Welsh Icons News | Community classes get more people active

Communities across Swansea are being given a boost with the introduction of new fitness classes aimed at getting more people active.

Active Swansea’s outreach programme enables classes to be held in community halls and centres and they offer the opportunity for adults to participate in physical activity on their doorstep.

Classes on offer range from aerobics to yoga with some classes such as chair-based exercises particularly suitable for people either new to exercise or less mobile.

Amy Lloyd, Swansea Council’s Fitness Manager, said: “Our outreach programme aims to provide leisure opportunities in the wider community. Classes are based in areas not easily served by one of our Active Swansea leisure centres.

“By providing a variety of classes and activities we hope more people will be able to benefit from exercise and will feel healthier and extend their social lives.”

For details of the Active Swansea outreach classes being run at community venues across the city please contact Amy Lloyd on 01792 635459 or visit www.activeswansea.com

Active Swansea is currently offering the following outreach courses:

Melyn Mynach Park in Gorseinon
Walking (starting at the gate entrance on Cecil Road)