barriers to participation in sports and physical activities for many children.

Donations can include items such as:

• Trainers
• Tracksuits
• Tops
• Shorts
• Shin pads
• Bike helmets

We invite you to join us to help promote health and well-being among children of all backgrounds. You can contribute to the Kit4All scheme by dropping off your donations at the Orford Jubilee Hub in Warrington.

Your generous contributions will be carefully sorted, cleaned, and provided to children in our community, inspiring a love for sports and an active lifestyle among the younger generation.

For more information about the project, please contact Paul

LiveWire Aquatics Team is soon to embark on an exciting new development for the Learn to Swim Programme. From autumn there will be a phased development and we will be contacting members across sites with news and information to keep you updated!

There is currently a national shortage of swim teachers, and unfortunately, our Aquatics Programmes have not been immune to this trend.

But, here’s your chance to make a splash!

We are currently offering training opportunities for anyone who is passionate about swimming and wants to ride this wave. If you can commit to regular hours with us, we’re excited to help you transform into a skilled swim teacher.

Dive into this opportunity and contact us at aquatics@livewirewarrington.org for more information. Let’s turn the tide together!

We’re excited to announce the arrival of a brand-new Les Mills programme called THE TRIP, which is a fully immersive workout experience that combines a 40-minute multi-peak cycling workout with a journey through digitally-created worlds. With its cinema-scale screen and sound system, this IMMERSIVE FITNESS™ workout, set to launch this month, takes motivation and energy output to the next level, burning serious calories.
If you want to get fitter faster, with less discomfort, new research from the Les Mills Lab shows that THE TRIP is the way to go. Keep your eyes peeled for the release date.

The journey to health and wellness is ongoing, exciting, and packed with discoveries. To help you navigate this path, we’ve created a series of blogs designed specifically with your fitness and lifestyle goals in mind.

From practical advice on exercising safely in the heat, debunking common fitness myths, to the transformative power of a healthy mind, our blogs aim to empower and inspire you in your pursuit of a healthier, fitter, and happier life.

Here are some blogs to get you started:

• Tips on exercising safely in the heat
• Debunking fitness myths
• Power of the mind
• Tips for staying motivated on your fitness journey
• How to thrive on a budget
• Walking your way to a healthier life

Check out more advice, tips and information here, and let us know if there’s anything you’d like us to cover in future blogs.

This summer, LiveWire invites members to join a series of free Personal Training (PT) Workshops at their sites across Warrington, throughout July.

These classes, designed to accommodate all fitness levels, aim to offer a taster to attendees who want to get in shape, learn new skills, and maximise their training.

Among the available taster-session workshops are:

Summer Sculpt FITBOX: This beginner-friendly class focuses on teaching the basics of boxing, improving stance, footwork, and essential punches. Abs Burner: Learn a variety of exercises designed to improve posture, prevent injuries, and boost overall strength, all while targeting the core. Masterclass: Core and Strengthening – Kinesis cable machine: Participants will learn how to make the most of the Kinesis machine, a versatile piece of equipment that allows for hundreds of different exercises. Stronger for Summer: Weights for Beginners: This workshop provides an introduction to strength training, covering fixed-stack, free-weights, and bodyweight exercises. Beach Body Blast & Fitter for Summer: These 30-minute HIIT-style classes are perfect for those with busy schedules. These high-intensity sessions can be easily replicated at home and offer impressive results in a short period. Lower Body Sculpt and Strength: This taster session targets the lower physique, enhancing strength and defining legs and glutes.

Don’t miss out on this unique chance to get expert advice and training at no cost. Join us at LiveWire, and let’s make this summer one of health, strength, and fitness!

To secure your FREE place, visit PT Workshops • Livewire (livewirewarrington.co.uk) now.

On Friday 7th July we are excited to be hosting popular children’s author Tom Palmer at Stockton Heath Library. Come along at 3.30 to join in with this free event!

Summer Reading Challenge

Are you excited for the summer reading challenge yet? From the 8th of July you can join up any Livewire library!

• Visit your local library and staff will get you signed up and give your child a special collector folder.
• Your child can borrow and read books, e-Books and audiobooks of their choice. They can read anything they like: fiction, fact books, poetry, joke books, picture books and graphic novels all count towards completing the Challenge!
• The library will provide fun reading activities and special incentives along the way.
• Your child will receive a certificate and medal for taking part.
• In addition there will be a wide variety of events and activities for families to enjoy throughout the summer.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page or ask in your local branch for more details.

Volunteers do amazing work in our community and are essential to so many services. If you or a young person you know would like to become a volunteer – we have an opportunity for you!

Warrington’s new three-year strategy, ‘Transforming Warrington’s Public Libraries 2023-26’ has been launched. The new vision is to make Warrington’s libraries inclusive, creative, modern and attractive places for the whole community, now and in the future.

We aim to ensure that the library service remains sustainable, relevant and valuable, by meeting the needs of all sections of the community. For more information, see here https://www.warrington.gov.uk/libraries

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our Parent and Baby Group Cycle group exercise sessions starting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Orford Jubilee, and also NOW AT GREAT SANKEY on Thursdays 1.15pm to 2pm.

Designed for parents with babies under the age of 1, the Parent and Baby Group Cycle sessions offer a fun and interactive virtual cycle class where parents can bring their children in car seats or prams.

With flashing lights to entertain the little ones, this program is a perfect opportunity for parents to enhance social interaction with other parents, build new friendship groups, and build confidence to get back into the gym.

Sessions are open to parents aged 16+ with children under the age of 1. There is no pressure on parents to complete the session or worry about their babies crying – we’re in it together! Parents are free to participate at their own pace and enjoy the experience.

Classes can be booked here : https://livewirewarrington.co.uk/leisure/fitness-classes/timetables/

As the exciting redevelopment to enhance our facilities and provide an even better experience for the valued members of our Birchwood Community Hub continues, we wanted to inform you of some temporary changes that will take place starting from the 10th of July until late August.

During this period, all changing rooms will be closed to allow for refurbishment and improvement.

We understand the inconvenience this may cause, but we encourage our members to come gym-ready or make use of one of our alternative facilities, where changing rooms are accessible.

Thank you for your patience with us during this time.