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British Blind Sport Active at Home

June 8, 2021NewsActive at Home, Boxercise, British Blind Sport, British Blind Sport Active at Home, HIIT, Pilates, yogaSaul Wynne

British Blind Sport inclusive instructors, have provided you with some new audio led follow along sessions to help keep you active until next months ‘Live Workout Week’

For those of you who are new to the programme, it consists of 3 parts:

1) A live workout week will take place during the first week of every month, with a different exercise class each evening at 6.00 pm via zoom.

2) Each of our instructors provides a pre-recorded audio-led class that has been designed to help you progress and develop your strength, endurance, and flexibility. The idea is to do the same class each day of the week, every week until our next live workout week.

3) Our instructors will set participants challenges each month and we encourage you to keep records of your results and post them in our Active at Home Facebook Group

British Blind Sport Active at Home

You can access the pre-recorded videos by visiting our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/BBSActiveAtHome/JunePlaylist
Monday’s – Strength and Tone with The Lakeside Fitness Studio
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/TheLakesideFS

Tuesday’s – HIIT with Brand Inc Fitness
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com//BrandIncHIIT

Wednesday’s – Yoga with Synergy Dance LTD
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/SynergyYoga

Thursday’s – Boxercise with Able2B
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/Able2BBoxercise

Friday’s – Pilates with FJB Pilates
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/FJBPilates

Don’t forget Brand Inc Fitness’s very own Richard has set you all the challenge to complete his core workout video every day.

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BBS: Active at Home Live Workouts!

February 2, 2021NewsAble2B, Active at Home, Boxercise, British Blind Sport's Live Workouts, British Blind Sports Active at Home Live Workouts!, FJB Pilates, H.I.IT, Pilates, Strength and Tone, Synergy Dance LTD, The Lakeside Fitness Studio, yogaSaul Wynne

British Blind Sports Active at Home Live Workouts!

Physical activity is proved to relieve stress, improve mental health and boost the immune system, and we will do our best to continue to help you achieve this.

As such, British Blind Sport is happy to provide you with some audio-led workouts, covering a wide range of activities such as Yoga, Pilates, HIIT, Boxercise and Strength.

If you haven’t previously joined these sessions, grab a friend and be ready to sweat!

Timetable below;

Monday 1st March 2021 – Strength and Tone with The Lakeside Fitness Studio
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89046569696
Tuesday 2nd March 2021 – HIIT with Brand Inc Fitness
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89388687545
Wednesday 3rd March 2021 – Yoga with Synergy Dance LTD
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85836463714
Thursday 4th March 2021 – Boxercise with Able2B
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89649971473
Friday 5th March 2021 – Pilates with FJB Pilates
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85300690167All sessions take place at 6 pm!To receive all the information about our Active At home Programme directly to your inbox, you can sign up to our weekly mailing list. Please click here to sign up to our mailing list.

If you want a head start before the live week, you can find our previous #ActiveAtHome workouts on our YouTube Playlist. Or you can scroll down to find the videos on this page!

For more information on the programme, and to access the Zoom links, head to: https://bit.ly/ActiveAtHomeProgramme

BBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishBlindSport

Uplifting Activities for 2021 from Sense

January 19, 2021NewsActive at Home, boxing, D/deaf Yoga for Wellbeing, Drumming to Music, online, sense, Tai Chi, Uplifting Activities for 2021, Uplifting activities for 2021 from SenseSaul Wynne

Uplifting activities for 2021 from Sense

Sense is back providing you with more accessible activities to keep you active and creative.

Live sessions

These take place at specific times and must be booked in advance. Follow the link for your chosen activity to book your place. We’ve changed how you book your live physical activity sessions. You now only have to book once, which confirms your place(s) for that activity every week until the final date listed on the booking page. Make a note of this date-you’ll need to sign up again for the next block of sessions once this date has passed.

For more or help please contact us on asw@sense.org.uk

Events

Tai Chi Mondays

Day: Mondays Time:2 pm – 3 pm

Equipment needed. Chair

Link to book: http://blindsport.uk/TaiChi
Enjoy gentle, flowing movements and channel positive energy, wher ever you are. Instructed by Miz Rahman. Can be completed seated,
or standing.
This is a live, virtual class, hosted on Zoom. To access the class, you will need to book through our online booking system. Please follow the above link to book your place.
If you are having trouble booking this session or accessing Zoom on the day, please contact Michael.barrett@sense.orq.uk or call 07976 707281

Boxing

Day: Thursdays Time: 10.45 am – 11.30 am

Link to book: http://blindsport.uk/OnlineBoxing

Equipment needed. None

A weekly online boxing class with Boxing Futures. This class will get your heart beating whilst you move and stretch along with instructor Sarah!
This is a live, virtual class, hosted on Zoom. To access the class, you will need to book through our online booking system. Please follow the above link to book your place.
If you are having trouble booking this session or accessing Zoom on the day,
please contact Chloe.brown@sense.orq.uk or call 07980 660 939

