News
Tuesday, 10 January, 2012 - 15:15
YMCAfit’s innovative Instructability programme has featured in BBC One show Saints and Scroungers. The Instructability programme was developed by YMCAfit as a way of training people living with disabilities who want to work in the health and fitness industry.
The TV show follows 25 year-old YMCAfit graduate John Craig. John is blind and because of his disability, was struggling to find work that satisfied his passion for sport and fitness. After many false...
Friday, 6 January, 2012 - 12:16
Research conducted by Central YMCA has made headline news in many of today’s papers, including BBC News Online, The Guardian, Daily Mirror, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Record and the Daily Mail online.
The research, which was conducted by the Charity and the Centre for Appearance Research, shows that body image anxiety is no longer just confined to women; four out of five men regularly engage in conversation about their bodies, a similar proportion are unhappy with their...
Monday, 5 December, 2011 - 16:19
Thanks to the generosity of a valued long term member of the Central YMCA Club, a bursary fund has been established to provide free training opportunities for young people and volunteers. The Basil Scott Training Bursary offers successful applicants access to YMCAfit training and qualifications up to the value of £10,000 per annum. Basil Scott died in 2010 and made provision in his will for funds to be left to Central YMCA. The charity's trustees decided to create the Bursary...
Monday, 17 October, 2011 - 12:01
WorldSkills London 2011, the largest ever international skills competition and careers event has drawn to a close. From 5th-8th October Central YMCA ran a 'Have a Go' activity, giving visitors the chance to take part in silent disco workouts. Our presence at the event was a huge success, with our stand packed out for the full four days.
During the event we were able to meet with visitors and offer specialist careers advice for those wanting to make that important step into the...
Monday, 26 September, 2011 - 15:51
Central YMCA Club were presented with a Silver Award at the recent Members' Choice Health Club Gala Award Ceremony 2011 at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham. Competing against 230 health clubs, sports centres and spas, the Club achieved the second highest rating of all clubs that entered in London.
A proud Barry Cronin, Director of the Club/One KX explains, “This is an amazing achievement because the winners of the Health Club Awards are decided by the people in the best...
Monday, 22 August, 2011 - 15:50
Central YMCA Club last week played host to the London Ambulance Service who were present to pay tribute to the life-saving skills of Club staff and to draw attention to the growing number of people surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
The London Ambulance Service was joined by Keith Gray, a member of Central YMCA Club who suffered a cardiac arrest in October 2010. Thanks to the immediate attention and support from Central YMCA Club staff, Keith was given on the spot basic life...
Monday, 8 August, 2011 - 16:44
YMCA Fitness Industry Training (YMCAfit) and Aspire, a national charity supporting people with spinal cord injuries, have published findings from Instructability, a ground-breaking project which sets out to increase employment of disabled fitness professionals.
The pilot project, the first of its kind in the UK, offers Level 2 fitness instructor training specifically for disabled people, leading to an internationally recognised qualification. Once qualified, participants are given support...
Monday, 1 August, 2011 - 15:40
In the wake of findings from the NHS that rates of eating disorders among children and young people are drastically increasing Rosi Prescott, CEO of Central YMCA, was interviewed on Sky News about what can be done to tackle the rise in body image anxiety in society today. Rosi said that we need to do more to stop young people feeling pressured about their bodies and to take positive steps including providing young people with the opportunity to explore and discuss body image issues in schools...
Monday, 11 July, 2011 - 09:19
Central YMCA today played host to the launch of new physical activity guidelines released from the Department of Health, which set out how people of all ages can maintain fitness levels and stay or get healthy. A key new element of the new guidelines is a more flexible approach for adults to get their 150 minutes of activity a week.
The guidelines build on previous advice but reflect the growing body of knowledge about physical activity levels and links to reducing the risk of serious...
Wednesday, 16 March, 2011 - 10:31
All Work and No Play?
Book online now to attend a free breakfast briefing about the steps employers can take to get their people more active and the benefits to business of doing so. Find out more about the Workplace Activator Breakfast Briefing 6th May 2011.
When?
Friday 6 May 2011, 8:15am – 9:45am
Where?
London’s Living Room, City Hall, SE1 2AA
The cost to the UK economy of physical inactivity is over £8bn, the cost to employers is significant and a...
