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get fit by moving more
Steel city derby to be played out online
The Steel City derby is some- thing which galvanises many people across Sheffield.
Whether you are United or Wednesday – Move More is challenging football fans across this part of South Yorkshire to take part in The Steel City Derby.
In the competition be- tween the two teams users sign up online via the Move More app or website, pledge their allegiance and then ‘Move More’ – using their minutes to score goals for their chosen team.
Every 10,000 minutes of activity logged by football fans equates to one goal for their chosen team.
The scores for the Steel City derby, which was a huge success last year, will be con- tinually updated and broad- cast via social media.
The team with the most minutes – and therefore goals – will be crowned win- ner of the Move More Steel City Derby.
Steel City derby statistics
Director of the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, the programme behind Move More, Profes- sor Rob Copeland, said: “As football fans, we spend a long time watching, cheering and
shouting at our team, but we don’t o en do the moving or playing.
“June is your chance to ‘play’, contribute to a match- winning goal and help your team win the Steel City Der-
by. We are inviting Blades and Owls fans across the city to get involved, track their phys- ical activity and Move More.”
To sign up for the Move More Steel City Derby visit www.movemoresheffield.
com/derby
As well as the derby, there
will be many other foot- ball activities taking place throughout Move More month including women- only football, walking foot-
ball and five-a-side sessions, as well as football camps for younger ones to develop their skills and experience.
To find out more visit www.movemoresheffield. com/finder
Health staff feeling energised after boot camp
Fighting fit health care staff in Sheffield aim to get and stay in top shape with a new physical regime.
The staff at a Sheffield NHS Foundation Trust (SHSC) are feeling “energised and cheeri- er” following the introduction of weekly ‘Boot Camp’-style fitness sessions to get them in the best condition and aid their wellbeing.
Nearly a year ago Shef- field Health and Social Care (SHSC) went smoke free across all the trust’s sites.
And, to support imple- mentation, a range of ac- tivities were introduced to enhance the health and well-
being of service users as well as staff, including sessions to help staff Move More.
The hourly Boot Camp of the SHSC staff is held at the Longley Centre in Norwood Grange Drive in Sheffield and has proved very popular.
Now, as part of Move More Month, SHSC is look- ing to expand its regular sessions across more sites to open access to even more of its staff.
Exercises are tailored to individual fitness levels and the goals of participants and they focus on core stability, strength, aerobic fitness and agility.
The fitness instructor is improve throughout the boot an SHSC member himself camps so I can do day-to-day and is also a qualified fitness tasks like getting up from instructor who volunteers his a low seat or from kneeling time to support the wellbeing more smoothly.”
of colleagues. He added: “I combine my
Nicola has a ended Boot exercises with cycling to and Camp since it began last sum- from my workplace.
mer. “Through the exercises I
She said: “Every session have lost more than a stone is fun and it is great that each and I now have a healthy person is able to structure the weight BMI.”
workout to suit their own fit- SHSC took part in the ness level. The group is very Move More workplace chal- friendly and I always feel en- lenge last year.
ergised and cheerier after- It proved a fantastic way wards.” to engage staff and kick start
Another participant in the a range of health and wellbe- scheme is Richard who said: ing events across the organi- “I’ve noticed my core strength sation.
Sheffield Health and Social Care (SHSC) at Boot Camp