New activity courses to start in Bury St Edmunds and Felixstowe

People living in Bury St Edmunds and Felixstowe who would like to be more active and try something new are being urged to sign up to two new fitness courses that are starting in the towns in the next few weeks.

In Bury, our Beginners Martial Arts class will start on Friday 6^th March from 10.00-11.30am, at Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre on Beetons Way. The six week course is completely free to join and will run until Friday 17^th April.

The class will give you the opportunity to learn basic combat moves in a fun, friendly and safe environment. The course will be run by Richard Jones from the Kuk Sool Won martial arts school, and aims to increase your fitness at a steady rate.

Meanwhile in Felixstowe, we are encouraging people to give our Begin to Spin course a try. The class will start on Monday 16^th March from 1.30-3.30pm, at Brackenbury Sports Centre on High Road East. It will run until Monday 27^th April and again, is completely free to join.

Begin to Spin is an ideal introduction to spinning, a fun and energetic workout that is undertaken as part of an indoor cycling group. The course will be run by Lucy McCalpine from Places For People Leisure.

One of our community health coaches will also be on hand to develop personal health plans for each of the participants. Jimmy Rushworth is the co-ordinator of our Get Healthy Get Into Sport programme. He said: “Whether it’s losing weight, being more active or eating healthier, we will work with each individual to help them develop a personal goal that’s achievable and attainable.

“For the first 30 minutes of each weekly session we will look at the small changes everyone can make to their everyday habits to achieve their goal. The exercise class will take place in the last hour and will be a fun session which will give the opportunity to try something new, develop your fitness and burn off excess calories.”

Pre-booking for both courses is essential. You can reserve your space by calling Live Well Suffolk on 01473 229292. Some eligibility criteria may also apply. Please note, there will be no Beginners Martial Arts on Good Friday, 3^rd April, and there will be no Begin to Spin on Easter Monday, 6th April.