Sponsorships & Associations
Here at The Healing Zone, we are hugely proud to sponsor two of the UK’s top athletes. We help keep them on track with Sports Massage, Sports Therapy, injury prevention, rehab and advice on the latest sports science, and strength and conditioning.
John "JohnBoy" Smith
After suffering a spinal injury in 2006, John took part in several “para sports” gaining a world number one in Javelin (F55). Unfortunately this discipline was cancelled from the Rio 2016, Olympic Games which left John searching for a new sport. In 2014 he took up wheelchair racing with his main events being the 5000m track and marathons. After 3 seasons, he has reached number 2 in the UK and currently holds several course records and titles including winning the Dubai Marathon in 2016, and holding the record for the current Manchester Marathon. He has represented Great Britain on several occasions both in the UK and Internationally. He trains regularly at Cyclopark and has worked closely with The Healing Zone during his last 2 marathon seasons in order to keep his body in top racing condition and injury free. Cheryl of The Healing Zone has put me in touch with many of her contacts who have helped my training and progress amazingly in preparation for the season ahead.
He is the T54 Commonwealth Silver Medalist Wheel Chair Racer and is currently in training for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Bethany Shriever
Beth was introduced to BMX racing through her brother at the of 8. From then, she started training at her local club, Braintree Bullets and went on to start competing at weekends.
Beth made the World Cup Final in Papendal as a junior rider and was crowned Junior Women’s World Champion in July 2017! She has been coached by Mark Seaman of MSC BMX coaching since 2011, a former GB BMX coach.
Beth is looking forward to working with The Healing Zone on her journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics!
“This sport is like no other, full of speed, adrenaline and aggression. A lot of commitment is required to do well in this sport, training all throughout the winter in the cold and wet with a lot of time in the gym too!” Sports Therapy, Massage and Testing are key parts in any sports and especially BMX racing” Beth Shriever
Associations
Cyclopark
Cyclopark has 6 kilometres of track for mountain biking, 2.9km tarmac course for road bikes, a 330 metre first-class race track for BMXs.
Also a 1,400 square metre skate park, 3000m2 cycle based playground, 43 hectares of rolling landscaped parkland with extensive areas of new planting and open areas of wild flower grasslands.
Fully equipped Park Fitness centre open 7 days, over 50 classes per week with outdoor training zones and running trails.
Park Eat café with free WiFi.
MSC BMX Coaching
MSC BMX coaching is owned by Mark Seaman, a former GB BMX coach. Highly respected within his field and regarded as one of the top coaches in Europe, Mark has worked with 2017 Junior World Champion, Bethany Shriever for over six years and also coaches elite and expert riders both in Europe and the UK.
He offers elite level coaching at multiple tracks throughout the UK and weekly sessions here at Cyclopark.
For more information, he can be contacted on mscbmx@gmail.com.
TNT BMX Club
TNT BMX Club is based at Cyclopark and hold training sessions on a Tuesday from 5:30pm. They are passionate about all things BMX and encourage all levels to join in and enjoy the sport.
Check out their Facebook page at @tntbmxclub.
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