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Title: Mark Heazle, Sports Development Officer


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  • Mark Heazle, Sports Development Officer
  • Francesca Gibson, Physical Activity Coordinator

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The purpose of Active Together is to improve
health by increasing the physical activity levels
of 6,160 people living in Leicestershire to 3 x
30 mins of physical activity per week
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How will Active Together increase Physical
Activity Levels?
  • The project aims to break down barriers to
    participation at a local level
  • It will encourage non-participants and hard to
    reach groups to take part in physical activity
  • It will help individuals to change their
    lifestyles

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Why do we need to increase levels of physical
activity?
  • The national Active People survey interviewed
    350,000 people nationally in 2006
  • In Leicestershire only 22 took part in 3 x 30
    minutes of physical activity per week (the levels
    of participation nationally vary from 17 to 24)

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East Midlands Results
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What is Physical Activity?
  • For this project, physical activity is a sport or
    active recreation activity that makes your
    breathing increase, your heart beat faster and
    makes you feel warmer.
  • Physical activity includes walking, cycling,
    dance, chair based classes, going to the gym,
    swimming, badminton, tennis, football etc
  • BUT it does NOT include housework, gardening etc!

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How will Active Together achieve its aims?
  • The Local Area Agreement (LAA), Sport England and
    local partners have invested almost 700k from
    October 2006 until March 2009 in the Active
    Together project.
  • 11 physical activity co-ordinators have been
    appointed throughout Leicestershire and are
    working in partnership with their Local Sport
    Alliances (LSAs)
  • The 11 posts consist of 7 District posts and 4
    shared Area specialist posts (working with
    target groups)
  • Each post has a target of getting 560 adults
    doing 3 x 30 mins of physical activity per week

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Posts across Leicestershire
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  • Francesca Gibson 45 plus age group
  • Gareth Redfern 16-45 age group, disadvantage
    groups


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  • Research
  • Speaking to people in the community what
    activities do they want? (villages/libraries/schoo
    ls/community centres)
  • Finding out what already exists in the community
  • Analysis of current physical activity sessions

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Networking
  • In the community
  • Youth Workers- The HUB
  • Parish Councils
  • Youth Council Members
  • Volunteer Walk Leaders
  • Freelance fitness instructors
  • Local Groups
  • Friends of Melton Country Park
  • RAGE
  • Mother and Toddler Groups
  • Young Parents group and many more!

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Networking
  • Partner Agencies
  • Primary Care Trust
  • Age Concern
  • CVS Melton
  • Connexions
  • Agency Forums
  • Health Forum
  • Active Melton
  • Seniors Forum
  • Initiatives
  • Walking the way to health
  • National Pedometer Campaign
  • Venues
  • Leisure Facilities
  • Community Centres
  • Church Halls
  • Sports Clubs
  • Sheltered Housing

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Progress to date
  • Set up of new physical activity sessions
    including
  • Guided walks programme
  • Table tennis
  • Sequence dancing
  • Gentle activity sessions in village
  • Promoting current and new physical activity
    sessions to increase levels of participation
  • Signposting new clients to suitable physical
    activity sessions

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Current Projects
  • Walks programme-
  • new 6 month guided walk programme for seniors,
    walks in Melton Country Park and in surrounding
    villages throughout Melton
  • Dancing for the over 50s-
  • Dancing lessons to include Ballroom, sequence
    and line dancing
  • Table tennis-
  • Run by the members of the local community, these
    sessions take place at South Melton Community
    Centre every Thursday
  • Gentle activity for men and women
  • Activities to include skittles and bowls at
    Great Dalby Village Hall

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Current Projects Workplace Health
  • Successful workplace launch held in January
  • Weekly activity sessions set up which include
    table tennis, badminton, yoga, Tai Chi and
    swimming
  • Regular health checks with staff
  • Forthcoming pedometer challenge

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Future Projects
  • SAQ sessions in the community- focusing on
    balance and coordination
  • Chair Based exercise classes
  • Yoga in the community
  • Cycling programme
  • Falls prevention schemes
  • Sport sessions with Local colleges

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Contact details
  • Francesca Gibson 01664 502378
  • fgibson_at_melton.gov.uk
  • Gareth Redfern 01664 502378
  • gredfern_at_melton.gov.uk
  • Mark Heazle 01664 502378
  • mheazle_at_melton.gov.uk

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