GREAT NEWS! This year’s weight management will be sponsored by Coan Biltong & Jerky. The nutritious snack is high in protein and great when looking to lose weight or tone up. All members of weight management will receive sample snacks during the program. Thank you very much Coan Food Ltd!
Weight Management Programme Leaflet
Click on the link above to see our great testimonals from our last weight management. Join our new weight management by emailing us at actlife@imperial.ac.uk
The new studio timetable launches on the 28th April with 5 new studio classes, 21 Active Lifestyle classes and best of all 8 free classes on the timetable! Free classes are available to all of Imperial College and you do not have to be a member of Ethos to join in. Click this link to see the timetable! * please note if you are not an Ethos member you will be asked to complete an HCS for cenre based classes.
https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/sports/Public/Class%20Timetable%20April%202014_small.pdf
For more information please contact actlife@imperial.ac.uk
The Active Lifestyles Team launched 52fit today in Prince Gardens in front of Ethos. 52fit is a free Active Lifestyles class based outside. The class incorporates functional movements in a circuit style. Each person picks a giant card from the dec of cards and the circuit begins! Exercises include burpees, squats, plyometrics, running and fun group tactical based tasks. Created in the style of boot camp and army based training 52fit brings a more fun and fresh approach to training using the unpredicability of picking exercises out of a deck of exercise cards. The class emphasis is fun, friendly and available to all abilities.
If your interested in joining in anyone can attend the class including all staff, students, external members of Ethos and non-members. Meet us at Ethos reception every Wednesday 1315-1400 and for more information contact us on actlife@imperial.ac.uk
Bring all your friends come along and have some fun outdoors.
The Active Lifestyles Team has a new studio timetable out for January 2014.
It includes new classes!!
We have battlebells on a Sunday at 11am. The class involves high intensity intermittent training with battle ropes and kettle bells. We have also included another weightlifting club class in the performance room every Wednesday 5-6pm. The class focuses on clean, jerk and snatch. Everyone is welcome but solid experience of squatting is necessary.
Book in for all studio classes at Ethos reception. You can book 6 days in advance!
Healthy Living Week starts on the 27th January. Get Involved!!
The Active Lifestyles Team has loads of exciting free classes, staff office challenges, body MOT’s and nutrition seminars throughout the week. For more information look online at the ALT website.
I was really keen to tell everyone about boot camp on Friday lunch times 12-1pm in the performance room. I think this class is a little hidden gem on the studio timetable and more people should come to the class. We have around 4-10 people within the class, with capacity being 16 people therefore the ALT advisor will be able to provide you with loads of coaching your the 1 hour session.
Sessions formally involves a long warm-up of squatting, either and all – overhead squat, back squat and front squat technique and warm-up, then followed by some mobility work.
Session consists of work outs called “WODS”
I took a picture of a group last week who completed the following work out. All four have greatly varying fitness levels but the ALT make sure to tailer the WODS to your ability. We try and push you mentally and physically, I think everyone joining in feels like they really achieve something when they finish.
These are the WODS from last Friday. If youwould like to come along on Friday’s book in at Ethos reception, it’s £3.50 a class, or by a 10s card it works out cheaper! Hope to see you this Friday!
WOD1
10 THRUSTERS EVERY 30 SECONDS 1 BURPEE OVER THE BAR = 25KG BAR
FOR TIME – 10 MINUTE MAX – SETS OF 10 COUNTED
WOD2
DEADLIFT 10 MED BALL SLAMS 10 – HOW MANY ROUNDS IN 5 MINUTES
WOD3
MED BALL THRUSTERS 10 BENT OVER ROW 10 – HOW MANY ROUNDS IN 5 MINUTES
WOD4
20 BACK SQUAT – 60% 1RM
20 BURPEES
5 STAIR CLIMBS
10 PRESS UPS
3 ROUNDS FOR TIME!
Septembers pre-season finished with a BANG! Loads of students and staff turned up to train twice a day Monday to Friday with some of the best student strength and conditioning coaches around. Top nutritionists and weightlifting coaches ran seminars and workshops throughout the two weeks. If you attended pre-season and would like to see more photo’s of the sessions take a look at the Sport Imperial facebook page and give it a “like”
Weight Management successfully finished this Monday with everyone attending the celebrations and certification ceremony at Eastside Bar. Everyone did exceptionally well with total weight loss of the group coming in at 47.4kg! A massive achievement and something to be really proud of. All the hard work, nutrition and exercise paid off. Biggest weight loss over the 8 week programme were Imperial staff members, Charles, Susan and Igor. Between them they lost a massive 23.10kg in 8 weeks.
The weight management programme run by the Active Lifestyles Team focuses on cutting edge research in the medical industry combined with over a decade’s worth of fitness and wellbeing knowledge the team worked with staff, students and external Ethos members to produce a tailored nutrition and group fitness program. Fitness sessions are run daily and nutrition advise is provided throughout the programme. Each individual is testing before, during and after to monitor their progress.
If you are interested in joining the next weight management programme in January 2014 please contact activelifestyles@imperial.ac.uk
