Bollywood event, May 2012

Namaste our very good friends from Mumbai! Thank you for the excellent and very spicy Bollywood session and party!! We had everything: home-made saris, bindis, animals, pipes, spicy snacks (2 types of chewda), sweet things (barfi and halwa), ayvurdic tea, our very good friend from Mumbai/Brussels and all you people in the Bollywood mood!

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Relais pour la vie, March 2012

Relais pour la Vie 2012: thank you to everyone for showing your solidarity. In an emotional and moving opening ceremony 3842 candles were lit at the "cérémonie des bougies" for the Relais pour la Vie organised by Fondation Cancer. In all, 332 teams with 8789 members took part in the event. The lights went down as the candles were lit to the sound of a cello and guitar; participants observed a minute of silence. 36 Friskis&Svettis members took part, walking or running in relays for 12 hours.

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Festival des migrations, March 2012

Friskis&Svettis took part in the Festival des Migrations for the fourth time this year, with a stand and information about various classes. The highlight on the first day was a live demonstration of one of the classes - the HOT HOT HOT Dance Fuego!

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A summer’s day in the Parc de Merl, July 2011

A summer’s day, 28 July 2011, in the Parc de Merl. Still raining hard at 6.25pm. Instructor and four hosts sheltering in the store cupboard. No one else to be seen but rain stopped at 6.30pm and 20 people suddenly materialised, eager to get started despite the wet grass! So, a quick set up of the music equipment and Carolina’s class got going.

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Mayor opens Parc de Merl sessions, June 2011

Här Paul Helminger, the Buergermeeschter of Luxembourg City, opened Friskis&Svettis' free family and adult outdoor classes in the Parc de Merl in June 2011. We were worried about the changeable "summer" weather as rain clouds were looming but, in the end, we even had some sun!

Här Helminger said that Luxembourg City wants its inhabitants to embrace the concept of "mobilité douce". This implies minimal use of the car but, instead, moving around on foot, bike or even roller skates to reduce the impact on the environment whilst keeping fit. He went on to say that Friskis&Svettis had the right idea in getting children involved in exercise at an early stage of their lives. Annika Östergren Pofantis, the instructor, then said a few words about Friskis&Svettis and welcomed all the parents and children to the family session. Speeches done, Här Helminger cut the ribbon…

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Groove event, June 2011

Thank you for grooving with Misty!

The Groove event with Misty Tripoli from Los Angeles took place on 9 June 2011. 50 Friskis members found themselves dancing like crazy, crawling on the floor and hugging each other!

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Barbell Pulse, June 2011

A Barbell Pulse class in June 2011.

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