Lynne Limbers Up to Fight Asthma
Bristol mother, Lynne Morgan is facing her biggest challenge yet, gearing up for her first Action 100 Bike Ride. The 100-mile charity bike ride runs annually from Bristol to London on 28th August 2005 in aid of Action Medical Research. Lynne’s challenge is made greater by the fact that she has suffered from chronic asthma for 30 years, nearly all of her adult life, controlling it with medication but finding any regular exercise difficult to manage.
But when husband Steve and son Matthew both encouraged Lynne to take part in the Action 100 Bike Ride with them this year, Lynne decided to give it a go and started attending spinning classes, the fun health craze currently spreading across the nation, at her local gym. After recruiting a friend to join her on the ride , and armed with a new road bike - a present from husband Steve who rode in last year’s Action 100 - Lynne has been taking to the Bristol roads in preparation for the 100-mile ride.
Lynne was attracted to supporting Action Medical Research due to the wide variety of conditions and disabilities that are helped in the process, including research into asthma. A recent grant awarded to the University of Southampton focused on what happens in an asthma attack, where the air passages in the lungs constrict and reduce airflow. Over five million people in the UK alone suffer from asthma, with over half a million people suffering an asthma attack almost every day, and further one million people have to put up with an attack every week.
Lynne said “I now cycle three times a week and continue my cross training at the gym. After a recent operation to help me breathe through my nose I have re-gained my sense of smell and can now cycle the great British countryside in its full glory!”
This year, the Action 100 Bike Ride aims to exceed its 2004 numbers: 450 cyclists raised over £52,000. This year its volunteers are targeting themselves with recruiting at least 500 people to take to their bikes for a great cause.
To secure your place on the Action 100 Bike Ride on Sunday August 28, call Roy Clarke on 0117 973 6993 or visit the website at www.action100ride.org.uk.
But when husband Steve and son Matthew both encouraged Lynne to take part in the Action 100 Bike Ride with them this year, Lynne decided to give it a go and started attending spinning classes, the fun health craze currently spreading across the nation, at her local gym. After recruiting a friend to join her on the ride , and armed with a new road bike - a present from husband Steve who rode in last year’s Action 100 - Lynne has been taking to the Bristol roads in preparation for the 100-mile ride.
Lynne was attracted to supporting Action Medical Research due to the wide variety of conditions and disabilities that are helped in the process, including research into asthma. A recent grant awarded to the University of Southampton focused on what happens in an asthma attack, where the air passages in the lungs constrict and reduce airflow. Over five million people in the UK alone suffer from asthma, with over half a million people suffering an asthma attack almost every day, and further one million people have to put up with an attack every week.
Lynne said “I now cycle three times a week and continue my cross training at the gym. After a recent operation to help me breathe through my nose I have re-gained my sense of smell and can now cycle the great British countryside in its full glory!”
This year, the Action 100 Bike Ride aims to exceed its 2004 numbers: 450 cyclists raised over £52,000. This year its volunteers are targeting themselves with recruiting at least 500 people to take to their bikes for a great cause.
To secure your place on the Action 100 Bike Ride on Sunday August 28, call Roy Clarke on 0117 973 6993 or visit the website at www.action100ride.org.uk.
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