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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Last year, at 73, I was so fat I couldn't walk round my kitchen island. But now I've lost three stone and cycle five hours a day - here's how. By TV chef ROSEMARY SHRAGER
As you read this, I am somewhere between Land's End and the White Cliffs of Dover, pedalling my heart out on the second day of an 18-day, 450-mile charity bike challenge. I can hardly believe this myself. After a lifetime of despising exercise and struggling with my weight, I've reached a place where I'm reaping the physical and emotional benefits of prioritising my body and health.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Chopwell's pump track to host world championships
A bike track built for village children during lockdown will soon be used for an international in Gateshead, will join Kathmandu, Colorado, Abu Dhabi and Cape Town as one of the venues used for qualifier races in the Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World group Ride Chopwell helped bring the race to the village and will host a two-day festival, where riders of all ages and abilities can group's chairman Iván Diaz Burlinson said: "This is literally a world-class track, it rivals the best in the world and it has just been heaving ever since it opened." Mr Diaz Burlinson said he set up Ride Chopwell to give something back to his said, like many villages, Chopwell lacked things for children to do, so he made sure the pump track was designed to cater for all levels of tracks are designed to be ridden without much pedalling and rely on riders "pumping" their arms and legs to generate speed as they travel around high corners and over facilities include a white track for beginners and a red track for more advanced riders. "You can ride it as a beginner or as a pro rider and the great thing about the design of this track is it can be used like a skate park," Mr Diaz Burlinson said."So you can get laps in, you can jump on it or you can use it for tricks."We get parents and their kids all riding together and we've got local BMX racers who come down to use it for their training." The festival will take place on the weekend of 14-15 June and will include live music, food vendors and merchandising will feature races for junior riders, those over 40, and for those with scooters. The elite races will take place on Sunday and the four fastest men and women will win a place in the finals in Switzerland. New generation But despite the high profile race taking place in the village, Mr Diaz Burlinson's main priority has always been for the track to benefit came up with the idea for a track more than five years ago and, with backing from Gateshead Council, the track officially opened in 2020 during lockdown. Since then, a new generation of riders has grown up around it. Ashton, a regular at the track, said: "It's really fun to socialise with your friends and ride all around the red track and go up over the hills."Ten-year-old Tom and his brother Felix, seven, will both be competing in the junior event next month."It's exciting," Tom said."It's just a really good thing for all the community to get together." Mr Diaz Burlinson hopes having an international competition on their doorstep will be inspirational for young riders."It's going to be amazing for the community," he said."It gives local kids the chance to compete on their local track."It's going to be about the biggest event that's ever happened in Chopwell." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
CTV News
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Here's what's on in Montreal on the weekend
What's On Montreal's Anastasia Dextrene has you covered with all your weekend activities across the Montreal area for the weekend. Want to make the most of this weekend? Choose from both indoor and outdoor activities: Tour de l'Île It's the 40th edition of Tour de l'Île when Montreal transforms into a cyclist heaven. Explore the city by bike on Sunday on a 50 or 100-kilometre course through car-free streets. The circuit begins at Maisonneuve Park on Rosemont Boulevard. Registration and staggered starting times are available here. Tour de l'Ile in Montreal Cyclists set out on the Tour de l'ile, in Montreal, Sunday, June 5, 2022, the key event in the city's weeklong bike festival. Montrealers will line sidewalks and porches, toot horns and shout encouragement as swarms of cyclists wend their way through the iconic urban spaces of a bicycle-mad city. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) The Big Bounce Canada For some family fun, head to The Big Bounce Canada. The world's largest inflatable bounce house is up at Carrefour Angrignon from Saturday until June 15. You can brave a 900-foot inflatable obstacle course. Tickets ranging from $32-65 are available here. Don Quixote Place des Arts is hosting a ballet classic adapted from one of the most influential works in Spanish literature. Catch a production of Don Quixote. It's on until June 7 and tickets are available starting at $52. Festival Eureka The biggest science festival in Quebec is this weekend. Festival Eureka is full of educational and interactive activities for all ages. More than 1.2 million visitors have attended over the event's 18-year history. Head to Parc Jean-Drapeau from Friday to Sunday. Find all the details you need here. Foodies Festival Food-lovers unite at the two-day Foodies Festival. You can taste and shop for gourmet products alongside live entertainment on Saturday and Sunday. The festivities are at the Old Port of Montreal Grand Quay and tickets are $10, excluding taxes and fees.
CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Halifax's Emera Oval to open Saturday for the summer season
People scooter and rollerblade around the Emera Oval in an undated file photo. The Halifax Regional Municipality says the Emera Oval will open Saturday for the summer season. Now that the winter ice surface is gone, people will be able to use the concrete surface for roller skating, biking, skateboarding, in-line skating and more. E-powered and segway-style equipment are not allowed. People can also rent equipment, such as bikes, scooters and skateboards, for free. Helmets are mandatory for all users, which are also available to rent at no charge. Access to public washrooms and first-aid stations is also available. The municipality says it will also host Rec Day programming at the Oval on June 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., which will include face painting and inflatables along with other organizations and demonstrations. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Popular Bellingham trail will be closed into the fall for fish ladder project
Part of a popular Bellingham hiking and biking path will close for several months starting in June as part of a project to replace an aging fish ladder and culverts that limit access for spawning salmon and other native fish on Padden Creek. A detour is planned around the closure on the Interurban Trail, which connects the Fairhaven business district with Fairhaven Park, the Hundred Acre Wood and also with Larrabee State Park and beyond. A section of the Interurban Trail will close between 12th and 14th streets south of Old Fairhaven Parkway. City officials are planning an open house to discuss the $4.3 million project from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 9 at Happy Valley Elementary School, 1041 24th St. A grant from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife is paying for nearly all the cost of design and construction, according to a memo from the Public Works Department. City Council members unanimously approved a construction contract May 19. Analiese Burns, the habitat and restoration manager in the Natural Resources Division of Public Works, said the trail closure is required while in-stream work is being done from late June through fall. 'We know that's also a busy time for trail users. We've been coordinating with the Parks Department to make sure that (the public is) aware. Luckily, there are quite a few sidewalks that people can use alternative routes,' Burns told a City Council committee on May 19. Work should be done by February, she said. To allow salmon and other fish better access upstream to spawn, a culvert will be removed near 14th Street and replaced with an arch, providing daylight for Padden Creek. At 12th Street, a fish ladder will be replace with a natural-looking sloped boulder field. 'This fish ladder was installed many decades ago and we hoped that that would be a fix for fish. We now know that a lot of fish cannot make it up that barrier,' Burns told the committee. After construction is complete, the city will keep an eye on how fish are using the boulder field, Burns said. 'This is a little bit of a tricky spot in that the stream is fairly steep in this region. We've all decided, including the tribes and Department of Fish and Wildlife, this is the best path forward. This project will have more than a normal feel from the fish perspective,' Burns said. Padden Creek, which runs from Lake Padden to a lagoon on the Fairhaven waterfront, is home to several species of salmon and other natives fish, Public Works Department spokeswoman Stefanie Cilinceon told The Herald. 'This project will benefit all fish species present in Padden Creek, including chum, coho, Chinook, steelhead and sea-run cutthroat trout. Padden Creek is primarily a chum salmon stream and the existing barriers have impacted chum more than other fish because of their relatively weak swimming and jumping abilities. Therefore, chum salmon are likely to benefit the most,' Cilinceon said in an email. 'A roughened channel design composed of slightly larger stream bed material will help maintain stability throughout the re-constructed channel and boulders will be used to create pools, small resting areas, and force multiple flow paths throughout this steep stream reach. Larger pools will also be constructed — providing additional resting opportunities for fish — and large logs will be incorporated to provide additional stability and stream channel complexity, as well as to help maintain scour pools over the shallow bedrock. Collectively, all of these habitat features will serve to improve fish passage,' she said.
