‘Exercise in disguise’ at Carmarthen Leisure Centre
New ‘exercise in disguise’ opportunities are being run at Carmarthen Leisure Centre as part of a campaign to get women and girls back into fitness.
Two new weekly classes are being put on, aimed at females new to exercise or wanting to get back into the fitness habit.
A new fun-based class incorporating trampolines, hula-hoops, skipping ropes, punch bags, bikes and weights will be held on Mondays between 4pm and 4.45pm. The session will be run at a lower intensity in an attempt to get over the psychological fitness hurdle that usually stops people giving classes a try.
On Wednesdays between 4pm and 4.45pm, an additional introductory Zumba class will be held at the centre’s fusion gym to take advantage of the popular exercise craze.
Carmarthen Fusion Gym fitness instructor Gaynor Jones said: “It’s important that we have sessions at appropriate levels for as many people as possible. When someone hasn’t exercised for a while you can’t be thrown into high intensity training because your body and mind might not be ready for it.
“These activities are fun and are designed to disguise the exercise as much as possible. They are also quite fat burning, which we know is important to many people coming back to try sessions.”
With the county one of four areas of Wales to be targeted as part of the new Sport Wales What Moves You? campaign, a number of different opportunities to get females back into fitness will be put in place over the next few months.
The Council’s sport and leisure department will be running more sessions at leisure centre, aimed at women and girls, to encourage residents to bring a friend and get over that first big hurdle of getting back into the fitness habit.
Research shows that while gender differences in sports participation are not unique to Wales, the gap between females and males taking part still needs to be bridged.
For adults, figures show that males (62%) are more likely to participate in sport than females (51%). And there are twice as many male members (22%) of sports clubs than females (11%).
The ‘What Moves You?’ campaign is aimed at encouraging more women in Wales to get back into sport, or to take up a new sport for the first time.
To find out about opportunities locally or to promote your activities through the campaign:
Visit www.whatmovesyou.org.uk Follow us on Twitter @whatmovesyou_ and help spread the word using #womeninsport or #whatmovesyou
Like us on Facebook and share the What Moves You? Facebook.com/whatmovesyouwales with your friends and fans.
Find us onPinterest and share or like the What Moves You pins!
Two new weekly classes are being put on, aimed at females new to exercise or wanting to get back into the fitness habit.
A new fun-based class incorporating trampolines, hula-hoops, skipping ropes, punch bags, bikes and weights will be held on Mondays between 4pm and 4.45pm. The session will be run at a lower intensity in an attempt to get over the psychological fitness hurdle that usually stops people giving classes a try.
On Wednesdays between 4pm and 4.45pm, an additional introductory Zumba class will be held at the centre’s fusion gym to take advantage of the popular exercise craze.
Carmarthen Fusion Gym fitness instructor Gaynor Jones said: “It’s important that we have sessions at appropriate levels for as many people as possible. When someone hasn’t exercised for a while you can’t be thrown into high intensity training because your body and mind might not be ready for it.
“These activities are fun and are designed to disguise the exercise as much as possible. They are also quite fat burning, which we know is important to many people coming back to try sessions.”
With the county one of four areas of Wales to be targeted as part of the new Sport Wales What Moves You? campaign, a number of different opportunities to get females back into fitness will be put in place over the next few months.
The Council’s sport and leisure department will be running more sessions at leisure centre, aimed at women and girls, to encourage residents to bring a friend and get over that first big hurdle of getting back into the fitness habit.
Research shows that while gender differences in sports participation are not unique to Wales, the gap between females and males taking part still needs to be bridged.
For adults, figures show that males (62%) are more likely to participate in sport than females (51%). And there are twice as many male members (22%) of sports clubs than females (11%).
The ‘What Moves You?’ campaign is aimed at encouraging more women in Wales to get back into sport, or to take up a new sport for the first time.
To find out about opportunities locally or to promote your activities through the campaign:
Visit www.whatmovesyou.org.uk Follow us on Twitter @whatmovesyou_ and help spread the word using #womeninsport or #whatmovesyou
Like us on Facebook and share the What Moves You? Facebook.com/whatmovesyouwales with your friends and fans.
Find us onPinterest and share or like the What Moves You pins!
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