D/deaf Yoga for Wellbeing (signed only)

Day: Thursdays Time: 5 pm – 6 pm

Link to book: https://blindsport.uk/DeafYoga

Equipment needed

Yoga mat or similar
Folded blanket
Cushions or similar, to support underneath your feet

This is a live, virtual class, hosted on Zoom. To access the class, you will need to book your place through our online booking system. Please follow the above link to book your
place. If you are having trouble booking this session or accessing Zoom on the day,
please contact Vlichael.barrett@sense.orq.uk or call 07976 707281

Drumming to Music

Day: Fridays Time: 2 pm – 3 pm

Link to book: http://blindsport.uk/Drum2Music

Equipment needed

Chair if desired (can be done seated or standing)
2 “drum sticks”- these could be wooden spoons, pens, or any
thing else you can find in your home

Get moving to the upbeat music, and practice your drumming skills using wooden spoons, pens, or whatever you have at home! This is a live, virtual class, hosted on Zoom. To access the class, you will need to book your place through our online booking system.

Please follow the above link to book your place.
If you are having trouble booking this session or accessing Zoom on the day, please contact Paul.downes@sense.orq.uk or call 07970 339871

Exercise Through Dance

Day: Saturdays, Time: 11 am—11,45am

Link to book: https://blindsport.uk/ExerciseDance

Equipment needed. None

Coach: Step Change Studios

Have fun whilst getting active, learning new routines from Bollywood to Hip-Hop. This inclusive class is suitable for all ability levels and can be done seated or standing.
This is a live, virtual class, hosted on Zoom. To access the class, you will need to book your place through our online booking system. Please follow the above link to book your place.

If you are having trouble booking this session or accessing Zoom on the day, please contact Michael.barrett@sense.orq.uk or call 07976 707281

Active at Home

Sense have been working with Disability Rights UK and Durham University to create some pre-recorded videos suitable for disabled people and people with long term health conditions.

Starting from 5th January, we are kicking off our Active at Home workouts with four series of different workouts. Check out the timetable below, and visit the DRUK YouTube channel here: https://blindsport.uk/GYAYoutube

Pre-recorded videos:

these can be watched at a time to suit you. All you need is a device and an internet connection-just follow along with the instructor on screen, pausing the video to complete a section if necessary. Click the link for your chosen activity to view it on YouTube.

Exercise Through Dance

Dance sessions to get you moving with expert instructors from Para Dance UK, taking you through inclusive, easy to learn dance routines to popular mu sic! This session is for all ability levels, ensuring disabled and sensory impaired people can participate and be active.

Sequence & cool down with Vicki Link: http://blindsport.uk/ParaDance
Duration: 16 mins

Seated Dance Episode A Captioned and Audio Described

Join choreographer Sundeep Saini with a brand new dance routine to try out!

These sessions are delivered seated to support access and mobility needs. This week, Sunny is showing us a routine set to ‘Disco Inferno’.

Link: http://blindsport.uk/SeatedDance

BBS New ” Active at Home” Virtual Program!

October 28, 2020NewsActive at Home, adapts, British Blind Sport, virtual delivery programmeSaul Wynne

British Blind Sport New ” Active at Home” Virtual Program!

As restrictions begin to differ vastly across the UK, British Blind Sport have decided to change their Workout Wednesday programme to something with more flexibility and permanence.

Rather than have one workout per week, BBS will now run a live workout week at the beginning of each month with a different inclusive class each night from Monday to Friday at 6 pm.

The timetable for the first live week of the Active At Home Programme is as follows;

Monday 2^nd November – Strength and Tone
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81680403682
Tuesday 3^rd November – HIIT
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88464758995
Wednesday 4^th November – Yoga
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82179325651
Thursday 5^th November – Boxercise
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83224385730
Friday 6^th November – Pilates
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87403260328

Main BBS Active at Home Link

For more information, please contact BBS Participation Officer, David, on david@britishblindsport.org.uk or phone 01926 424247

Following these live workouts, BBS will release “follow up” exercise sessions for each different class so that participants can improve and build on their performance throughout the month – until the next live workout week.

BBS think this new programme will provide more structure to the online workout series, with the pre-recorded follow on sessions allowing participants to take part whenever they have time and motivating them to progress in their chosen classes.

One participant said, “I’m finding these workouts fantastic! Currently, self-isolating and can’t get out to walk or run. These workouts are keeping me sane!”

Another said, “It’s nice to do exercise alongside other people (even virtually!) and have very motivating instructors who speak to the participants and correct our positions. It’s a great idea!”