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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Richard's life is transformed after losing weight with slimming group
RICHARD Rawlinson was taking part in a motoring rally in Paris when he felt he needed to do something about his weight. 'I was competing in a rally in France and had stopped off in Paris. There's a picture of me outside Notre Dame which was my turning point picture,' he says. 'I looked at it and remember feeling heavy, my race suit had split at the side, and I was feeling unfit and sluggish.' Company boss Richard, 52, from Bradford, loves road racing in his spare time. He co-drives for a team which competes in the Northern off-road club and in the French championship. Co-driving in a rally Richard with wife Anne Marie The dad of grown-up children Caitlyn and Dylan, he is also a successful Slimming World target member, having lost more than three and a half stone in 2019. Richard, who runs a service engineering firm for the print and packaging industry, began attending Slimming World with his wife Anne-Marie, who was already a member. 'I wasn't going along to a group alone,' he says, 'When I started I felt relieved that a line had been drawn and I could see a solution to my increased weight.' Richard loves cooking and saw finding new ways to make meals as a bonus. 'Changing the way I cooked without adding fats and oils and removing fat and skin where I saw it, was the simplest of changes; filling up on vegetables and lean meats so that I felt satisfied and wasn't hungry, was key. ' I work away a lot and found it difficult to start with, but soon acquired the skills to navigate around a menu, avoiding choices that were smoothed or creamy and finding the better choices like grilled and boiled, meaning I could still lose weight.' When Richard was growing up he had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - now known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. His weight put extra strain on his leg joints, causing him pain. 'Keeping track of my weight is a great way to help my joints. I do sometimes get flare ups but these are few and far between now I'm at my target weight. 'Mentally and emotionally, I feel much better in myself, and not as self-conscious about my body, I still have to look again at the pictures of myself to see it's me.' Working on his fitness was important too. 'I was encouraged at group to build on my activity through Slimming World's Body Magic programme, an activity pathway that's rooted in behaviour change. Richard can't believe how he looks now Richard's diet is rich in vegetables (Image: Pixabay) 'We now have two beautiful border collies who can walk for ever; we've walked a few Lake District mountains and the Yorkshire Three Peaks, one at a time. I also set myself a yearly challenge, so far I've completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks twice, a 10K Tough Mudder, and completed the Couch to 5K - it doesn't feel normal to not have activity in my life.' He adds: 'I love our group, and even though I am at my personal achievement target, I still go as much as possible, my fellow members supported me on my journey, and now I see it as my job to encourage other on their way. There's tons of support, food ideas, and strategies and its full of fantastic inspirational people, who are making amazing changes to habits and existing lifestyles. 'I am proud of myself for losing weight and working on my health and wellbeing, I've been privileged to have be asked to co-drive for several off road teams, winning the 2023 and 2024 Northern off-road championship, as well as been invited to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. 'It's so much more than the weight you lose, it's the life you gain - go along to your local group to hear more.' *Find your nearest group at
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Vet practice team takes on gruelling challenge to raise money for charity
STAFF members of a veterinary practice are taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in celebration of their 25th anniversary. 15 colleagues from Ashlands Veterinary Centre, which has branches in Skipton, Glusburn and Ilkley, will be aiming to climb Penyghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, on June 12. And while most will be walking and aiming to finish in 12 hours, vets Amy Sansby and Elizabeth Pratt and veterinary nurse Steph Ellis will run the 25 miles, including the 5,200 ascent. The team is hoping to raise £2,500 to split between the Keighley, Craven and Upper Wharfedale branch of the RSPCA and the Veterinary Benevolent Fund (Vetlife), which gives independent, confidential and free advice to people in the veterinary community. Ben Ogden, veterinary practice manager, said: 'This is a very special year for us as we are celebrating our 25th anniversary and we will also be opening our new hospital later in 2025, so we wanted to do a big event to mark the occasion. 