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and am rconsumesponsible fer campaign hor the operations as been developed look at what’says David Ss out thertalker, FIe in commA operatiounities,ns
of our 50 Harpers Fitness sites.by the FIA for members of UK h I’m ealth generate leads and help others.director. “FIA members can now position
also accountable fclubs and leisure cor purentrechasing and s. It will involve tAll of Leisurhemselves as pe Connection’artners to hs health and elp tackle our
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the government, as well as national It’s a case of letting the GPs and PCTs Participating clubs and leisure centres
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measurements of power
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by anyone and feels as realistic
wheelchair sporAmbassador pts;ro coaches and exgramme in asseroccise iation industrThe ay’cs main wcreditation ieakness is?s designed to
as indoor cycling gets. And it’s
with local FIA members. Inconsistent training and qualifiincrease investor, governmen cations.t and
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The pilot, which involved six Young The fact that therconsumer confi de arence fie b tness coaches y highlighting
Ambassadors aged 10- to 11-years-old, out therclubs te who arhat reach Fen’It rA qegisteruality sed with tandards for
Wattbike, the result of seven
was designed to assess the impact of peer REPs,safe or ety, cuvsen qualifitomer c ed,are a drivnd hes me ealth delivery.
years work and a brief British
leaders in running an activity programme. crazy! It should be a legal r John Gamble, MD of Fequiritnesement s First,
Cycling said would be impossible,
The ambassadors were responsible for that all trainers arsays: “The Code we registeras an eed,xc just ellent way
is already helping them take
motivating their peers as well as ensuring likte if yo devou welop oere a rur inegister-house ped nroursetoc.o ls as it
cycling to the next level.
they adhered to the programme. They showed where we could improve. The
also acted as intermediaries between What arCode alse yo dour ambitions?emonstrates a commitment
the children, their teachers and the FIA To be a dirto our cuector of a companstomers.” y or to
programme leaders. scorOe a gtheoal at r accrWedembleited lye. If I had to isure
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the programme’s impact is yet to be Centre, Central YMCA, DC Leisure,
A rcoefurb at Dorking,mpleted, there wa one of 50 Harperss a clear increase in What’LA Fits ynesour fas, the Rvourite motto?eebok Club, Doncaster
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