Community Sports Foundation Health Newsletter - Autumn 2014

Health

Newsletter Issue No. 4 AUTUMN 2014

Contents • Summer Camp a success!

• Meet our Fit4it Ambassadors • Fit4it Junior Camp coming this February!

• Introducing HENRY & Fit4Schools • Healthy bonfire recipe

Summer Camp a success

This summer saw the introduction of the first ever Fit4it Summer Camp residential.

Thirty-nine young people aged between 12-16 years, completed the Summer Camp which included health workshops, sporting sessions and a two night residential at an activity centre. (cont. p2)

Introducing HENRY & Fit4Schools Two additional health programmes will be launched in November, HENRY and Fit4Schools.

workshops and activities to parents and families to enable them to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

HENRY is aimed at babies and young children, to give them a healthy start in life and protect them from childhood obesity. HENRY offers a range of healthy

Fit4Schools offers a PHSE style curriculum to Key Stage 2 pupils, which includes 45 minutes of a health workshop, followed by 45 minutes of physical activity. Topics

Community Sports Foundation, NCFC, Carrow Road, Norwich, NR1 1JE

covered will include food groups, food labels, fats and sugars, hydration, the importance of exercise and social health.

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“I will never forget the amazing experience we all got given... had so much fun with everyone and met loads of new people”

(cont.) The group also took part in

a 5,000 Step Challenge, tackling the heights of Carrow Road’s Jarrold Stand, in aid of the Community Sports Foundation’s Sporting Light Appeal.

Working in relay teams, the young climbers completed the challenge in just over five hours with each participant stepping the equivalent of an exhausting two-and-a-half miles.

The campers finished their week with a two-night residential stay at Kingswood Activity Centre Overstrand Hall on the North Norfolk coast. The children enjoyed a host of outdoor activities including high ropes, outdoor laser tag and aeroball, plus beach excursions and evening campfires.

Over six days, 85% of the group, lost or maintained weight with an average weight loss of 1.3kg. Although this is a successful result for the short-term, we will continue to work with the group over the new twelve months and look forward to being able to support their progress long-term.

As a reward for their efforts and for completing the Fit4it Summer Camp, the group will be invited to a special celebration evening for an award presentation at the Top of the Terrace lounge in Carrow Road.

Tamzin Empson, Fit4it participant

The Fit4it Summer camp was aimed at participants aged 12 to 16 year olds who struggled to control or maintain a healthy weight. The camp was free for the participants, with funding provided

by Norfolk County Council and the Premier League.

Fit4it Summer Camp ...and over in numbers!

5,000 £1,000 39

participants completed the programme

74%

of them reduced their waist circumference

85%

of participants lost or maintained weight

1.3kg On average, our summer campers shed 1.3kg of weight!

steps climbed in our Step Challenge - that’s over TWICE the height of Mount Snowdon...

raised for CSF’s Sporting Light Appeal!

x2 Community Sports Foundation, NCFC, Carrow Road, Norwich, NR1 1JE

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Meet our Fit4it Ambassadors As a result of the Fit4it Summer Camp, we have selected two young people to become our Fit4it Ambassadors.

Excellent representatives of the Fit4it programme, Luke David and Rhiannon McDonald, both aged 13, will help promote the programme to others.

Both Luke and Rhiannon adopted the key

messages of Fit4it and played a vital role within the Summer Camp group.

They have gone above and beyond achieving their own personal goals and also in encouraging others to reach theirs.

others who take part in the programme.

Luke and Rhiannon have been an inspiration to others on the Fit4it Summer Camp programme and we look forward to working with them over the next twelve months.

Part of the role of the Fit4it ambassadors will be to promote the Fit4it programme within their community and schools and to support

Rhiannon

Luke

Age: 13 Favourite food: Spaghetti bolognaise Hobbies: Football, playing piano, singing in the choir Plans to: Become a fire-fighting cadet and join Kicks at Ormiston

Age: 13 Favourite food : Chicken Hobbies: Wrestling and playing Xbox Plans to: Keep using the servings guide to monitor his portion sizes Dad says: “From the moment he sat back in the car after Summer Camp, he said, “This is going to change my life”. He has been a little overweight ever since he was about 5 years old, but since the camp he has lost weight and has managed to keep this up.”

Mum says: “She is definitely more aware of healthier foods and always makes sure she reads her food labels now.”

Junior Camp coming this February!

Following the success of the Fit4it Summer Camp, in February 2015 we will be launching our first ever junior version of the camp.

The Junior Camp will be free, subject to a £20 retainer fee. Places will be limited to 65 only and we anticipate these to fill up quickly.

Taking place over the February half term, the Fit4it Junior Camp will include three days at Carrow Road where the group will take part in health and goal setting workshops and a range of different team building and sporting activities. This will be followed by a one night residential at Kingswood West Runton Activity Centre.

The group will then be invited back for week 5, week 10, 9 month and 12 month follow-up sessions.

If you would like more information regarding this, please contact Tessa Beecroft on 01603 761122 or at tessa. beecroft@canaries.co.uk.

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Fit4it Healthy Recipe Bonfire Night Jackets A healthy and exciting way to ‘vamp’ up your jacket potatoes this autumn!

Serves: 8 Hands-on time: 30 minutes Total time: 2 hours, 20 minutes

Ingredients: • • • • • •

Olive oil cooking spray 8 x 6-oz sweet potatoes 1/3 cup chopped red onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1 large tomato, diced 1/2 cup cooked or BPA-free canned black beans, drained and rinsed

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1/2 cup frozen sweetcorn 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin 3/4 tsp chile powder 1/2 tsp sea salt 3/4 cup low-fat shredded cheddar cheese • 1 cup low-fat sour cream

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with foil and mist with cooking spray. Prick each sweet potato several times with a fork and bake for 50 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, in a pan sprayed with olive oil on a low heat, add the onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until softened. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more, until fragrant. Add tomato, black beans, sweetcorn, cumin and chile powder. Increase heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 more minutes.

Contact us...

Tessa Beecroft Health Development Officer tessa.beecroft@canaries.co.uk 01603 761122

3. Slice each sweet potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out flesh, leaving a 1/4-inch shell. Keep the flesh in a separate bowl and place the potatoes skins side up on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Mist with cooking spray and place back in the oven until crisp and golden.

4. Remove the potatoes from oven and fill each potato skin with the bean mixture and some of the potato flesh. Top with cheese and return to the oven for another 4 to 5 minutes until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven. Top each with sour cream and serve warm.

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