'Doing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge will be a great team bonding opportunity, as well as a chance to have some fun and raise money for two important charities that do so much good work for both animals and members of the veterinary community. 'Even colleagues who aren't taking part have volunteered to be support crew and we will have the practice ambulance parked are various points so we can refuel and have a rest. Some of the team are a little apprehensive but we'll be supporting each other as we always do, and it will be a great achievement.' Excitement is building over the opening of the new hospital which will be twice the size of its current practice in Ilkley and will boast the latest equipment and technology. Plans for the site, which is just further along Leeds Road from the existing practice, include five consulting rooms, with one dedicated to cats, three operating theatres including a dedicated dental suite, an ultra-sound suite and x-ray facilities. The site will also house a CT scanner suite boosting the practice's capability for handling a wider variety of cases, such as orthopaedics, soft tissue issues and tumour analysis. Investment for the practice is being provided by VetPartners, a York-based veterinary group led by members of the veterinary profession, which owns some of the UK's most respected and trusted small animal, equine, mixed and farm practices, including Ashlands Vets. To donate to their JustGiving page, go to: or, if you're visiting Ashlands Vets, you can donate through QR codes around the practice
ITV News
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Couple climbing Yorkshire peaks twice to raise funds for Yorkshire air ambulance
A fundraising couple will climb the Yorkshire Three Peaks twice in consecutive days to raise money for charity.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Sudbury woman losing sight walks Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Woman losing sight climbs three mountains 9 minutes ago Share Save Alice Cunningham BBC News, Suffolk Share Save Contributed Dawn Blezard took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for the Macular Society A woman who is losing her eyesight has climbed three mountains to encourage others to "make every minute count". Dawn Blezard, 49, from Sudbury, Suffolk, was diagnosed with Stargardt's disease following a routine eye test in 2020. It is a rare genetic condition and Mrs Blezard, a yoga teacher, has already lost all vision in her left eye with her right also deteriorating. On Saturday and Sunday she took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, walking 30 miles (48km) in aid of the Macular Society, which supported her during her diagnosis. Contributed Mrs Blezard was supported by her yoga community during the challenge Mrs Blezard was joined by members of her yoga community during the walk. They set off at 08:00 BST on Saturday to take on the first mountain, Pen-y-Ghent. "I had friends either side. I can't see out of my left eye so it was facing the cliff face, they were telling me where to put my feet as I clambered up," she said. "I got halfway up and I started crying. I [felt] I was holding everybody up; I was too slow and [the team] talked me around and we carried on. "That took about seven hours, to do the first one." Contributed Mrs Blezard's husband James was unable to do the challenge due to a knee injury but met her at the end to congratulate her The team took on the other two mountains, Whernside and Ingleborough, on Sunday due to Mrs Blezard's sight issues. Due to a member of the team suffering an injury, Mrs Blezard actually walked six miles (10km) more than the challenge normally entails. However, she said she was grateful for the team's support and that the experience had been "amazing". Contributed The team and Mrs Blezard have raised over £1,500 for the Macular Society "I was absolutely exhausted. My legs were so heavy, but I was so joyful," she said. "I was feeling just how small we are when you're standing there. "Seeing the mountains and how Mother Nature is, I was just thinking, 'You've just got to do it, you've got to do whatever you want in life, and you've got to put one foot in front of the other and keep going - don't give up'. "I believe that you've got to live life and not just do life, and you've got to make every minute count." Mrs Blezard has so far raised over £1,500 for the Macular Society and is already considering walking the Norfolk coast as her next challenge. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. More on this story Yoga teacher losing sight says it won't stop her
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Cambrian News
04-05-2025
- Health
- Cambrian News
Sister to take on some of UK's highest peaks in memory of Martin
Cheryl Morgan-Walker, who is part of the Bethan Davies Fitness Group, is raising money for SUDEP Action in memory of her beloved brother, Martin. As part of this, she'll be joining the group in tackling the incredible challenge of the Three Three Peaks, the Yorkshire Three Peaks, National Three Peaks, and Welsh Three Peaks.
