2023-24

Funded by Public Health for a second year, we delivered variety of classes including circuit training, seated exercise, physical yoga, boxing and exercise to music in indoor settings. We also delivered a 6-week walking group to help people enjoy the outdoors and build confidence to plan walking routes so they could continue to enjoy outdoor activities once the project ended. Our highly experienced instructors meant that all activities were suitable for beginners as well as regular exercisers.

We targeted women, people with long term health conditions and older people. We promoted the exercise classes to existing Bangor Street gym members, on social media, spoke to beneficiaries from other projects and parents whose children access the Madrassah in the community centre. This project took place between September 2023 – April 2024.  We ran four ladies only classes per week for 34 weeks with 153 individuals attending at least one session.  We ran nine 6-week exercise courses with a total of 102 individuals attending. We also delivered one 6 week walking group with a total of 10 individuals attending. In total 265 individuals benefited from this project.

Case study – Lady attended weekly BootCamp exercise class

“Circuits with S is literally a mood changer for my week! The sessions are intense yet fun and you feel the difference it makes to your body and mind! So much more enjoyable than a run on a treadmill. I have had so many compliments of the change in my body and energy, I am able to be present and active for my children even after a full day at work”

Comments

“Thank you so much S!”

“I look forward to the class on Monday/ Wednesday every week. I love both the classes”

“Boxing and bootcamp has benefitted me mentally and physically, trying to become active”

“I had no confidence, had lots of pains and aches, I suffer from anxiety”

“I feel good when I attend classes, mentally and physically”

“I feel I have more strength also I feel that my body has some shape and the class also motivates me to come”

“Mentally, it has given me reason to get out, meet like minded people in turn benefitted my physical health”

2022-2023

Funded by Public Health, we delivered variety of classes including circuit training, seated exercise, physical yoga, boxing, and exercise to music in both indoor and outdoor settings. Our highly experienced instructors meant that all activities were suitable for beginners as well as regulars. We targeted women, people with long term conditions and older people. We promoted the exercise classes to existing Bangor Street gym members, on social media, spoke to beneficiaries from other projects and parents whose children access the Madrassah in the community centre, as well as distributing leaflets/flyers at community events.

This project took place between June 2022 – March 2023. We ran 3 ladies only classes per week for 36 weeks with 117 individuals attending at least one session. We also ran nine 6-week exercise courses including walking groups with a total of 105 individuals attending. In total 215 different individuals benefited from this project.