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Indoor Rowing - A Great Way For Kids To Exercise
Many schoolchildren either get bored of, or simply don't enjoy, the traditional team sports offered in school, meaning that if future generations are to be fit and healthy it is important to offer youngsters alternatives that can grab their imaginations and help them develop an interest in fitness.
Indoor rowing is a great way for children to get fit as it exercises all major muscle groups and is a weight-bearing activity. It also provides a cardiovascular workout making it just as valuable as running around a football pitch or netball court.
With childhood obesity a growing problems across the UK, indoor rowing could be the perfect way to encourage youngsters away from the TV and computer games and towards some exercise.
Read the full storyRowing Proves Big Hit with UK Youngsters
The teenagers taking part are the cream of the crop in junior indoor rowing; many having qualified for this national event through regional events.
At least one British Record was broken at NJIRC after Sebastian Adams, a year 7 at the Royal Liberty School in Havering, rowed 580metres in just two minutes. Sebastian's school is part of the Row East London initiative run by London Youth Rowing, designed to help improve the health and well being of young people in the 10 East London Olympic and Gateway boroughs.
GB Olympic rower Tom Solesbury was there to support the next generation of rowers, he said, "I didn't get in to rowing until I was at university and there was never an option to try rowing at my school or in my local area. I think today's demonstrates how much the sport has developed and to speak to some of the children here you can tell how enthusiastic they are about it. They have access to Concept2 rowers in their schools now, which are the same ones we use for training, and they are following the pathways in to local clubs and making the transition in to boats ? it's great to see!"
Read the full storyLincolnshire Wins East Midlands School IRC
96 rowers from Lincolnshire helped the county win the first East Midlands School Indoor Rowing Championships at Grantham Meres Athletics Arena on Friday.
With over 30 rowing machines running at one time, the competition included individual races, team races and 'frantic' relay events. Over 280 children from across the East Midlands battled it out to become the East Midlands Indoor Rowing Champions, but Lincolnshire came out on top in the overall county standing.
Pupils from Kings School, Kesteven and Grantham Girls (KGGS), Central School, Grantham Church School, Lincoln Christ Hospital School and Cherry Willingham Community College were all involved in Lincolnshire's victorious win.
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Youth Sport Trust BIRC Report
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Beijing Olympic Champion Visits Schools
Two schools received a visit from an Olympic Gold medallist this month after their pupils rowed their way to the top in the 2008-09 Concept2 Schools League Bonus Round at the end of last term, beating off competition from teams across the UK.
Olympic canoeist, Tim Brabants visited pupils from Kenton School in Newcastle who won the Secondary School prize with a fantastic 255 teams entered (that's the majority of the school!), and Priory Junior School in St Neots with 73 teams entered.
Excited pupils at both schools got the chance to up close and personal with an Olympic Gold medal as well as talking to Tim about his achievements both on the water and in achieving his lifelong ambition to become a doctor.
Read the full storyPortchester School Fundraising Event
A major contributory factor in the levels of participation and success that Portchester School in Bournemouth have enjoyed this year has been the support the school have received from the Steve Bernard Foundation.
The foundation, formed following the tragic passing of Steve Bernard in November 2005, aims to mirror Steve's desire to bring sporting happiness to those around him. It has supported more than 40 projects across 16 different sports including the purchase of two brand new Concept 2 rowing machines for Portchester School. These machines, bringing the school's total to six, have enabled more students to be coached at a single class thereby widening accessibility to indoor rowing and as a consequence further improving the performance of the school teams.
As a gesture of thanks, Portchester organised a fundraising indoor rowing challenge on Saturday 4th July at the Sovereign Shopping Centre, Boscombe on behalf of the foundation.
Read the full storyArnold Hill School - Race The Sun
On Friday 3rd July nearly 200 pupils from Years 7 - 9 at Arnold Hill School, Nottingham, participated in their Annual Race the Sun Triathlon (next year it'll be called Follow the Flood!)
In desperate circumstances and severe weather conditions, the teams of 4 successfully completed the three stages of Cycling, Rowing and Running, (because of the weather each discipline was shortened to 35 minutes).
The winning team of boys and girls from Year 7 managed to cover 38.83 Kilometres in the given time. The event also raised some £1400 to be donated to charity, mainly Action Medical Research (who organise the National event). This fixture in the school calendar continues to develop and interest in triathlon has grown.
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