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Light Your Schools Olympic Torch

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Are you excited and ready for the Olympic Games? Well we are! It’s time you get excited too!

Here at Trap Media we want to give you ideas and opportunities to help you make the most of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Using the power of the Olympic values our aim is to help inspire young people to take part in school sport and PE to work towards leading healthy lifestyles, with the Olympic Torch just being lit now is the time to light your students creativity and passion for the Olympics!

We wanted to give you some tips and ideas to help prepare your children for the Olympics with some basic activities you can use adapt and develop. We offer a range of workshops that can be directly used towards raising the awareness of the Olympics.

Activities to Introduce the Olympics:

Olympic Event

Why not give children the opportunity to design, run and take part in their own Olympic event. This could either take place in one day or over a number of PE lessons or lunch times.

Devise teams to give children the opportunity to take part in several events against others of their own age and ability. Throughout the competition they can also score points for their design skills, creativity, organisational skills and their ability to officiate and lead.

Why not book an enterprising workshop geared towards the Olympics, some sports coaching workshops that have mini Olympic events for your students to take part in?

Opening Ceremony

Symbolism has always been a major part of the Olympic Games, with high-profile opening and closing ceremonies providing a combination of messages from the host nation and Olympic ideology.

The Olympic flame symbolises the endeavour for perfection, the struggle for victory, peace and friendship.

What message should be given out in the opening speech of the school Olympics and who should make it?
Who should be chosen to light the school’s very own Olympic flame?
How would competitors initially enter the arena?

Give your children the opportunity to devise and discuss their own choices for the opening ceremony, why not design their own Olympic touch too?

With so many nationalities involved in the Olympics multicultural workshops offer a great introduction to other cultures. Try African Drumming, Chinese Ribbon Dance or Samba Dance all great ways to devise an opening ceremony for your students to partake in.

Olympic Logo Design

Host a mini-Olympic logo design competition; it is a prime example of how sport can act as a vehicle to develop cross-curricular learning – the focus in this instance being design and technology.

As a massive sporting, social and cultural festival, the Games always leaves a strong legacy for its host city. Similarly, a study of the Olympics can have a lasting impact on school life, as through in school experiences children’s interest in sport may be heightened or even initiated. With so many cultures and nations taking place most subjects can gear lessons towards the Olympics not just PE.

The perfect addition to celebrating the Olympics are our visual arts workshops, try a mask making workshop, photography workshop or perhaps sculpture and design your own Olympic based projects we can meet your requirements and outcomes.

Trap Media’s range of Sports & Fitness Workshops are designed to help increase awareness of how important being active and fit is all over the UK, learn from top industry professionals and get involved now!

All are Jazzercise®, Zumba® and Boxercise® fitness workshops are lead by independent registered fully qualified Jazzercise®, Zumba® and Boxercise® instructors.

To book a Sports & Fitness Workshop please contact us on 0800 689 9909 or email info@trapmedia.com.

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Aspiring Olympians take part in 2012 School Games

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

The Olympic stadium is undergoing its final test event before the Olympics Games begin in July. Young athletes from schools all over the UK are taking part in the 2012 School Games.

The games are designed to encourage participation of young people across all sports, and are part of the 2012 legacy project.

Katie Gornall reports, source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk

With the Olympics just around the corner Trap Media are proud to announce that we have devised specialist workshops to cater for students wishing to get involved in the Olympics.

We have designed hundreds of unique bespoke workshops designed to hit this problem full on, with the Olympics around the corner Britain needs to wake up and realise that we need to educate and engage young individuals where fitness is concerned.

Here is a list of example Sports & Fitness Workshops we have delivered in schools across the UK.

Combat Workshops: Boxercise® Workshops, Body Combat Workshops, Martial Arts Workshops, Brazilian Capoeira Workshops,

Fitness & Toning: Aerobics Workshops, Yoga Workshops, Pilate’s Workshops, Tai Chi Workshops.

Dance Fitness Workshops: Street Fit® Workshops (Street Dance Fitness®), Bollywood Dance Workshops, Zumba® Workshops, Samba Dance Workshops, Jazzercise® Workshops.

Sports Coaching Workshops: Basketball Workshops, Netball Workshops, Football Workshops, Rugby Workshops, Cricket Workshops, Fencing Workshops Athletics Workshops,

Healthy Thinking Workshops: Food Awareness Workshops, Confidence Building Workshops, Peer Pressure Workshops, Making the Right Choice Workshops

All are Jazzercise®, Zumba® and Boxercise® fitness workshops are lead by independent registered fully qualified Jazzercise®, Zumba® and Boxercise® instructors.

To book a Sports & Fitness Workshop please contact us on 0800 689 9909 or email info@trapmedia.com.

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Schools Urged To Cater for Girls in PE

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Schools are being urged to introduce new and interesting female-friendly fitness activities an classes dancing and other alternative fitness program that lean towards female interests.

Recent research suggests that girls are doing less physical activities in schools than boys and this gap is increasing over time.

A study for the Women’s Sports and Fitness Foundation indicates more than half of girls are put off by PE classes.

The WSFF wants schools to make PE lessons more appealing towards girls.

The research was conducted by Loughborough University; it found huge differences between the attitudes of girls and boys towards doing PE.

Those differences were bigger in older school children.

Falling Exercise Levels In Children

Eight-year-olds did similar levels of activity: about 60% of those questioned, both girls and boys, said they did regular exercise – at least an hour, five days a week.

But among 14-year-old girls, that figure had halved – only 31% said they exercised regularly, compared with 50% of 14-year-old boys.

The research found most girls wanted to do more physical activity, but many were put off by PE classes.

