York Mind have partnered up with local charity, Move the Masses, for them to deliver twice weekly pop-up workouts in parks throughout the city, to people on their wellbeing activities programme.
Starting this month, with a weekly session in Homestead Park every Monday at 2pm and then a Wednesday afternoon session at different parks each week, the workouts will teach participants how to exercise in their local open space without the need for any additional equipment
Egg Cameron, founder of Move the Masses explained the thinking behind the sessions
“We know that physical activity helps to manage stress, low mood, anxiety and depression. It also helps with cardiovascular health, improving muscle tone and prevents the onset of many diseases and health conditions. Exercising, especially in the fresh air, does so much for your mental wellbeing as well as your physical wellbeing”
“We love getting people moving and we want everyone to love moving too!”
The sessions are for all ability levels and have an informal and fun feel. A participant can do as much or as little as they like, or even just come along and observe.
Monday sessions are at 2pm at Homestead Park in Clifton over a 12 week period, between the 8th July and 30th September (excluding the August bank holiday). Enrolment for these workouts are purely through York Mind. You can attend weekly, or on a drop in basis. Sign up here
Wednesday sessions, again at 2pm, are held at different locations around the city . These sessions are open to the public, but you will need to fill in a short form when you attend.
10th July – West Bank Park (Acomb Rd Entrance)
17th July – Ashton Park (Burton Stone Lane/Link Ave Entrance)
24th July – Hull Road Park (Meet at the Pavillion)
31st July – Millennium Bridge (Maple Grove side of the Bridge)
7th August – Viking Road Play Area (Main Entrance)
14th August – Derwenthorpe (Outside Super Sustainable Centre)
21st August – Rowntree Park (Butcher Terrace Entrance)
28th August – Heworth Without Park (In Community Centre)
4th September – Acomb Green (In the Centre of the Green)
11th September – Glen Gardens (Meet at the Pavillion)
18th September – Museum Gardens (Marygate Entrance)
25th September – Heslington West Campus (Outside Sports Centre)
2nd October – Red Tower (back of Red Tower next to bar walls)
Further Dates for pop-up fitness sessions will follow in 2020.
To enrol on any of these workouts sign up here. You can also download the full York Mind Activities brochure from this link.
To sign up on another Move the Masses workout, check out this link https://movethemasses.org.uk/events
