Hi everyone,
First of all, may I extend a belated Happy New Year to all of our members and customers; we hope that 2023 brings you health and happiness.
As we move into the middle of January and the bathroom scales are still in the cupboard after the festive period, we hope that you all have renewed your appetite to enjoy the Bannatyne team’s hospitality and the health and wellness journey.
Our member referral which featured the new release of WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY; covering the life of singer, Whitney Houston, was a tremendous success and one lucky member from our Peterborough Club won the dream trip to Hollywood! Other clubs were gifted cinema tickets for social outings with our members and wider team. We will be doing more referrals throughout the year.
This month sees our new referral launch with a £5,000 holiday voucher available for one lucky winner with First Choice. Your chance to win a dream holiday, if your referral joins a Club during January 2023. Could it be you?
We want to say a big thank you to all of our members and staff alike for helping us raise over £22,000 for the charity Barnardo's during December! The money raised went toward essential support to vulnerable children across the UK during the Christmas period.
As always, we strive to make a difference for you as members and for us to help you achieve your well-being goals. You will see later in the newsletter examples of member success stories. One such example is Ryan from our Solihull branch who has shared his story to support and inspire members across all our clubs. His goal of losing 10 kgs of weight was achieved by sheer determination, hard work and support from the team. What an achievement! Read on for more success stories in the other clubs. Truly inspirational and uplifting.
If you are a new member and are starting back with us or this is your first time at a health club, we have some new additions to the timetables on the Les Mills front that will provide members with more choices, as we embrace the new concepts of Sprint and GRIT (rather hard!) If you’re a new member, why not give it a go and book via the App?
For those of you, who wish to relax and rid of the excesses of the festive period, Divine Detox provides the perfect antidote in our Bannatyne Spas. Why not book via the App or in Club?
On a final note, we are also gearing up for the month of love and Valentine’s…
Our hotels are already looking forward to hosting you for Valentine's and we will have some fantastic offers for the whole week that will provide you with a perfect gift for your loved one.
It remains for me to thank you for your ongoing support and custom. Let’s make 2023 a great year for our wellness goals!
Bye for now - keep safe and well!
Karen
We want to say a HUGE thank you to our members and staff for helping us raise a HUGE £22,000 for charity Barnardo's this Christmas!
Barnardo’s is the largest national children’s charity in the UK. Last year it provided essential support to more than 357,000 children, young people, parents, and carers, through its services and partnerships.
Rebecca Mauger, director of fundraising & marketing for Barnardo’s, said: "Our work supports the children and families that need us most. Donations to Barnardo’s help provide essential support and allow children to feel part of Christmas, and we thank the Bannatyne Group for their generous contributions.
We love to celebrate our member's success!
Here are just a few of our recent inspiring success stories from our blog...
Ryan, a member at our Solihull health club, has shared his story to support and inspire members across all our clubs.
“After joining Bannatyne’s in May I have achieved some results I’m very proud of, losing almost 10kg in weight and maintaining my muscle mass in the first six weeks. I am now two weeks into the next part of my plan aiming to build muscle mass and I can already feel the difference."
Kenny Cloke, a member of Bannatyne Health Club in Belfast has been able to purchase a wheelchair trike to aid his mobility thanks to the help from the club’s members.
Kenny who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative and progressive muscle condition, has raised more than £5,000 thanks to club members who have supported him.
One of our members, Libby Bligh is completing an 8km fundraising swim at the Inverness Health Club to raise money for charities that supported her during her recovery.
52-year-old Libby was left with long-term physical effects to her health including acquired brain injury after contracting Covid in 2021.
Catherine, a member at Ingleby Barwick health club, has completed a 6-week Fuel Smart course.
Catherine completed the Fuel Smart course and has lost almost 5kg in weight. She increased her muscle mass by 1kg whilst simultaneously dropping her body weight by 4%.
Well done to Dunfermline member Gary who has seen his hard work pay off after he decided to go through our StartSmart programme.
He worked extremely hard and applied all the advice given. As a result, he lost nearly 20kg (three stones) in the 12-week process.
Paul Mold, a member at our Peterborough club, has shared his story in the hope that it will inspire others to make life changes.
“The second lockdown proved difficult for me, no gym, no golf, it was winter, dark, horrible and miserable. The only thing I did was eat and drink. My weight spiralled out of control and I was big before but got even bigger weighing in at just under 21 stone."
Do you have a member story you would like to share?
Speak to a member of staff at your local club or send us a message on social media and you could be included in our next newsletter!
We’ve partnered up with some fantastic companies enabling our members to make big savings from top brands such as Grenade, Green Chef, Secret Escapes and many more!
From health and beauty to clothing, food subscriptions to nutrition, we’ve ensured you get so much more from your membership!
50% off your first box and 25% off the next 2 months!
Access to these fantastic discounts through your member portal.
Ask a member of the team for more information.
3 rounds of:
20s jumping lunges
20s jump knee
20s squat pulse
20s rest
20s plyo plank
20s press ups
20s toe taps
20s rest
20s high knee sprint
20s jab-cross
20s sprint punch
20s rest
20s leg raises
20s cycle crunch
20s flutter kicks
30s rest after each round
Burn an extra 3000 calories!
Start the year right and enter our 8-week Rowing challenge for your chance to win a MyZone belt!
Simply total up the calories you burn on our rowing machine each time you work out. Burn 3000 or more and you’ll enter our prize draw.
Prize draw will take place WEEK COMMENCING 6th March.
Start 2023 FRESH with our Divine Detox package!
Enjoy a detoxing Swedish Back, Neck & Shoulder Massage, this will be followed by your choice of mini treatment: Scalp, Leg, Hand & Arm or Foot Massage. Whilst you enjoy your choice of mini treat we will apply a self-heating Divine Eyes Mask to help you relax.
Approx 40min treatment time.
Available to book now for dates 1st-31st January 2023
Also available as a Spa Day for One or Two.
No further discounts apply, subject to availability.
Book online, spa.bannatyne.co.uk via the app or at reception.
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