FIT4U Mobile Gym

A mobile gym facility is starting on 20^thOctober in Langley Mill. The venture, a joint project between FIT4U Mobile Gym and Aldercar & Langley Mill Parish Council, also received financial support from Amber Valley Primary Care Trust.

The Aim of the Project

To work towards delivering sustainable FIT4U sessions in Langley Mill.

The Objectives

• To run two mobile gym sessions at The Bridge Centre in Langley Mill on Thursdays 9.30am-10.30am and 10.45am-11.45am.
• To work towards making the gym sustainable. The initial trial period will run until the end of March 2006.
• To encourage people who are not currently exercising to attend the sessions and to promote FIT4U in the community and to local community groups in Langley Mill.
• To work with Langley Mill Parish Council to gain more funding, if necessary, to subsidise the cost of the gym.
• Produce an evaluation report for Amber Valley PCT and Langley Mill and Aldercar Parish Council by May 1st 2006.
• Link in with local services of potential interest / benefit to the group.
  

The target group

People in the Langley Mill area who are currently inactive and would benefit from a weekly exercise session. The sessions are for the general population and are not aimed specifically at people with long term conditions. However, there will be people attending the sessions will have particular medical needs.

Target Numbers

15 people per session.
A number of groups have already been identified from the local community. These include existing users of the Bridge Centre, cardiac rehab patients at the DRI and other local residents from community organisations, e.g. the Miner’s Welfare Institute.

About FIT4U Mobile Gym

FIT4U Mobile Gym is run by 2 British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation (BACR) trained exercise instructors. Both instructors are GP referral qualified and have extensive experience working for community organisations, public sector organisations and the NHS. FIT4U has been set up to increase community-based exercise provision by highly qualified instructors, especially in areas where access to such provision is difficult.

FIT4U uses state-of-the-art gym equipment (treadmills, cross-trainers, bikes, rowers and light resistance equipment) to deliver circuit-based exercise sessions. Both instructors are first-aid trained and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) trained. FIT4U has an AED on-site. Both instructors have PL & PI insurance.