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Join Change4Life for your kids

Join Change4Life and you’ll receive an action plan tailored to your family’s needs. The plan includes:

• A tailored action plan for each of your kids.
• Recommendations for particular areas to focus on.
• Fun and helpful ideas for the family to try daily, weekly, monthly.
• Regular emails with seasonal highlights and everyday tips to help your family make healthy changes for a happy future.

Join Change4Life for your yourself

Join Change4Life and you’ll receive a welcome pack that includes:

• A booklet full of useful tips and tools to get you started on your healthy swaps.
• A quiz to help find your focus and the best areas to start your swaps.
• A wallchart to help track your progress.
• A tool to set the dates for your progress checks.

The Change 4 Life Website also gives you access to lot’s of different ideas about how you and your children can be active at home and outdoors!

Go to www.change4life.com for more information and to sign up!

Flyer for Highgate Dance

Be Active are working with Brichfield Harriers to offer you the opportunity to join free* organised jogging groups.

 Sssions are tailored for all ages and abilities- everyone is welcome to get involved!

To find out more information about this exciting opportunity please contact Keith Holt on 07979 678939 or email Keith-holt@blueyonder.co.uk

*Please note that participants will need to sign up to the Be Active scheme in order to access the sessions

‘Families Get Active’ (Part of Be Active)

These physical activity sessions for parents/carers and children (18months to 3 years)  are free* and consist of a fun and vibrant mix of exercise to music and games all of which will deliver a medium intensity aerobic workout alongside improvements in coordination, balance, strength, endurance, agility and flexibility.

 Who can attend?

This is an opportunity for parents/carers and their children (18months to 5 years) to be active together in a fun and safe environment in the Ladywood area. **Please note all participants will need to sign up to ‘Be Active’**

 How can you join?

Contact James Forrest at Sport4life on 0121 429 4700

Multi-Games for Families

This is an opportunity for families to try out new games and activities together in a fun and safe environment for free!*

(Activities include dodgeball, rounders, cricket, basketball)

Sessions are lead by qualified instructors from Sportwise and take place in a variety of community venues from across the Heart of Birmingham area.

Who can attend?

Families who live in Birmingham

**Please note all participants will need to sign up to ‘Be Active’**

 How can you join?

For more Information please contact Adam Gale at Sportwise on 0121 713 1665

What is Sky Ride?

Sky and British Cycling are providing a host of leisure cycling opportunities for beginners, kids, families and the most confident riders. Whether it’s traffic-free mass participation rides through our cities or smaller, led-group rides through the countryside, there’s something to suit you. Sky Ride cycling events are perfect for people of all ages who want to get healthier, fitter and happier. And it’s good for the environment. If you’re looking for a new challenge, want to meet other riders or just a family day out with a difference, Sky Ride is for you.

For More Information Please Click Here to go to the Website…

Be Active sign up     

Leisure Centres in Ladywood: 

What you will need:

To apply for B Active you will need to bring two forms of ID and proof of address with you to your chosen Leisure centre. Any of these could be:

-Driving Licence

-Passport

-Utility Bill

-Any other form of bill

 You will then need to complete an application form for a leisure card.

 To find out more, go to your local leisure centre or visit www.birmingham.gov.uk/beactive

Be Active

Birmingham City Council, in partnership with the NHS, is now offering all Birmingham residents* free swimming, group exercise classes and gym sessions.

*Birmingham residents pay council tax to Birmingham City Council.

What is Included?

What is included?

• Group fitness classes (before 5pm Mon-Fri, after 1pm weekends)
• Fitness gyms** (before 5pm Mon-Fri, after 1pm weekends)
• Fitness gym inductions (times as above)
• Swimming at all times during casual public sessions
• ICE Youth gyms** (8-16 yr-olds only, during normal public opening hours)

**except the cardio and ICE Youth gyms at Northfield Pool and Fitness Centre

Please note Powerpoint (free weights) gyms and sports hall hire are not included in the scheme.

