THESE SALFORD WOMEN CAN - SALFORD COMMUNITY LEISURE ANNOUNCES ITS 2017 THIS GIRL CAN AMBASSADORS

10 women from across Salford will help other women overcome the fear of judgement that is stopping too many females from getting involved in sport and increasing their fitness levels.

This Girl Can Salford was devised following the results of a survey that showed that 63% of women in Salford did not participate in any sport or regular physical activity.

The following ladies will be the face of This Girl Can Salford 2017-2018 and will be participating in a number of events to encourage other local females to increase their physical activities. The ladies either put themselves forward or were nominated by someone else to be part of the scheme:

• Rhianna Parkinson aged 25 from Salford was overweight, addicted to bad food and suffering with depression. With the help of her local sports facilities Rhianna took up exercise and has gone from doing no exercise to completing an ironman triathlon.

• 38-year-old Helen Wolstencroft from Pendlebury has dropped 9 stone attending her local gym and has slimmed down to size 14 by using the gym and classes at Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre. Helen wants to show other local ladies that they can do the same.

• 47-year-old Shahine Mahmood from Eccles is a mum-of-five, who works in a school and is also a carer for her elderly mother. She exercises every single day and is an inspiration to all as she also runs local fitness classes to help people overcome social barriers to exercise.

• Jasmine Barker aged 17 is dedicated to playing football and plays for Bury Ladies 1^st team despite being diagnosed with Hypeomobile Syndrome, a condition that requires her to have intense physiotherapy on her joints and legs. Jasmine, from Salford, wants to represent people with Hypermobile Syndrome.

• 42-year-old Danielle Bates who lives in Irlam lost weight and became a Slimming World consultant. She attends group exercise classes to maintain her weight loss and exercise helped her through a hysterectomy, Crohns Disease, Endometriosis and PCOS.

• 36-year-old runner Emma Flynn is from Swinton. Having gone through some traumatic personal experiences she got into running for the mental escape and is keen to let others know the benefits of running and sport.

• Ambassador Bex Phillips, aged 42 and from Irlam, is into martial arts. When she fell pregnant with her daughter more than 8 years ago, she decided to take charge of her health and fitness and started doing Jeet Kune Do. Her daughter also now trains in martial arts.

• Swinton resident, 49-year-old Jen Earl lost 3.5 stone with Slimming World that stated her on a healthier path and has joined her local gym. Jen is heading into her 50s fitter than ever.

• Fitness instructor, 34-year-old Gemma Rothwell from Salford has lost 5 stone in 4 years and changed her life by helping others to lose weight and get healthy. 

• 19-year-old Aimee Wright from Salford is into volleyball and has been going to the gym for over a year. She uses her health, nutrition and fitness to help her friends and family and wants to inspire others.

Head of Sport and Leisure, Mark Chew, says:

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“We are delighted to welcome this years’ new This Girl Can Ambassadors. We’ve found a great group of women who are looking forward to inspiring others in Salford to get more active and to really believe in themselves and realise that they can achieve their own personal health and fitness goals.”

To find out more about This Girl Can Salford 2017/2018 go to http://www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk/this-girl-can