Purpose

In 2021, Tendring District Council were
success in a bid to Sport England through the Local Delivery Pilot
scheme for funding to develop an Active Outdoor Gym in Holland on
Sea. As part of this bid, the Council secured a budget of
£2,000 for community activation to support local providers to
deliver physical activity sessions at the outdoor gym, encouraging
use of the site and increasing confidence in using the equipment,
particularly for those who would benefit from improving their
strength and balance.
Following advertisement of the opportunity to bid for this
community activation funding, which was open to all, the Council
received a bid from Flexfityoga who are a local CIC working in
Tendring, for £1,925 to deliver 26 weekly 1.5 hour strength
and balance sessions during the spring and summer of 2025 at the
active outdoor gym. This will be delivered by a qualified personal
trainer and yoga instructor who also has qualifications in exercise
referral and working with disabled clients. For the first half an
hour, participants will be familiarised with the KOMPAN Fit app and
outdoor gym equipment. Participants will also complete a PARQ
health questionnaire before use of equipment. This will be followed
by 1 hour of working with participants to ensure of correct and
safe use of equipment and to deliver effective strength and balance
training for rehabilitation.
Flexfityoga are a local CIC working in the Tendring area and have
gathered a lot of local interest for their sessions. Flexfityoga
currently work with:
- Headway Essex - providing yoga, fitness and physical activities
for people living with brain injury
- Tendring Specialist Stroke Services - providing yoga, fitness and
physical activities for people living with stroke. Providing yoga
for people living with Parkinson’s
- Sport For Confidence - ?Working as lead coach in their long COVID
exercise referral scheme
- ESNEFT - Contract to deliver Cancer Rehabilitation in
Jaywick
The decision has therefore been taken to award Flexfityoga CIC
community activation funding to support their strength and balance
rehabilitation sessions at the Active Outdoor Gym in Holland on
Sea.

Content

To award funding to Flexfityoga which is a
local CIC qualified to deliver activity sessions at the active
outdoor gym which will support people who would benefit from
strength and balance training.