FitForLife

FitForLife is our over 55’s project for local people looking to get more active!

Our FitForLife classes take place on Mondays at 9am and Wednesdays at 8am at CrossFit Southampton and are aimed at older adults who currently exercise and feel relatively confident doing so, but would like to move a little more and find their potential through strength and conditioning. 

Our FitForLife Programme is a fully funded 12 week programming running 2-3 times a year and funded by The National Lottery. The 12 week programme is aimed at over 55’s looking to get back into exercise. More info on this below.

Both the regular classes and the 12 week programme are focused around fun, functional movements with a strong emphasis on the social side too – a free hot drink will be available after each session! 

More info on both options below:

Our 12 Week FitForLife Programme

Everything you need to know

Are you over 55 and looking for a kick-start to improve your health, fitness and confidence with exercise? Momentum in Fitness Charity is launching a new FREE 12-week programme for older adults in our local area which aims to support participants to become more active to improve their health and wellbeing – whilst also having the opportunity to connect with other like-minded people.

Across the 12 weeks, participants will attend one exercise session per week on a Wednesday at 9am, led by two qualified and experienced fitness coaches.Participants will be encouraged to work to their own abilities, utilising equipment such as barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells and resistance bands. We will track each attendees’ progress throughout the programme to measure improvements in areas such as strength, mobility, confidence with exercise and more. We aim to create a supportive and safe environment for everyone and therefore also encourage those who attend to build connections with others after the session with a hot drink or two from the in-house coffee bar!

This programme is aimed at older adults who may have little or no gym experience, and/or those who may be lacking confidence or motivation to become more active. It is a Charity run programme and is therefore free for all eligible participants.

As part of this programme, we will encourage participants to track and log their progress on a weekly basis and will periodically ask participants to answer some key questions to help us measure overall progress and impact of this new programme. This can include body composition analysis (which measures muscle mass, body fat percentage, hydration levels and more) – however this is not compulsory.

Programme Start Date: Wednesday 25th September 2024

Time: 09:00 – 09:45 am (Participants welcome to stay for coffee until 11:00 am)

Where: CrossFit Southampton, Eastleigh

The programme will run every Wednesday for 12 weeks, until the final session on Wednesday 11th December 2024.

This programme is suitable for you if:

• You are able to move from seated to standing unassisted 
• You have little to no experience and/or confidence with exercise 
• You have an interest in building strength through weight training
• You want the opportunity to learn new skills and meet new people
• You want to increase your quality of life
• You can commit to attending regular weekly sessions across a 12-week period 

We will be reviewing all registrations of interest and then shortlisting up to 12 participants who will be invited to sign up at least 2 weeks prior to the start date. This process is just to ensure we are inviting those who will benefit the most from this course and those that can commit to the full 12 week programme. Any remaining registrants that are not invited to sign up will be contacted and may be put on a waitlist for the next course. 

Following the 12 week programme, you’re more than welcome to progress to the regular weekly classes above.