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The seventh annual Rainbow Hub Workout-Athon which took place on Sunday 7^th March 2021 had to go virtual

this year but is on target  to raise more than £1,700.   

The event, supported by JMW solicitors, would normally have taken place at Preston North End Football Club

but the pandemic  meant that participants had to take  part in the three hours of fun filled and energetic

 workouts via Zoom from their own homes to raise the much needed funds for  the Mawdesley based charity

supporting children and young people with physical and neurological disabilities

Classes including Rock Box, Attack and Combat Mash Up, Zumba, Legs, Bums & Tums and HIIT Mash Up

were delivered by qualified fitness instructors: Rachel Burrows, Gill Swift, Joanne Berends-Sheriff,

Kurt McDonnell and Penny Seddon, also working from their homes, with one as far away as Cornwall.

Participants from all around the North West took part including Liverpool, Wigan, Preston, Leyland, Burscough,

Merseyside, Manchester, Darwen, Chorley and  Morecambe, together with one from London.

Maria Womack from Leyland, who participated and raised £200 towards the target, said, “I’ve done the

Workoutathon in support of Rainbow Hub for 6 years now. As someone who never does exercise classes, it is a real

challenge for me, but having visited Rainbow Hub and seeing how they support children with disabilities, I was more

determined than ever to do the online event this year. Charities have been hit really hard by the pandemic and

Rainbow Hub is no different”

Lyndsay Fahey, Chief Executive, Rainbow Hub, said “We are delighted that so many decided to take part this year

even though we had to go virtual. It was lots of fun and our thanks go to those who took participated and our

supporter, JMW Solicitors.   We are also extremely grateful to all the instructors and Kat Nelson, our Head of

Fundraising who organised the event in its new format so well.”