WIDNESVIKINGS Club’s new mission to keep us active
WIDNES Vikings will be launching a new initiative aimed at helping the community increase their level of physical activity, build their mental fitness and create means of social contact for those who are isolated.
From this week onwards, the club will be reaching out to all schools, community clubs and members of the public in the local area to offer physical activity sessions which can be performed at home.
All of these sessions will adhere to government guidelines surrounding social distancing and hygiene, and cut down nonessential travel by giving people the chance to perform exercise at home and stay healthy.
This is a difficult time for the local community and the Rugby League community, and with the majority of people confined to home for the foreseeable future, it will be easy to let physical activity levels drop. It is important that this doesn’t happen though, and the Vikings will be giving people the tools to remain active despite the current circumstances.
While people may be unable to visit the gym, take advantage of physical education sessions at school or head to a local community club for a training session, there are still ways we can all stay fit and healthy within the home.
All of the Vikings’ sessions will be aimed at those with limited equipment and of all fitness levels, with all of their exercises including different variations to reduce difficulty and still give you a good workout.
People of all ages can get involved, as they aim to look after the physical and mental wellbeing of our local community as a thank you for everything the community have done for the club.
While creating a library of exercises and workouts, the Vikings will also endeavour to produce ‘live’ sessions on their social media channels throughout the week to give people a chance to join in at home.
Along with physical activity sessions, they will be distributing online packs which include Vikings related activities aligned to the National Curriculum, giving children the chance to improve their numeracy and literacy skills. All of these activities can be utilised by teachers who are working with children of key workers, while also being sent home to parents who are looking to keep their children occupied and learning while their unable to
Vikings players will be offering online activity sessions to the community attend school.
Widnes are hoping to create new ways of social interaction with, and between, the fans while selfisolating and working from home. Widnes believe that a lot of their supporters and members of the local community may be feeling detached at the moment, as they are spending time alone in order to help reduce the spread of Coronavirus.
As a club, they are working on a number of ideas to help bring their supporters and community together from their homes, while helping those who may be affected by being in isolation.
A Vikings statement said:
“During these uncertain times it is important that we all come together as a community to not only look after each other, but also look after ourselves. As a big part of the Widnes, Halton and Rugby League community, we are going to do all we can to support as many people as possible and use our resources to help keep the community physical and mentally fit.
“If any of the above initiatives are of interest to you, then please sign up to our mailing list to receive all of our information in the coming days and weeks. Please note that if you are already receiving emails from the club, you will still need to sign up again.
“Our exercise library will also be accessible via YouTube, and we will be posting as much content as possible across our social media platforms and our website.”