Irish world boxing champion Kellie Harrington and track and field Olympian, David Gillick have signed up as members of the Fyffes Fit Squad team.
Both will conduct a 12-week online fitness programme to encourage children to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle.
Created so that teachers and parents can also participate, the Fit Squad series of 20-minute videos are being screened online via the www.fyffesfitsquad.ie website.
Since its launch three years ago, over 20,000 children have taken part in 345 live Fit Squad sessions held in 29 counties, north and south. This year, a new video will be released every Tuesday and Thursday until the school summer holidays begin.
Last year, Fit Squad went online when schools were forced to close. It is hoped that now schools are beginning to reopen, that the visits will begin again when it is deemed safe to do so.
“The involvement of Kellie and David is an endorsement of the standard and quality of fitness exercises included in the multi-award-winning Fit Squad programme,” said Fyffe’s marketing manager, Emma Hunt-Duffy.
“For that reason, it is hoped that as many teachers as possible will participate with students as part of their PE class curriculum and that it will also help parents seeking fun and easy ways to keep their children fit and active at home.”
Well done to Sport for Business members Titan Experience who have pulled the initiative together in a socially distanced fashion.
Sport for Business Partners
