{"id":18905,"date":"2018-09-28T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T08:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/reflections-on-national-fitness-day-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:59:26","slug":"reflections-on-national-fitness-day-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/reflections-on-national-fitness-day-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on National Fitness Day 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Duncan Jefford, South East Regional Director, Everyone Active<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National Fitness Day \u2013 the most active day of the year we\u2019re told.\u00a0 Well it certainly got off to a flying start in London\u2019s Guildhall Yard with Dame Darcey Bussell delivering a high-energy DDMIX dance routine to wake up the City of London.<\/p>\n<p>She was joined on stage by the legendary Colin Jackson, ambassador of our Everyone Active Sporting Champions scheme, and in the crowd we had none other than five-time Olympic medallist, gymnast Max Whitlock. Two young England Roses national squad netball players &#8211; Gabby Marshall and Georgina Fisher &#8211; also joined in to give the moves a try.<\/p>\n<p>After the dance routine, our Everyone Active instructors led a mass-participation yoga session before the tempo was turned back up with the arrival of 150 local school children.\u00a0 Darcey took them through a modified version of her DDMIX \u2013 they loved it, picking up the moves quickly and with great enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>Our Sporting Champions then led the children through introductory sessions to netball, hockey and gymnastics. The engagement was 100%: not a \u2018can\u2019t-do\u2019 attitude in sight.<\/p>\n<p>The morning was nothing if not diverse, and that was the whole point.\u00a0 There was something for everyone here \u2013 something to gain the attention of all ages and abilities: proving that physical activity is accessible.\u00a0 The mood was uplifting and the energy high.\u00a0 Photographers and TV news crews captured the action, ensuring the day\u2019s activity inspired people far and wide to follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone Active is proud to support National Fitness Day and play our part in motivating the nation to get moving. However, it\u2019s what happens now the hockey sticks, gym mats and netballs have been packed away and the staging has been taken down that matters most.<\/p>\n<p>Our Sporting Champion programme show that aspiration and inspiration are key and partnerships are powerful. Our work with ukactive, Darcey\u2019s DDMIX, schools, elite athletes and sports clubs all help drive the concept of every day being \u2018fitness day\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Through more than 30 years of providing top-class leisure facilities, Everyone Active has learned a thing of two. Working with local councils brings us into the heart of communities, where our centres provide a wealth of exciting activity opportunities and our instructors and group exercise training embrace the latest trends.<\/p>\n<p>We seek to inspire, motivate and lead by example.\u00a0 Our fitness motivators, PTs and instructors engage with members to encourage them to try new activities, join new classes and keep finding fresh ways to enjoy activity.<\/p>\n<p>A key priority is engaging youngsters \u2013 that most impressionable and vulnerable audience. Our work with elite athletes to launch grass-roots sports initiative such as the Alex Danson Hockey Academy, Max Whitlock Gymnastics courses and junior netball coaching sessions proves the power of partnerships.\u00a0 The energy we found in the Guildhall Yard on National Fitness Day is a force to be reckoned with in our fight against inactivity in children.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday we saw youngsters marvelling at Max\u2019s back flips and somersaults before trying some basic moves themselves. Gabby and George taught netball skills and staged mini-matches while Colin moved among the groups, playing the games and getting the kids on board.\u00a0 We all understand that \u2018people buy from people\u2019 and so it is with physical activity and fitness.\u00a0 We need ambassadors out there every day \u2013 not just National Fitness Day \u2013 to keep inspiring, motivating and supporting people in physical activity.\u00a0 National Fitness Day is a springboard \u2013 not a solution \u2013 and we must take it forwards with energy, passion and partnerships if we are to succeed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Duncan Jefford, South East Regional Director, Everyone Active National Fitness Day \u2013 the most active day of the year we\u2019re told.\u00a0 Well it certainly got off to a flying 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