Published: 6 January 2021
Carole had always had her reasons for not joining a fitness class. She had preconceived ideas of what it would be like. But when lockdown forced providers to go virtual Carole saw an opportunity to take the leap from home.
Published: 18 December 2020
Isla fell in love with tennis when she was five years old. Since then, her passion for the sport has grown and grown. Now 16, she’s training to be a coach so she can share her love of the sport and inspire other girls.
Published: 9 December 2020
Octavia sees herself as many things. She’s a sporty get up and go person, a Pilates instructor and a physiotherapist. She’s a mother, a wife and a friend. She has many defining factors but her alopecia is not one of them.
Published: 2 December 2020
This summer we worked with Abri (formally known as Radian) to deliver their Good Grub Club to families across Southampton. We worked with them to adapt the offer to something virtual so that families didn’t miss out because of COVID.
Published: 25 November 2020
Amanda shares how, with the help of our Investing in Communities project, Move Momentum have been able to get back to dancing.
Published: 25 November 2020
Getting active solo isn’t for everyone, but sometimes the perfect workout buddy is closer than we think. Steph never liked running on her own. After adopting a spaniel, she realised that mankind’s can also be the best fitness partner.
Published: 23 November 2020
Since working from home Jake has noticed it is very easy to become sedentary. He shares how a colleague adding active bursts to team meetings has helped him overcome Zoom fatigue.
Published: 11 November 2020
Working from home, sometimes you find yourself sitting still for hours. So we are sharing how some of the Energise Me team build activity into their day whilst working from home.
Published: 11 November 2020
For Winchester Go LD, lockdown hugely disrupted the community they'd built for their members. With the help of Energise Me's Investing in Communities project, they launched ‘Walk and Talk’ to help their members feel connected and be active.
Published: 9 November 2020
We've launched We Can Be Active, a big online conversation, to find out what would make it easier and more appealing to be active. Join in at a time that suits you from 17th November until 15th December to share your views.
Helping us tackle inactivity to boost health and happiness
