A guilt-free Christmas? I Will if You Will!

A fantastic festive promotion has been launched by I Will If You Will (IWIYW) to give women and girls the much-needed motivation for a guilt-free Christmas.

I Will If You Will – the Bury-based female fitness movement delivered by Bury Council with National Lottery funding from Sport England – is giving away Christmas treats in the run-up to the holiday season to help get women and girls more active, more often.

Between Tuesday 1 December and Saturday 12 December 2015, IWIYW will be running a ‘12 Classes of Christmas’ offer to participants at select fitness classes.

Attendees will be entered into a prize draw at the end of each activity and one lucky winner will receive an I Will If You Will goody bag, water bottle, gym towel, t-shirt and a £50 Love2Shop voucher, which can be spent at a range of high street stores and restaurants.

In addition, all IWIYW participants who have registered with Bounts, the free digital health app that tracks and rewards physical activity, will receive triple points for all activity logged between 1 December to 24 December – this could be anything from a gym workout to a brisk walk around the Christmas markets.To register with Bounts, go to www.bounts.it

Fiona Hayward, IWIYW strategic lead, said: “During December attendance at classes does tend to fall, so as an encouragement to keep active we’re offering local ladies a great incentive for a guilt-free Christmas.

“We know how busy things can get in the lead up to Christmas, but putting aside an hour to go to a class is a great way to de-stress and let off a little steam, burn some calories and release lots of feel-good hormones.

“We all feel better after doing a bit of exercise so imagine how good you would feel if you won a £50 voucher too. You could treat yourself to something new to wear at the Christmas party or a nice meal out with family and friends.”

The ‘12 Classes of Christmas’ offer is running at select fitness classes across the borough of Bury and there’s something to suit everyone regardless of age, size or ability.

From dance fitness to indoor boot camps, it’s the perfect opportunity to try something new and burn off some calories before winding down and indulging over Christmas.

To find out which activities you can win an IWIYW goody bag and £50 shopping voucher at, go to www.iwillifyouwill.co.uk or call 0161 253 5893.

Tuesday 1 Dec: Back to Netball, 7.15pm to 8.15pm at Bury Sport for All Centre, Philips High School, Whitefield

Wednesday 2 Dec: Zumba, 6.30pm to 7.15pm at Elton High School, Walshaw Road, Bury

Thursday 3 Dec: Piloxing, 7.15pm to 8pm at Fairways Lodge and Leisure Club, Prestwich

Friday 4 Dec: Boogie Bounce, 6.15pm to 7pm at Ainsworth Methodist Church, Bolton Old Road, Ainsworth

Saturday 5 Dec: Bodystep, 11am to 12pm at Castle Leisure Centre, Bolton Street, Bury

Sunday 6 Dec: Great Run Local, 9.30am at Burrs Country Park, Woodhill Road, Bury

Monday 7 Dec: Woolfpack Indoor Bootcamp, 7pm to 8pm at Tottington High School, Laurel Street, Tottington

Tuesday 8 Dec: Total Toning, 7.15pm to 8pm at United Reformed Church, Blackford Bridge, Manchester Road, Bury

Wednesday 9 Dec: Kettlebells, 7pm to 8pm at Hawkshaw Methodist Church, Bolton Road

Thursday 10 Dec: Zumba, 7.30pm to 8.30pm at Sunnybank Community Centre, Unsworth, Whitefield

Friday 11 Dec: Kettlercise, 9.30am to 10.15am at Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Spring Lane, Radcliffe

Saturday 12 Dec: Spinning, 10am to 10.45am at Castle Leisure Centre, Bolton Street, Bury

ENDS

Press release issued: 19 November 2015.

Note to editors:

About I Will If You Will

I Will If You Will is focused on changing women’s and girls’ behaviours towards taking part in sport and physical activity with the aim of getting more women and girls being more active, more often, and helping improve the health and wellbeing of people in Bury.

It aims to overcome the many practical and emotional barriers to being active, while encouraging women to support each other by joining the I Will If You Will community.

The Phase One campaign (2013–14) was delivered by Bury Council with £2.3 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England. For the Phase Two campaign (2015–16), Sport England has allocated a further £2 million to extend delivery.

The successful IWIYW pilot campaign identified valuable insight and helped develop the foundations for Sport England’s national This Girl Can campaign, which launched in January 2015, as well as Sport England’s practical guide to helping women and girls get active (www.sportengland.org/womenandgirls).

About Bounts

Bounts is a digital health app that allows you to claim rewards and prizes from big name brands, right down to free stuff your local store. All you need to do is get active and earn Bounts points which you spend in the reward shop.

Bounts helps you track all your exercise and healthy activity in one place and the more activity you do, the more reward points you earn for high street brands, prizes and experiences.

You can connect your favourite running apps, devices like Fitbit and Jawbone or check-in at gyms and venues with the Bounts mobile app.

Using Bounts means that you will earn points for your exercise (tracked through beacons, apps on your phone and fitness devices) as well as classes, which you can then redeem on vouchers for well known retailers such as Debenhams, ASDA, Argos, Sainsbury’s, Boots, Mothercare and many more.There’s even an IWIYW shop where you can claim IWIYW branded goodies – click the link to the right to have a look around.

http://www.iwillifyouwill.co.uk/bounts/