Summer is now well and truly over & the excuse of being on holiday no longer works. If you’ve not been to Genesis for a while and this sounds like we’re talking to YOU, then call or email us. We’re here to help motivate you back into exercise. Come join us for some 10th anniversary events ! Call 01225 48 1234 or email info@genesisbath.co.uk for more info …

On November 18th, we invite you to participate in the Genesis Sunday Walk. Meet at 10.30am in the car park at The Swan Inn at Swineford in readiness for a 10k country walk. Pub lunch organised at The Swan at 1pm with a second different 10k walk after lunch from 2.30pm onwards. Join Arthur, Philippa, Tim & Families for one walk or two + a lovely lunch in the country … fast and slow walkers welcomed …

From Saturday 27th October to Sunday 4th November, we were pleased to hold the very first Genesis Open Week. We invited you to bring your friends & family along & anyone you know who wanted to get a bit fitter. We’d showed lots of people around the facilities & signed them into the FREE sample drop in classes. Keep the newcomers coming & keep helping people take the first step towards exercise today - remember that everyone needs a helpful push from time to time !

Genesis celebrates 10 years of success with a 10th Anniversary Party. Come & join us on Thursday November 15th at Genesis from 7.30pm onwards for drinks & nibbles and a bit of a party ! We’ll let you off exercise this night - all members & Genesis customers most welcome – see you here on the night !

Congratulation to Terry Linkins who won October’s FREE couch potato breakout course worth £130. How did he win, I hear you ask ? He simply booked & attended a FREE Lifestyle Consultation at Genesis & his name was entered into the FREE monthly Lucky Draw. Enter your name today by calling us & booking your FREE consultation on 01225 48 1234 or email us at info@genesisbath.co.uk …

20 runners from Genesis took part in the Cricklade 10k on Sunday 7th October. Well done to all of you, especially John McEwen who was the first Genesis runner, followed one minute later by our first lady Rachael King. Despite sustaining an injury last week, Angela Butara also managed to stay the course linking up with Iris Mallon for the final effort. If you’ve got a story for us, email clientsnapshot@genesisbath.co.uk …

Ruth Turner was a Genesis member one year ago, but unfortunately stopped coming. However, she has recently come back to us feeling that the Gym is really the only thing that will improve her fitness for tennis. Ruth has signed up on our 8 week couch potato course. Welcome back Ruth ! If you’d like to feature here email us at clientsnapshot@genesisbath.co.uk …

Carole Lowe has been with Genesis for the last 9 years. She initially came to us whilst still at work. She found it hard to begin with, but soon got into a good routine. “I usually come in after work twice a week. The main advantage to being a bit fitter is that I’m able to do day-to-day things more easily without any fuss, plus I have energy at the end of my day for enjoying life. Making time for exercise can be difficult, you have to find a bit of will power to stick to a routine”. Well done Carole on completing 9 years of exercise ! Email us at clientfeatureinterview@genesisbath.co.uk to feature here ....

Our newest youngest member Tim and Laura had Baby Rowan in the summer. He is planning on coming to the Gym to visit the Creche in the next month whilst Laura does her bit in the Gym. Please let Reception know if you’d like to feature your baby here or email clientsnapshot@genesisbath.co.uk …

Peter Harwood is 72 years old and has Parkinson’s. He has been visiting Genesis for about 7 months. “My wife and I were both struggling with our health and I reminded my wife about the Genesis advert that I saw in the paper”. Both Peter & his wife decided to give Genesis a go. Improvements in their fitness became apparent almost immediately making everyday tasks easier. “Being fit has certainly helped to cope with my illness” says Peter ...

This November, simply try to cut out cake and biscuits. Don’t have them in the house. Don't buy any in the first place ! This will help get your body prepared for Christmas. If you have a healthy treat & sweet recipe or top tip added to our website, then drop it in at Reception or email us at healthytoptip@genesisbath.co.uk …

Spicy sweet potato & butternut soup – fry 2 chopped onions & garlic, stir in 1 tsp of toasted cumin, sesame seeds & fresh ginger, one green chopped chilli, zest of a lime & honey. Next add peeled & cubed sweet potato, butternut squash & lime juice, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add chick peas and simmer for further 10 minutes. Blend & serve with a sprinkling of coriander & swirl of natural yogurt. Email your recipe to healthytoptip@genesisbath.co.uk…

Rather than smoothie why not try juicing ? Take equal parts of carrot and apple – this is a great one to start with. Experiment with the proportions until you find the taste you like before moving on to some more unusual ingredients like beetroot & broccoli ! Send us your recipe … either email us at healthytoptips@genesisbath.co.uk or hand it in to Reception ! We’ll feature one recipe here + load all recipes to the website …

Our 10th Anniversary challenge is 100km of cardio in the 10 week run up to Christmas !  Simply sign up & record your cardio each session. Bike, row, stepper, jogger or combination ? Focus on achieving each session’s goal + a bit more ? Keep your cardio exercise on track in the run up to Christmas. Be an early bird & sign up for the Gym Challenge now !