Family Fitness Factory

Encouraging a positive attitude towards exercise among children can start with family.  Parents can show children the benefits of an active and healthy lifestyle by demonstrating it themselves; but if they involve their children in their exercise routine, this can really help to reverse the growing levels of physical inactivity that are being seen in younger people. 

Parents can struggle to do this – gym access is limited for children under 12 – so how can both grown ups and children find a way to exercise together so that both get the benefit? 

Family Fitness Factory is here to help.  Families with children between 8 and 11 years old can come to our dedicated sessions to complete a 30-minute functional fitness class.  These classes have been designed to include exercises that everyone can do, but the level of intensity is tailored to the participant.   Classes will include a series of various functional movements aimed at preparing the body for activities and real-life movements; squatting, lifting, reaching, pulling, and much more! 
Functional fitness aims to engage multiple muscle groups simultaneously and train them to work well together.
Families will exercise together, producing  a feeling of teamwork, collaboration and creating bonding opportunities.   Exercising with a partner can really play a important part in shaping a positive attitude towards the activity and create a lasting foundation for active lifestyles. 

Our Family Fitness Factory is a great introduction to a gym setting for younger people – from the age of 12, they will be able to participate in Xcite’s Fitness Factory – a programme designed for young teens to introduce them to the full gym setting and educate them about the different pieces of equipment (please note that free weights are not available to under 16s).  Most importantly, it is aimed at making the gym accessible to more members of the community and showing that gyms are for everyone.