MINTY’S 10 WAYS TO STAY ACTIVE & MOTIVATED FOR ALL OF THE FAMILY!
MINTY’S 10 WAYS TO STAY ACTIVE & MOTIVATED FOR ALL OF THE FAMILY!
Together, we will get through this tough time!
As we learn to adapt to a new “normal”, Minty wanted to share her insight with families as to ways to stay active, motivated and challenged while at home over the coming weeks and months.
So here goes…
1) REMOTE LEARNING
Number One on our list has to be the Mintridge
Foundation remote learning programme. The concept is simple; our team of Ambassadors – Olympians, Paralympians and other professional sports stars from over 20
sports, both team and individual will assist young people of all ages,
abilities and physical capabilities to develop confidence, skills, resilience and the importance of mental and physical wellbeing through a safeguarded environment. Delivered via technology such as Skype, FitSwarm and Playwaze, this will build a lasting legacy for your young people.
There is a small cost to this, please contact Alex Wallace should you wish to find out more and hear more of the incredible feedback that
we have received like this:
“OTHING WORTH ACHIEVING COMES EASY! It is amazing
to seefirst-hand the challenges that athletes go through which I have witnessed overthe last six months. The remote mentoring has really helped my fitness and health.”
Nekoda Davis's Silver Mentee, May 2018
“As a mum of one of these mentees, I can’t than you
enough for the opportunity. Pamela Cookey has already had such an impact on her self-confidence, determination and overall wellbeing.”
Parent, Silver Programme, February 2020
Who Is It For: Young people of all age, abilities and physical
capabilities
2) FIT4CHANGE
Why don’t you use the Fit4Change
app? This is a great motivator to help keep active even just in and around the house while
lots of activities have been cancelled. Simply:
a) Select your
charity from the opening screen list (we would love for you to select “The Mintridge Foundation” wink wink).
b) Select your activity and away you go. For every mile that you walk, run, cycle or move indoors, your charity will receive 5p.
EVERY PENNY COUNTS and it is a great way to
challenge your family and friends during this time.
Who Is It For: The whole family!
3) MINTY’S ACTIVE CHALLENGE
Alongside our nutrition partners Nibble Protein, we have
developed #MintysActive Challenge to try with all of the family. Don’t hesitate and download it straight away, get that scoreboard stuck on your fridge so you can monitor everyone’s progress and track your performance of not only maintaining activity but also eating healthily! If you submit your scores, there are great prizes up for grabs too!
Who Is It For: The whole family!
4) CRAZY CATCH
We don’t think there is a more innovative way to maintain hand eye coordination from your garden than with a Crazy Catch ANNNDDDD it can be used across a multitude of sports to avoid sibling arguments! For inspiration, head to the website to see some great ideas of how to
use the different items. Minty is a big Crazy Catch fan and enjoyed playing with it and the Mintridge Ambassadors at Christmas!
To receive 5% off your order, use the code “Mintridge5”
Who Is It For: The whole family!
5) HIGH PERFORMANCE PARENTING
Our wonderful friends at High Performance Parenting have created
some FREE e-learning content and FREE 1-2-1 online sessions for teenagers, independent athletes, parents of athletes, parents and young athletes working together, coaches of young athletes and one to one sessions for anyone facing a challenge in their sporting journey. This is an incredible opportunity so head to straight to their website if you think this can help you, a family member or a friend during this time.
Who Is It For: teenagers, independent athletes, parents of athletes, parents and young athletes working together, coaches of young athletes and one to one sessions for anyone facing a
challenge in their sporting journey
6) MY SPECIAL SPORTS DAY BOOK
Our talented friend and supporter of the Mintridge Foundation, Gurvinder Patara from local business, Purchasing for Parks has put his
time aside to write an amazing storybook for the Mintridge Foundation.
To purchase a book for your loved ones:
a) Head to www.mintridgefoundation.org.uk
b) Click Donate
c) Click Donate Now
d) Donate £7.50 (this includes P&P) with all of the requested details and the caption “SPORTS DAY”
e) Your book will be on its way to you to enjoy with your family!
Who Is It For: The younger members of our families (Key Stage 1)
7) HER SPIRIT
The inspirational duo of Holly and Mel have enabled three months of free membership of “Her Spirit” for all women.
Through Her Spirit’s team of experts, their “small steps” approach, vibrant community and dedicated groups, they make it easy to access the right coaching support, information and motivation to eat more healthily, become more mentally resilient, try new activities and achieve personal goals!
There is expert support and technical content for looking after your mind, body and fuel.
Don’t let us try and explain it, head over and sign up to join in with just some of the following:
Daily live workouts/activities
Weekly Her Spirit podcast with Louise Minchin & Annie Emmerson and special guests
Weekly community challenges
Weekly live meditations
Immune boosting recipes
Who Is It For: Adult females in our families
8) THE LOCAL LANDMARKS CHALLENGE
The Local Landmarks Challenge is a solo, virtual running challenge around your local landmarks. Your local landmarks could be anything from your local church, castle, park, statue or even your post-box.
We are encouraging LLHM 2020 runners to run the half marathon distance but 5km or 10km distances also qualify for the
challenge. You can take part in the Local Landmarks Challenge from today until 3rd May 2020.
What are you waiting for? Sign Up right away and if you would like to raise funds for the Mintridge Foundation while doing it, we would love to hear from you!
Who Is It For: Anyone aged 17 or over in our families
9) PE WITH JOE
There is a free workout awaiting your children every weekday morning at 9am with the one and only Joe Wicks which is LIVE on YouTube to keep everyone moving and positive. Adults, if you are able, you are strongly encouraged to get involved too and what is great is
that there is no equipment required. GO JOE GO!
Who Is It For: The whole family!
10) MOODBEAM
The Moodbeam One allows you to log how you feel at the push of a button. Knowing how you're feeling at any one time can be powerful, especially when set against the anxiety of COVID 19. The simple act of pressing a button, which is visualised through the Moodbeam App, provides deeper insight into what’s going on in the mind of the wearer, be it you or someone you care about who has chosen to share how they’re feeling with you.
We think purchasing a Moodbeam, which is the first
wearable device that logs how we feel, will help you and your family through this difficult time and it will be a great starting points for bigger
discussions. If you use the code, FIVEMINT5, you will get 5% off too!
Who Is It For: Thewhole family!
We hope that this helps everyone, please contact us if you have any questions or would like some guidance!
Take Care, Minty
The Mintridge Foundation is a registered charity dedicated
to enhancing life skills in young people through sport. We provide a support network for young people by harnessing the power of positive sporting role models. The Mintridge Foundation assists young people of all ages, abilities and physical capabilities to develop confidence and resilience, and creates
awareness of the importance of mental and physical wellbeing through sport.
Our team of Ambassadors - Olympians, Paralympians and other professional sports stars from over 20 sports, both team and individual - work with young people in schools, clubs and academies across the UK. Starting with visits including assemblies, coaching clinics and classroom sessions tailored to each
organisation’s requirements, our ambassadors can then provide one- on- one remote mentoring in a safeguarded environment, delivered via technology such as Skype and Playwaze to build a lasting legacy for individuals.
The Mintridge Foundation’s successes demonstrate the incredible power of sport; from a mentee’s selection to represent Great Britain in their chosen field to enabling disabled children to find confidence and happiness just through participation. Understanding life after sport, we also support our Ambassadors
in their transition from active sport to the next stage of their careers.