I’ve been lucky enough to work with Education Authority Northern Ireland - EANI - since late 2020, and I’m delighted that we’re kicking off 2023 together with two brand new programmes: Chair Yoga for Desk Workers, and Yoga for Positive Mental Health.
Read MoreA big thank you to Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke for inviting me to speak and host an interactive hands-in-the-air-like-you-just-do-care chair based yoga & movement session session, as part of last weeks Recognition Event for local workplaces involved in the Work Well Live Well programme at The Rabbit Hotel.
Workplaces from across Northern Ireland – including NI Blood Transfusion Service, Ulster GAA, Rathcoole Primary School, Harvey Group and Orchardville – came together for the event on 7 December 2022 to celebrate their commitment to improving employee health and wellbeing.
Read MoreWe recently had the pleasure of helping the team at AXA Northern Ireland settle into their incredible new surroundings at The Ewart on Bedford Street, with a morning chair yoga/movement session.
Read MoreLast Tuesday morning we partnered with Vital Nutrition for Workplace Wellbeing LIVE at the Mac, Belfast. An event to showcase a full spectrum of workplace wellbeing providers, each highlighting the importance of nutrition, stress reduction, diversity, inclusion, and movement in employee wellbeing. And breakfast!
We were honoured to join the incredible line up of speakers from Diversity Mark, Vitalis Health, as well as Jane from Vital Nutrition, and showcase stands from NICHS, Linwoods and Inspire Wellbeing, sharing our “5 Top Tips to get your team movin’, groovin’ & feeling great”, and then putting them into practice with some grooving in the room – a fun, short chair yoga & movement workshop.
Read MoreWE DID IT - KICKASS BOOTCAMP IS NORTHERN IRELAND HEALTH & FITNESS AWARDS FITNESS CLASS OF THE YEAR!
Read MoreThrilled to be joining the awesome Jane McClenaghan of Vital Nutrition for this first ever Workplace Wellbeing LIVE showcase event. Designed for those who work in HR, or are you on your workplace's health and wellbeing committee, join us in the The Mac, Belfast, 8:30am - 11am Tuesday 18th October 2022.
Read MoreAbsolutely bowled over on Saturday with the news that we’ve made the shortlist in SIX categories at the upcoming Northern Ireland Health & Fitness Awards 2022! 😳
Best Small Studio Gym – Fitness Belfast Studio
Fitness Class of the Year – Kickass Bootcamp
Male Personal Trainer of the Year – Gary Milligan
Yoga Class of the Year – Yoga for Beginners
Covid Champion / Lockdown Legend of the Year
Online Personal Trainer / Coach of the Year
This Saturday, we are thrilled to be hosting TRX® Training Master Trainer & Educator Darren Dillon at the Fitness Belfast Studio to deliver an in person one day educational workshop: TRX for Football.
We’re a TRX studio, with our use of the trusty yellow and black strap system evolving from a standalone class when we opened in Jan 2020 (BC), to now becoming an integral part of our one-to-one Personal Training and our Small Group Personal Training: Kickass Bootcamp PLUS+. And as a sponsor of Northern Ireland Women's Football Association (NIWFA) Belfast Ravens, this workshop is a perfect fit for Fitness Belfast :)
Read MoreWe were thrilled this June to ‘Get On Board’ with Translink’s almost 3800 staff, and deliver our Online Yoga Fundamentals programme – weekly LIVE online sessions, suitable for all levels, and supported by our bespoke online resources :)
Read MoreBack in May, we joined some of the Belfast Met team on site at their Titanic Quarter campus for a 30 minute educational workshop. We worked with the Belfast Met team to design a workshop that helped balance the stagnant stillness of desk work with fun & practical exercises to help counteract the negative effects of being seated for too long.
Read MoreI’m super proud to be partnering with Belfast Men's Health Group for their International Men’s Health Week 2022 initiative #MISSIONisPOSSIBLE!
Read MoreTo celebrate some perrrrfect Outdoor Kickass Bootcamp weather we’re having, it’s COMPETITION TIME! I’m offering up TWO FREE SPACES at my upcoming OUTDOOR KICKASS BOOTCAMP worth £190 each!
Read MoreA big thank you to Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke for inviting me to host an ‘Energising Chair Yoga’ session, as part of your Recognition Event for local workplaces involved in your Work Well Live Well programme at The Rabbit Hotel.
Read MoreBy 2030 it is estimated that half of all adults in the UK will be over 50. This means that understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by an ageing workforce will be vital for your business to thrive. BITCNI’s Age at Work Conference is designed to help businesses to look beyond age, and see the opportunity that lies within supporting people over 50 to remain in, or return to work, and I was delighted to bring a 10 minute Chair Yoga session to the programme.
Read MoreI’m thrilled to be involved with Belfast Ravens Ladies Football team for a fourth season, now featuring on all three kits, including the brand new white Nike change kit, debuting this upcoming season :)
I’m so proud of this partnership with the Belfast Ravens - a club which mirrors the Fitness Belfast ethos, a highly dedicated, passionate and infectious football community that we were keen to support again this year.
Read MoreThank you, thank you, thank you to the amazing staff Titanic Belfast for joining me on our 8 week Yoga Fundamentals Programme. Online is great, but it’s been a dream to offer this programme in person, in such an beautiful building with such wonderful people.
Read MoreI loved working with the team at Abacus Recruitment this month, as part of their ‘Stepping into 2022 with Style’ workplace wellbeing initiative!
On Wednesday I hosted the team for a ‘Yoga for Working From Home Online Workshop’ – a one hour, all levels workshop is designed to give participants the tools they’ll need to boost their working from home habits in 2022 :)
Read MoreI was delighted to help bring wellness at work to the end of 2021 for the team at Sensata Technologies, with a 6 week Yoga Fundamentals Online Programme as part of their ‘Back 2 Better’ initiative.
While the recommendation to work from home was still in place, they wanted to offer an online yoga class to encourage staff to get active.
Read MoreUsing chair based yoga & exercise to help reconnect a community disrupted and isolated by COVID with Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Forward South Partnership & Donegall Pass Community Forum.
Read MoreAnd to celebrate Christmas, we have two special free / donation events coming up to round off 2021 – our Outdoor Kickass Bootcamp Christmas Jumper Special and our 6th Annual Walking in a Winter Wonderland! Both are always such a laugh, and I’d love to see you there!
And of course, tis the season of pressies, and so our awesome, no expiry, Gift Cards are here to be the perfect gift for someone in your life. You can even use your Spend Local card to buy if you’d like :)
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