When Striders was incorporated back in 1997 its listed objectives included:
“To foster, promote, encourage and assist
athletic activity of every kind”
Presently Kerikeri Striders organise a programme of informal social Sunday cycle rides. There is a running group which meets every Saturday morning, a Wednesday walking group and a kayaking group. Join us on Facebook for up-to-date info.
Striders Club Rooms at Kingston House, Kerikeri
Striders club rooms are located in a part of a purpose-built building attached to the Kingston House Community Trust facility.
The clubrooms will have a secure office for storage of club assets and records. The big room is set up for the training machines – both rowing and cycle trainers. Striders have invested in five new indoor cycle trainers that live permanently in our club rooms and we hope to get winter spin groups going. It also provides a fantastic wet Sunday option for those days (all too frequent) when it is too wet to be on the roads.
The facility is available to all Striders clubroom members and we will be actively encouraging our members to take advantage of this indoor training facility.
Membership is really good value. Unlike most gyms you can pick and choose when to come using an individual access code.
Facilities include:
At the beginning of February 2022 a brand new Functional Trainer was added to the clubroom. This is a multi-purpose trainer bringing all-round benefits for our clubroom members. There are accompanying posters (and an instruction manual) and training will be given on this machine, as well as the others, during inductions.
Alongside this we have:
– 2 Rowing machines
– 2 Running/walking treadmills
– 2 Stationary bikes
– 6 turbo trainers (bring your own bike)
– Leg and upper body exercise machine
– Basic bench with weights
– Abdominal crunch apparatus
We also have a cross trainer, kettle weights, punch bag and suspension trainer.
There’s a kitchen, 2 showers & changing room, TV & DVD to while away the hours whilst rowing or cycling!