More than 80 of Wigan Borough’s key workers can now benefit from low-cost, high-quality bikes, thanks to the generosity of local residents. Last month, Inspiring healthy lifestyles, Wigan Council and Gearing Up Cycle Workshop launched the Re-Cycle to Work scheme…
By Hettie Pigott- Senior Wellbeing Co-ordinator 2 min read I am just going to put it out there that I love all things outdoors, rain or shine I’m there. However, cycling has always been something I have dabbled with, I…
Losing weight, giving up smoking and cutting out drinking is hard to do at the best of times, but participants in Selby on the Move It Lose It programme have done just that! Despite not being able to attend weekly…
Recovering from injury at home Back at the start of March I crashed my mountain bike heavily on a trail in the Lake District. The moment I picked myself up off the ground I knew I'd hurt myself badly -…
Bike Donations Needed for Key Workers A call for donations of used and unwanted bikes has gone out across the borough in a bid to provide key workers with bikes. Inspiring healthy lifestyles, Gearing Up, Wigan Warriors Community Foundation, Wigan…
I have a complicated relationship with exercise. I’m competitive, I love being outdoors, and I absolutely love the feeling of exhaustion and accomplishment that you get after really pushing yourself with exercise. But in the past, I have used it…