Page 42 • The HERALD • 14th July 2022 v KEEP ACTIVE, KEEP HEALTHY v CHIROPODY/PODIATRY 07895 691290 Kerry Crook BSc (Hons) Podiatry KC PODIATRY First Floor, South Street Shopping Centre, Hythe SO45 6EB * LIFT ACCESS * Email: kerrythepodiatrist@gmail.com Health, Beauty &Wellbeing At Happy Angel Wellbeing Salon we offer a wide range of quality massage treatments with experienced masseuses. Our therapists are highly skilled and have gone through specific training to understand that the body requires a bit more of an in-depth understanding and how stress can affect the body. Massage Treatments available: • Relaxation Massage, • Aromatherapy Massage • Therapeutic Massage • Deep Tissue Massage • Foot & Leg Massage • Mini Massage Our Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors offer free consultations and are available to discuss treatments with you for various health concerns. • Gua Sha • Tui Na • Cupping • Moxibustion • Earwax Removal If you have any questions or would like to find out more about any of our services please do not hesitate to call us. Walk in or call to book an appointment 07454 488909 67 Long Lane, Holbury, SO45 2LG (next door to KFC) Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH THE KETTLE IS ALWAYS ON Testwood Baptist Church in Salisbury Road, Totton, hold its monthly Bereavement Café, o ering a safe space where people can talk about the pain of loss and also nd strength and courage in knowing that they are not alone. e Café is run on a ‘drop-in’ basis between the times of 1.30pm and 3pm on the second Monday of each month and is not designed to be a counselling session. Visitors to the Café will discover a warm welcome and a supportive environment for re ection and conversation; a place to nd mutual support and encouragement. e kettle is always on with tea, co ee and a variety of cakes (including a gluten-free option) served by a friendly team of volunteers. The next Café session will be on Monday 8th August. For more information, please contact the Church on: 023 8086 0320 or visit: www.testwoodbaptist.org In April I wrote about how I had joined the Hardley Runners Beginners Course, which runs over ten weeks and follows a plan similar to the ‘Couch to 5k’ app but with coaches o ering support and guidance throughout. We began the course on Monday 28th March, over the following ten Mondays, a small group of us met at Gang Warily (there was a larger group at Dibden too) to complete the run and three of us met twice more during the week for our ‘homework’ runs. It was hard, sometimes we wanted to give up, but together we persevered (and moaned!), on 30th May along with the beginners group from Dibden, we all completed our 5km (3.2 miles)! A er a tough start to training in week four, we had smashed our 2 homework runs and were feeling like we could run a marathon (a feeling that was short lived!) so we decided to book our places in the Copythorne Carnival 5k Run to be held on Monday 13th June; 2 weeks a er the course nishes. is would be our rst 5k race with other ‘proper’ runners for which the results would be properly recorded with a very clever chip in our number bibs! It was baking hot, the race started at 7.30pm and it was still over 20 degrees, along with it being our rst road run, we were all feeling the pressure. We all nished and the 3 of us had each beaten our previous times! It was lovely to see so many local residents outside their houses along the route, cheering us on along the way; it really helped and gave us some much 5K…DONE! by Louise Kitcher need motivation to keep going! A huge THANK YOU goes to Chris, Brendon, Karen, Louisa and Aaron for all of your support, laughs, chats and encouragement along the way; we really couldn’t have done it without you and thank you to the Dibden coaches; Sharon and Julie for making us so feel welcome when we all met for our 5k. e three of us are planning on meeting up at least once a week for a run and we are all looking forward to joining the Hardley Runners and their weekly training sessions and social runs. Keep an eye out on Facebook, in e Herald and on the Hardley Runners website: www.hardleyrunners.co.uk to see when they are planning their next beginners course (usually held once a year in March) or get in contact to nd out more about joining this supportive and friendly group to start your running journey; if I can do it, anyone can do it! Lou, Chris Harris (Hardley Runners Coach) Hannah and Lucy at the Copythorne Carnival Run
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