With the recent bad weather, has come the snow. With the mow, comet tiding. With the skiing, comes accidents and ski injuries. Prevent ski injuries by attending the Centre ski fitness classes — Tuesday 12 - 1 and Thursday 5.30 - 6.30. Rehabilitate your injuries by getting firstly a medical diagnosis, and secondly a rehabilitation programme from the Centre staff. If you wish to have a personalised ski fitness programme, then talk to Hugh or Diana at the Centre.

The economic cut-backs have finally hit the centre and we are now closing at 10.00 pm daily and at 5.30 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Our collective apologies but bear with us.

Amongst our "fit lips" for squash players, can we recommend a most important one? Following this "tip" will save us and the doctors considerable problems with squash injuries and will help you to play a little better. Warm up before you go on court. By this, we suggest a simple five minute suppling routine (available at the Centre) which will allow you to go into the high speed, vigorous action of a squash game without the risk of those muscle, tendon and ligament injuries.

Also, simple racquet warming up routines will assist in the fashion of playing twenty strokes at an imaginary ball. 'This is know as "shadowing". Play each stroke, lunging and stepping fully into the proposed action. This will assist you when you get onto the court to play fuler and more effective strokes and will guard against the risk of joint injuries.

Following is the third of our beginners jogging routes starting at the Recreation Centre.