Family fun as brothers launch online fitness channel
A FITNESS duo have launched a YouTube channel to provide fun exercise routines to keep youngsters active during the coronavirus lockdown.
Brothers Ottavio and Dario Tanzillo, 24 and 22, have launched Tanzii TV, including a range of ‘Strive 4 5’ workouts, five-minute exercises that families can follow along at home - the trainers record the video clips in their living room.
The recent Loughborough University graduates set up the project to help promote mental as well as physical wellbeing, creating “good vibes” for their young viewers.
Ottavio said: “The idea has been years in the making. We are both professional trainers, we have both had experience doing dodgeball in middle schools, and camps across schools.
“It’s something we are very passionate about.”
The pair both studied Sociology at university and finished their course last year.
Ottavio said their time at Loughborough, with its extensive sports facilities, helped inspire them to set up Tanzii TV.
He said : “It’s an awe inspiring place to be, walking around campus, to see a place where athletes train.
“As boys, it was a dream of ours to go there.”
They also now work at the same school. The introduction to their YouTube channel says: “By offering a platform that connects physical activity and mental wellbeing, we promote fun, interactive and educational movement videos for kids to experience the positive impacts of exercise for themselves.
“In light of these turbulent times, we are educating kids from a young age by providing the tools to increase confidence as well as encouraging positive habits, mindsets and attitudes towards healthy living through promoting the need to make healthy decisions for their future wellbeing.”
From Monday, February 1 to 5, the sporty pair were running a virtual olympic games on the channel, and they were hoping to raise £100 for Place2Be, a charity that works to improve children’s mental health in school.
For more information, visit the Tanzii TV YouTube channel or their social media pages, or email TanziiTV@hotmail.com.