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Free Online Exercise Classes For Children
Article from Wicklow People, on 13 May 2020, by Myles Buchanan. MENTAL health in the pandemic hits small children too, says Lisa Redmond who runs Active Academy. Lisa is building an online community to give children a vital outlet during Covid-19. As a kids fitness...
Good Time to Teach Kids Skills
Article from Wicklow People, on 3 June 2020, by Myles Buchanan. LISA Redmond, who runs Active Academy, says Covid-19 is the perfect time to teach your kids basic skills, such as hopping and jumping. ‘Can your child jump? Do they know it’s OK to fail? ‘Normally, you’d...
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- Fitness For All
- Classes Specific To Needs
- Happy Head, Healthy Heart and Strong body
- Build Communities
We achieve this by ensuring that all of our classes are inclusive and designed to cater for everybody. We provide an environment where everyone is accepted for who they are. We include activities in our classes that allow our users to socialise and form friendships, this helps us build communities.
Our fun fitness classes allow children and adults to get fit, improve agility, strength, balance, coordination, social skills, listening skills, communication skills, flexibility and much more. We develop activities that will help improve gross and fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, develop coping mechanisms, improve concentration and locomotor skills. We also focus on building self-confidence and increasing self-esteem for all the participants in our classes. The best thing is that all of this happens unbeknownst to them because they are just having fun.
Benefits From Our Classes
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Healthy Habits
Fun
Fitness
Agility
Flexibility
Balance
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Social Skills
Mindfulness
Coping Skills
Decision Making
Listening Skills
Gross & Fine Motor Skills
Communication Skills
Improved Concentration
Locomotor Skills
Hand Eye Coordination
Sense of belonging
Mental Health Awareness
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