Some said they did not like exercising in front of boys, and they were not confident about their sporting skills.

Source – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health

Alternative PE Workshops For Schools

This recent information indicates that females in schools are not fully catered for, or that something is missing that could result in a healthier happy lifestyle for students. We can also see that not only females but males and students in general need to be fully satisfied and have as many options as possible regarding fitness.

The Solution – Sports & Fitness Workshops

To help make things more exciting and engaging we have taken normal PE Lessons and spun things on it head.

Here is a list of example Sports & Fitness Workshops we have delivered in schools across the UK.

Combat Workshops: Boxercise® Workshops, Body Combat Workshops, Martial Arts Workshops, Brazilian Capoeira Workshops,

Fitness & Toning: Aerobics Workshops, Yoga Workshops, Pilate’s Workshops, Tai Chi Workshops.

Dance Fitness Workshops: Street Fit® Workshops (Street Dance Fitness®), Bollywood Dance Workshops, Zumba® Workshops, Samba Dance Workshops, Jazzercise® Workshops.

Sports Coaching Workshops: Basketball Workshops, Netball Workshops, Football Workshops, Rugby Workshops, Cricket Workshops, Fencing Workshops Athletics Workshops,

Healthy Thinking Workshops: Food Awareness Workshops, Confidence Building Workshops, Peer Pressure Workshops, Making the Right Choice Workshops

Our fitness workshops are suitable as one off taster sessions, PPA Cover, After School Clubs and INSET training teachers and staff. Our highly trained team have vast experience and are qualified in their specialist field. We use sport and fitness techniques that promote all-round body control, balance and endorse well-being.

Let’s get as many people taking part in some form of physical exercise by 2012. Trap Media’s range of Sports & Fitness Workshops are designed to help increase awareness of how important being active and fit is all over the UK, learn from top industry professionals and get involved now!

All are Jazzercise®, Zumba® and Boxercise® fitness workshops are lead by independent registered fully qualified Jazzercise®, Zumba® and Boxercise® instructors.

To book a Sports & Fitness Workshop please contact us on 0800 689 9909 or email info@trapmedia.com.

Taking Things Into Our Own Hands

Street Fit® (Street Dance Fitness®) Workshops

Children love to show off, and if there’s one style of dance that is getting the younger generation off the sofa and into the street (or dance studio), it’s street dance. Combining the fat-busting routine of an aerobic workout with some cool hip hop move, Street Fit® is a brand new addition to our dance fitness suite. What’s more, as the creators of Street Fit®, we can assure you that your class will be under expert tuition.

Our interest in the health and engagement of young people has made us devise our own spin on dance fitness.

To book a Street Fit Workshop or Hip Hop dance workshop please call our bookings line FREE today on 0800 689 9909 more information on our Street Dance Workshops can be found by clicking on the link.

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Sports & Fitness Workshops Lets Tackle Obesity

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Trap Media have launched Trap Sports which has one main objective, to get the nation fit through high quality Sports & Fitness Workshops.

With the 2012 Games approaching it is Trap Sports aim to help promote a happier healthier lifestyle particularly aimed at children to make them aware of the positive impact that eating right and exercising correctly can have on life.

Sports & Fitness Workshops are designed to be fully interactive and accessible to all age groups, we tailor the workshops to meet your needs and requirements making sure you get the most out of the workshop.

In order to make fitness more engaging and exciting we offer several different alternative options as well mainstream sporting activities. We believe that making sports and fitness workshops engaging and appealing to children means that they can focus on enjoying the workshop whilst getting fit.

Here are some examples of more unique Sports & Fitness Workshops you could try!

Zumba® Fitness Workshops

Zumba® Fitness Workshops are a great and fun way for all to get fit, lose weight and tone up without losing the excitement and motivation to workout. Better still during Workshops, you don’t even realise you are exercising!

Boxercise®

Boxercise® Workshops are a fantastically fun exercise class based on boxing training principles. It is a pad focused workout incorporating some old school style boxing training, creating a highly effective fitness class suitable for literally everybody.

Tai Chi

Tai Chi Workshops are a fun way to exercise! Tai chi is a sequence of slow dance like movements. With the expert guidance of a Trap Sports specialist, participants will learn the basic elements of this graceful ancient martial art.

Jazzercise®

Jazzercise® Workshops are a form fitness combining cardio, strength, and stretch moves for a total body workout, incorporating moves from hip-hop, yoga, Pilates, jazz dance, kickboxing, and resistance training.

Brazilian Capoeira

Brazilian Capoeira Workshops cover Capoeira’s complex movement quick leg sweeps and acrobatic qualities. Taught by a Capoeira master Trap Media’s non contact workshop allows participant to explore the physical elements of the ancient art while uncovering its cultural South American routes.

Street Fit

Street Fit® Workshops are an explosive aerobic fitness workshop, designed to maximise fat burn whilst using Street Dance skills, it is guaranteed to get you fit! With the Street Fit aerobic exercise system, you’ll develop a leaner, fitter body faster than you ever dreamed and have fun in the process with our high-energy Street Fit routines!

Obesity in children is an increasing problem and it is caused by two simple factors – an unhealthy diet and not doing enough exercise to burn off the calories consumed. With preparations for the London Games in full swing, now is an exciting time to get involved in sport and fitness, we also feel it’s a prime time to make everyone aware of the dangers involved in Child obesity.

All are Jazzercise®, Zumba® and Boxercise® fitness workshops are lead by independent registered fully qualified Jazzercise®, Zumba® and Boxercise® instructors.

To book a Sports & Fitness Workshop please contact us on 0800 689 9909 or email info@trapmedia.com.

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