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It's important during this time of year to focus on your wellbeing, especially with Blue Monday just around the corner.

That's why we're bringing a range of colours your way that will help to brighten your mood and encourage you to practice mindfulness. Follow our steps below on how to... Breathing Colours.

1. Have your family sit down together
2. Get everyone to think of a relaxing colour. This can be any colour you like, as long as it makes you feel calm and relaxed
3. Imagine that the world around you is in this relaxing colour - the air should no longer be clear, it should be in your colour
4. Now as you breathe in, think of this colour and imagine that it is filling your lungs
5. When you breathe out, breathe out any stress, sadness and/or anger
6. Watch as the colour of your stresses mix with your relaxation colour. Your stress colours will now slowly disappear
7. Breathe in your relaxing colour
8. Breathe out your stress colour

Repeat this for 5 minutes.

Supported by the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), we're excited for the upcoming Big Garden Birdwatch weekend!

Throughout January, we have scheduled a range of nature-based activities that will keep children active at our Extended School Clubs. But now, it's your chance to get the whole family involved!

Take a look below to see what type of activities you can do at home or at your local park:

Whether you want to get out now or wait for the big weekend to commence (29th & 30th January), here are some benefits these activities will bring:

• Gets you out and about
• Opportunity to learn about the different species of birds
• Great way to keep active
• You might discover a new hobby/interest

Fit For Sport are delighted to announce Autumn bookings for Extended Schools are now Live!

If you haven't done so already, please ensure that you complete your registration so that you are able to secure bookings as soon as schools return to normal.

Please note that you are also able to reserve your child(ren)'s places for September and the whole Autumn Term by simply paying a deposit of £1.00, utilising the new monthly instalment plan. This enables you to secure your bookings without having to pay up front, ensuring flexibility and providing you with peace of mind that your future childcare is secured without having to pay for the whole term.

To make this transition as smooth as possible we have created an account for every parent/guardian on the new booking system.

To complete your registration please visit fitforsport.magicbooking.co.uk and select 'forgot your password'.

You will then be asked to enter your email address before clicking on the reset password option and following the instructions to set your new desired password.

Once you are logged in, you will need to fill out the fields required to complete your registration process. Note that it's vital for you to select your preferred venue(s)/centre(s) in order to make bookings for them.

Finally, please ensure you check contact details, children’s names and school information is all correct.

To assist you further, the video link below provides a step-by-step guide on registering your new account.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZpUwk9rfWk&list=PLzwZw_y89i0YUQVz0yFzr1tKEbNlzEgX4&index=4

"How to create an account"

When your account has been created you will be able to access additional “How To” videos by clicking on the help button located in the top right hand corner of your homepage.

Here's just a reminder of the benefits of our new booking portal:
•    Fully self-service mobile friendly booking portal
•    Full Access 24/7 to all your account information which enables updating of  details quickly and easily
•    Ability to pay by monthly instalments
•    Ability to make changes to existing bookings online
•    Ability to cancel bookings online

Booking Help Required? Check out our helpful video tutorials which ensure securing your child's spot is a quick and easy process!

WATCH: How to create an account 

WATCH: How to make weekly bookings

WATCH: How to make an ad-hoc or regular booking

If you have any queries or would like any further assistance with account creation or registering your child(ren) please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at [email protected] or call our friendly customer service team on 020 8742 4990.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest Update: Thank you for visiting Fit For Sport, at this time we would like to extend our best wishes to all families and hope that everyone remains safe and healthy. Fit For Sport are currently operating a limited service at a number of schools for Key Worker & vulnerable families. Our fantastic Activity Team have been uniting with the nation to ensure we are doing everything we can to help in these unprecedented times. You can check out our Keeping Key Worker & London Families Active Case Study where you’ll find out exactly how and what we’ve been up to at Fit For Sport during this lockdown period.

SUMMER CAMP BOOKINGS AVAILABLE NOW! - As the UK market leader in children’s activity camps, we are committed to running as many of our Summer Camps as possible. Following Fit For Sport’s recent survey which found that over 88% of our parents would like their children to attend Summer Camps, and in accordance with recent government guidance we are delighted to announce that bookings for Summer Camps are now open! Our website has now been updated with the current list of available Summer venues where you can find your local camp here. All camps will be running in accordance with refined measures to ensure the safety of all staff, families and schools. You can more informtion via our Holiday Camp Drop down at the top of the page where you will a detailed view of our Safe Practice Guidance, Safety Measures & Checklists and FAQ's. We look forward to welcoming your child to one of our camps this summer where the focus will be on being active, having fun and staying healthy! More venues to be confirmed shortly! Watch this space....

EXTENDED SCHOOLS UPDATE: AUTUMN TERM BOOKINGS NOW LIVE!

Secure your spot at your local Extended Schools Club now as Autumn Term Bookings are now Live! Book now at: https://fitforsport.magicbooking.co.uk/Identity/Account/Login

We are working with each school individually to ensure we are aligned to the specific school requirements, adaptations, and facilities available, to continue to provide safe, fun clubs for your children. You can read our new Safe Practice Guidance which will be in operation across all our Extended School Clubs by clicking here.

As you can imagine, there are some changes in a number of schools to term dates, collection points, facilities, timings and logistics, to ensure we work with the school bubbles and operational requirements. We continue to update our systems (website and booking system) therefore please note some booking times and availability may change.

We look forward to welcoming you back to an Fit For Sport Extended School Club at your school in the new Academic Year!
 

Need to contact us? Following the government's recent request for people to work remotely as a result of the COVID-19 PANDEMIC, our customer service team will now operate between the hours of 9 am-5 pm Monday – Friday until further notice. Due to the volume of enquires we are receiving during this time, we ask you to contact us at [email protected] and we will reply to you as soon as possible.

Press release:

Fit For Sport, the UK’s leaders in engaging and educating children and young people through physical activity, have revealed that a worrying 78% of primary school pupils across the UK measured through their Healthy Active Schools System (HASS) are failing to meet the recommended fitness levels for their age group.

The leading childcare activity provider launched HASS back in January 2017 in a bid to tackle inactivity amongst primary school pupils, with an estimated one in three children in the UK beginning secondary school as obese.

In 2016 Public Health England released 'Working together to promote active travel', a briefing to local authoritites that aims to encourage more daily physical activity.

October is National Walk To School Month and this offers the perfect opportunity for parents and children to leave those car keys at home and slip on a pair of trainers for an active journey to school.