The scheme runs until March 31 2011.

Please Click on the following link to find out more information http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/beactive

They say you should put your best foot forward; well that’s exactly what happened at Stanhope Community Centre.  As part of ‘ Move it ‘ element of GEML project, Stanhope held its first Tea Dance, in November. 

Interest was initially generated at an Elders Event first held in October 09 at Summerfield Community Centre as part of Black History month celebration. 

Stanhope was well attended by 24 local residents.  These involved people who had a very keen interest in dance, some of whom had previous experience, whilst others were beginners and eager to learn.  There was a real group feeling to the event and everyone took part and seemed to enjoy the experience.

Quote:

“My mom and I come to the lunch group in the afternoons.  We both think it’s a brilliant idea and would want it to continue. It’s great opportunity for exercise and to have a good laugh”  

                              Karen Yardley & Kathleen Smith, Highgate.

Taster sessions focused on Ballroom Dancing and Line Dancing.  People were encouraged to take part by following basic instruction in Line Dancing; as a result they were able to rediscover their ballroom dancing skills. With both feet firmly planted, it provided greater motivation to arrange further dance sessions.  Hence there will be further dance events in the New Year.

Monica Lee; Community Centre Manager ensured the resident luncheon club members were informed and enlisted the help of the on site volunteers; dance instructors had designed the programme accordingly.

Feedback was very positive, identifying how enjoyable the dancing had been, people with limited mobility were doing movements from their chairs.  There was laughter, talking, and smiles a plenty.  This activity was particularly positive as it was culturally a very diverse group of local residents.

Dance Instructor put the locals through their paces.

Residents commented on how much they had enjoyed it.  Some even wanted to pursue this through formal dance lessons and a significant number want to set up a regular dance group at the Centre.  People enjoyed an opportunity get out of the house and meet other people and socialise. 

Quote:

“We normally just come to the lunch group during the week.  Diane attends the women’s group as well.  I think it’s a great idea; it’s a great opportunity to meet more people in the community.”

                                                       Stanley & Diane Curley, Highgate.  

Quote:

“Since retirement, we’ve been on a few trips with the Centre.  But dancing has been a welcome break; there are not that many places where we get an opportunity like this, so we would definitely come again!”                  

                                  Vera & Norman Shearer, Balsall Heath.

  Yvonne Spencer (Adults & Communities)

 Bev Taylor (Housing & Constituencies)

Walking is a simple, low-impact way to keep fit. Walking for a total of 30 minutes a day on at least five days a week for adults, or 60 minutes a day every day for children, meets the Chief Medical Officer’s minimum recommendations for physical activity. It may be more manageable if you split the walking into two or three shorter sessions. Walking has many impacts to health and by building activity into your daily routine you will be able to:

• Help control your weight
• Improve your body tone and shape
• Protect your health by lowering the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and osteoporosis
• Increase your fitness and strengthen your heart and lungs
• Strengthen your bones
• Reduce stress and boost your mood

Walking is an excellent form of exercise as it is free and doesn’t involve expensive equipment or gym membership. It is one of the most accessible forms of transport and can fit in with any lifestyle, culture or domestic circumstance. It is sociable and allows you to enjoy time with friends or family while being active. It can also help you meet new people and learn more about your local environment. Just by walking your children to school or walking some or all of your way to work you will be able to benefit.

Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust are working with the Health Exchange to deliver the Get Active Walks Programme. The programme aims to provide residents with the opportunity to access regular supervised walks on a weekly basis from a wide range of locations. With enthusiastic and friendly walk leaders the walks programme allows you to ‘Get Active’ and have fun!!

The Get Active Walk groups are open to everyone – all ages and abilities are very welcome. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. No special clothing or equipment is required, but bring some water and comfortable flat shoes are recommended.

To find out about when and where your local Get Active walks meet call the Health Exchange on 0800 158 3535  or download the  Get Active Get Walking