YMCA North Tyneside has received funding from Sport England, for the 3rd year running, to deliver free fitness programmes for young people aged between 12-25 yrs, into 2017.
Sportivate is a Lottery Funded Programme with Sport England. The programme was developed to encourage young people to participate in activities outside of school curriculum who currently do not and to encourage healthy lifestyle choices.
YMCA North Tyneside utilises the gym instructional team at YMCA Gym, North Shields, to deliver 3 programmes; Playing with Yoga, Mix It Up Fitness and Youth Powerlifting. Each programme is 6 weeks in duration and participants are encouraged to attend consistently to get the maximum benefit.
Young people can get involved directly, though YMCA North Tyneside has delivered to groups from partner organisations such as YMCA Newcastle and St Thomas More RC Academy. Many young people becoming regular attenders at YMCA Gym following their programme.
From January 2017, YMCA North Tyneside will be delivering Youth Powerlifting and Mix It Up Fitness programmes at Monkseaton High School, with more programmes to follow at YMCA Gym, North Shields.
In 2016 YMCA helped introduce 59 inactive young people to exercise and fitness through the Sportivate programme. Donna Ayre, YMCA Gym Manager says:
“At YMCA, we get a real kick out of seeing young people get involved in fitness activities, whatever they are. A lot of people think gyms are just about treadmills and dumbells, but our young people are having amazing fun messing around with yoga, finding out about powerlifting and messing around with circuit and boxercise based floor work. It’s amazing.”
Steve Pugh, Head of Operations at YMCA, says:
“We want all young people to live happy and successful lives. Exercise and nutrition is an essential part of wellbeing and we aim to inspire young people to get active, and, provide a safe and welcoming place for work out.”
For further information please contact us or feel free to just come along and join us!