Healthy Communities South Somerset

29/04/2025

Only 3 spaces left for Moving Mums in Yeovil! 👶💪
Book here: https://inittogethersomerset.co.uk/activity/moving-mums-in-yeovil/

Welcoming, mum-focused classes designed to help you safely rebuild strength, boost your fitness, and grow your confidence post-baby. 💜

Your Instructor: Steph, with over 12 years experience in the fitness industry. Steph is trained in circuits, spin, PiYo, L3 PT
and a mum of two, so knows how hard it is to find time to stay active and to get the 'old you' back! Come along and have a laugh with likeminded mums whilst taking that step back into fitness after having your little ones. Build long-lasting friendships and have an hour of exercise with support in your local community

16/04/2025

💜💜Coming Soon💜💜

⭐Come and try out our NEW Exciting fitness class for Mums⭐
✅Get your confidence back!
✅Feel stronger!
✅Meet other Mums!
This will take place at Westlands Sports Centre, for more info please 📞 01935 314652

Enquire now: https://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/centres/westlands-sport-and-fitness-centre/contact-us/

12/04/2025

09/04/2025

02/04/2025

Group exercise isn’t just good for our bodies, it’s good for the NHS too.

The Social Value of Group Exercise report highlights how classes across the country are directly reducing demand on health services and preventing serious long-term conditions:

⭐️ 1.6 million GP appointments saved every year
⭐️ 26,161 cases of Type II diabetes prevented
⭐️ 58,991 cases of clinical depression prevented
⭐️ £511 million in NHS cost savings

The impact is particularly strong for women, older adults, and people with long-term health conditions. Group exercise engages these people more effectively than many other forms of activity.

Here at EMD UK, we continue to support the instructors and organisations making this possible, week in, week out.

Download the full report on our website.

27/03/2025

22/03/2025

⭐️ ACTIVE AGEING FEEDBACK⭐️
Derek has been enjoying his time on our Active Ageing programme with Claire. Find out what he had to say 💜

"I knew I hadn't been moving enough because of arthritis but it wasn't until I started this course that I realised just how much flexibility, strength and balance I had lost. Now thanks to Claire's positive encouragement I'm moving more and feeling better about myself. It's good to be in safe hands....no pressure, no stress, just friendly and knowledgeable leadership. I'm so glad I joined this course. Thank you to whoever funds it."

You can find out more about our Healthy Community programme here; https://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/healthy-communities/healthy-communities-south-somerset/

13/03/2025

⭐️ FEEDBACK FROM JANE ⭐️
Jane has told us about her time with with Claire on a Strength and Balance Course 💜

"Over the last few weeks, I have been attending a Strength and Balance course organised by “SASP”, Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership. I had little knowledge about the course before joining and I had some doubts about my abilities to participate in it. I need not have worried. Claire, our teacher, is brilliant and immediately made everybody feel at ease. She is very friendly and introduced us to exercises gently and she has always stressed that if you feel an exercise is too hard for you or that you are feeling tired, then you can skip that exercise. We started off with predominantly sitting exercises during the first class and I was amazed how it is possible to exercise and strengthen muscles all over the body whilst sitting. Everybody soon started enjoying the class and Claire made it all fun. We finished with a relaxation session at the end of which everyone felt both exhilarated and relaxed. Following this we all had coffee/tea and biscuits and got to know each other. In subsequent classes we have done more standing exercises but always with an option to do them seated. We have also used exercise resistance bands and Pilates balls. I will be very sorry when the course finishes, as I believe everyone who has attended it will be. We all feel we have benefited enormously from it and feel fitter for it. We now also have the knowledge of the exercises which can all easily be done at home and honestly make you feel better whilst building up your strength and help with balance."

You can find out more about our Healthy Community and our programmes here; https://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/healthy-communities/healthy-communities-south-somerset/

08/03/2025

⭐️ HEALTHY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ⭐️
David has shared a few words on his experience with our Active Ageing programme 💜

"I saw a poster about the exercise classes and thought at 76 I should give it a go, if only to get some tips for my later years. How glad I am that I did!
The six-week course has shown me that keeping my joint mobility is something that I can easily do at home when the course is finished.
The course is suitable for everyone that can sit on a chair with encouragement given and most importantly no one is pushed to do something they find uncomfortable.
Claire who is running the course is very friendly and offers the correct encouragement such that you feel motivated to do it.’’

Find out more about our Healthy community here; https://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/healthy-communities/healthy-communities-south-somerset/

04/03/2025

⭐️ ACTIVE AGEING FEEDBACK ⭐️
Alison has given us some wonderful feedback on how our Active Ageing programme she has been attending on Saturday mornings!💜

"’I've really enjoyed the Saturday morning classes, and the relaxed sociable atmosphere (and coffee afterwards) definitely helps.
I would definitely recommend this class to anyone of any age, as the exercises adapt to our own individual flexibility. It feels like a really positive first step to increasing my fitness and general wellbeing.’’

Find out more about our Healthy community here; https://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/healthy-communities/healthy-communities-south-somerset/

03/03/2025

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Announcement coming at 6pm... 🤫

01/03/2025

⭐️ CUSTOMER FEEDBACK ⭐️
Check out this amazing feedback we've received about our Community Menofit course;

"Hi Claire, just wanted to say thank you for providing such an informative Meno-fit course, I thoroughly enjoyed it. To do all the different exercises was very beneficial as was all the menopause information. Being able to chat it all through is worth its weight in gold, sometimes you feel like it’s just you that’s going through it and suffering in silence! The course would definitely benefit many more people should it happen again so I sincerely hope it does" 💜

Find out more about our Healthy Community here;
https://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/healthy-communities/healthy-communities-south-somerset/