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FlexAbility Fitness raises over £1000 for St Cuthbert’s Hospice
FlexAbility Fitness, a gym based in Tursdale Business Park, took on an epic challenge for St Cuthbert’s Hospice, resulting in them raising over £1000.
What was the challenge?
On Saturday 4th of June, the gym hosted a “Flexathalon” and encouraged their members to row a full marathon on the gym’s rowing machines, cycle 140 miles “coast to coast” on their exercise bikes and run a full marathon together, over the course of 24 hours.
A team of over 50 gym members completed the challenge in 15 minute time slots, managing to raise over £1000 for St Cuthbert’s Hospice. Donations were still pouring in
after the challenge was complete, as more fundraising efforts took place.
Daniel Long, the owner of FlexAbility Fitness, described the event as a real team effort, saying: “The guys were all amazing and I’d just like to say a huge thank you to everyone in the #TeamFlexability family for working together on the day, showing up, working hard and helping us to conquer our challenge!”
A huge thank you!
Kay Carrick, St Cuthbert’s Hospice Development Manager, and Erin Wright, their Community Fundraiser, were invited to meet some of the fundraisers, who worked together to raise a grand total of £1,777.
The pair were pleased to meet the group, and expressed their gratitude for their efforts: “We loved going along to meet some of the folks who took part in the fitness challenge and tell them a little bit more about the Hospice and how their efforts really will make a difference to the people we care for.”
This is not the first notable thing that FlexAbility Fitness have achieved, with the gym going as far to have been awarded the ‘Best Newcomer Award’ in England’s Business Awards Tyne and Wear 2022, last month!
We’re sure that even bigger things are coming from this awesome local business!
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