The Zone at the Littledown Centre is a dedicated gym for 8 - 13 year olds and is suitable for pupils in Yr 3 to Yr 8 complementing Key Stages 2 and 3 by helping pupils to:

• Acquire and develop physical skills
• Select and apply skill, tactics and compositional ideas
• Gain knowledge and understanding of fitness, health and an active lifestyle
• Be able to evaluate and improve physical performance

The Zone @ the Littledown Centre is equipped with:

• Treadmills
• Spin Bikes
• Rowers
• Cross Trainers
• Resistance Equipment
• Free Weights
• A Kick and Punch Bag
• Swiss Balls

Click here to watch a video of The Zone @ the Littledown Centre.- please note this is a Windows Media File and is approx 5mb - provided courtesy of Bournemouth Echo

Watch the pupils from Park School in the Zone

(2MB windows Media File)

What do we do within the Zone?

Within the ‘Zone’, we put together a package that will entertain and educate your pupils. The children will be taken on a journey of discovery covering health, nutrition and fitness. 

This new approach aims to make health and fitness attractive to all children, even those who find sport and PE a turn off and find themselves less active.

Our personal fitness team are fully trained and selected to work in this area because they are fantastic with young children. The Zone will fun, exciting but above all else provide an education kick-start on their healthy lifestyle. 

Why is a Zone School Programme important?

·                     Build a healthy mind – behaviour therapy, building up low self esteem and confidence within your pupils

·                     Physical activity promotion – not everyone child is good at sport or enjoys PE at their school. Getting these children fitter within the area will get them back on track

·                     It links in with key stage development objectives

·                     It supports pupils with special needs and social issues to get motivated and fit

·                     It begins to tackle the increasing rise in childhood obesity

·                     It makes a strong commitment to making PE and school sport an important and valuable part of pupil’s lives

Your School package will include:

• A full induction and personal programme for each pupil
• Nutritional information - amazing fun food facts that the children will find fascinating
• Information on a healthy body programme (why should we exercise / What changes does the body go through with exercise and without)
• Awards and recognition for pupils

Benefits to your pupils

Your pupils could enjoy;

• More energy
• Better social and team work skills
• Greater self-esteem
• Better school attendance
• Improve concentration levels
• Less risk of exclusion
• Progress in school PE /sports and reaching the appropriate level in key stage
• Weight management for pupils with overweight and obese issues Support and guidance for pupils who are under weight
• Increased opportunities for talent development
• Increased opportunities for leadership development
• Taking part in community based activity
• A safe and healthy environment

For further information on the programmes, availability and costs, please contact:

John Davies - Active 3 x 30 Support team

Littledown Centre

Chaseside

Bournemouth

BH7 7DX

(t) 01202 436822

(f) 01202 436883

(e) John.Davies@Bournemouth.gov.uk