Fun and Fitness is our signature programme, which incorporates various important health and fitness activities whilst also supporting School Fitness Ireland’s motto of exercising in a fun and non-competitive environment.
The building blocks of this programme include Balance and Co-ordination, Dance, Stretching and flexibility, Resistance/conditioning, and Circuits. We work to enhance children’s Fundamental movement skills, gross motor skills and locomotor skills.
Our main goal is that all students involved enjoy each aspect of our programme, but we also want to ensure learning outcomes are achieved in each class.
Our Yoga programme is fully inclusive to all ages and abilities. It combines physical excercise, mental meditation, calmness, mindfulness and breathing techniques to strengthen the muscles, relieve stress and increase flexibility. Yoga is a great way for students to become more in tune with their bodies, their breathing and their minds, helping to enhance focus and concentration while also developing and improving their self esteem and body positivity. Physically, Yoga improves flexibility, mobility, balance and co-ordination.
For younger students, Yoga can be taught through the use of story and sound which is not only great fun but also helps develop imagination and creativity.
Our boxing programme is customised to cater for individual needs and abilities in primary and secondary school settings. Our goal during this programme is to teach the fundamentals of boxing while having fun and incorporates some elements of dance. The course layout is so children will have an understanding of technique and footwork. Building balance, coordination and movement.
There is no sparring work involved but typically children will get to use boxing gloves and focus pads which are usually popular.
As this programme is delivered with music and a beat, it is another fun way to cover the Dance Strand of the PE Curriculum!
These 3- hour workshops are taught by a QQI Credited Regional Health Promotion Worker with an MSc. in Advanced Nursing Practice.
All the sessions involve detailed, comprehensive and up to date power point presentations– which are broken down into lecture, group and practical sessions. Each of the programmes are set to allow an exercise element to be incorporated within the 3-hour session (a Zumba, Fitsteps, Salsa or Abdominal Strength session).
