What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Physical activity has been one of the few positive things we’ve been encouraged to still do since Covid-19 changed all our lives in 2020. With new social distancing rules, and organising activities and venues having to stop and start, many people across south Leeds have been finding new ways to
Parkrun has announced today (25 September 2020) that it will not be restarting events in October as it had hoped. Parkrun has become an international phenomenon, encouraging thousands of people to take up physical exercise with a 5km run, jog or walk over a measured course each Saturday morning. South
Leeds Let’s Get Active are running free exercise classes every Monday in August to help ease back into physical activity in Cross Flatts Park and Middleton Park. The classes comprise Mind and Body (mix of Tai Chi, Standing yoga, Pilates) and Low Impact Restart exercises. All undertaken in a Covid-secure
Active Leeds has launched a timetable of free live fitness classes featuring their own top quality fitness instructors. The classes range from Bootcamp at 6.30 in the morning for the fitness fanatic, to some mid-morning Tai Chi, or afternoon Yoga for those looking for some relaxed movement to de-stress. Or,
With classes cancelled to stop people gathering, Middleton-based DAZL have moved online to help you stay fit in your own home. This first video is a 20 minute Dance Fit routine for adults, but more routines will be posted for children and young people. Subscribers will receive regular updates and
Bumps and Buggy Fit, the outdoor fitness class for pregnant women and new mothers with their babies returns to three parks in South Leeds thanks to support from Leeds Let’s Get Active. The free classes incorporate a walk in the park with basic fitness exercises. They will take place on
An exciting new mobile phone app, which will provide users of Leeds City Council leisure centres with a wealth of timetable and booking information right at their fingertips, has been officially launched this month. The ‘Active Leeds’ app developed by Leeds City Council is free to download and offers users
Two news stories caught my attention this week. The first one was about a Scottish school that pioneered a fifteen minute run round the school at the start of the school day. I say pioneered because the idea has been taken up by 3,600 schools in 35 countries, although I’ve
Belle Isle TMO Are you wanting to get more active? Join us at The GATE every Wednesday 2:30-3:30pm for chair exercises and table tennis. Sessions start on Wednesday 6 June 2018 for 12 weeks, come and join in and spread the word. Please contact the GATE on (0113) 378 2190
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and I’m just back from the GP with another year’s worth of anti-depressants so I thought I would restart this column by telling you how my dog saved my mental health. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but new readers need to know I suffer