Foxes Legends Celebrate National Fitness Day
- Leicester City legends visited a special LCFC Community Trust PE lesson to celebrate National Fitness Day
- Matt Elliott, Gerry Taggart and Steve Walsh joined pupils from Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School for the activities, which included cricket and dodgeball
- National Fitness Day took place on Wednesday 26 September and encourages the nation to celebrate the fun of fitness and physical activity
The Leicester City legends, who between them have played over 700 games for the Club, joined pupils for a morning of sporting activities which included table tennis, dodgeball, capture the flag and a football skill session.
National Fitness Day encourages the nation to celebrate the fun of fitness and physical activity, whilst raising awareness of the importance of leading healthy and active lifestyles.
Twenty of the pupils involved in the morning’s activities were selected to be flag bearers at Leicester City’s next home game. The chosen individuals will welcome the players onto the King Power Stadium pitch ahead of the Foxes’ game against Everton before heading into the stands to cheer on the team.
Headteacher of Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School, Ann-Marie Kedzior, commented: “Thanks to LCFC Community Trust, our National Fitness Day celebrations have been a major success. The pupils have learnt a great deal about the importance of remaining active and loved meeting the Leicester City legends. Our relationship with the Club continues to go from strength to strength and we would like to thank them for organising such an inspiring event.”
LCFC Community Trust Director, Allison Tripney, said: “We work closely with Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School on our Premier League Primary Stars programme using football as a motivator to get children engaged in learning. Today has been brilliant, everyone has loved celebrating National Fitness Day and promoting the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle.”
LCFC Community Trust works closely with local partners to provide various programmes that benefit the health and wellbeing of people of all ages across Leicestershire. The Trust harnesses the power of football to engage members of the community through their passion for sport.
A wide range of health programmes are delivered by LCFC Community Trust; Man vs. Fat is a football league which encourages adult men to lose weight through regular physical activity. EuroFit teaches participants to make sustainable changes to their physical acitivity levels and Walking Football, a slower version of the beautiful game, enables players to keep fit and make friends.