Teen ACTIVITIES
Junior Gym
A perfect introduction to a healthy, more active lifestyle. Junior gym sessions are available at all of our centres for 11-15 year olds. Sessions are supervised by qualified members of staff to ensure that you’re able to use all of the equipment correctly, and safely. Staff are also on hand to offer up advice and reccomendations based on your goals.
Standard gym sessions are also bookable for 11-15 year olds, provided they are attending with a responsible adult (that is also booked in for a gym session).
Stand Tall
Stand Tall is a free 8 week programme for 11-19 year olds designed to support your wellbeing. Courses take place across West Suffolk from September 2019.
If you’re aged between 11-19, Stand Tall can help you to:-
- Understand more about keeping a healthy mind
- Experience the benefits of being active in a small social group
- Help improve low feelings, anxiety, stress or lack of motivation
- Improve concentration, confidence and self-esteem
Each course offers 8 weekly sessions, each is 1.5 hours, made up of a 45 minute wellbeing workshop and 45 minutes of pad work moving into the gym.
Studio You
Studio You is a video platform funded by Sport England and powered by This Girl Can, designed to engage less active teenage girls. Developed using insight from both PE teachers and girls within KS3 and KS4, its ambition is to reconnect young people with physical education, improve their confidence and make being active fun.
Children and young people aged 5-18 should engage in 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity a day, yet only 10% of girls aged 13-16 achieve this*. School PE lessons play a vital role in helping teenagers reach their recommended amount of exercise and building a healthy long-term relationship with physical activity.
Teen Chill
Teen Chill sessions at Brandon Health and Wellbeing Hub and Newmarket Leisure Centre are designed to give young people aged 11-16 the chance to get together in a safe environment.
Brandon Health and Wellbeing Hub sessions: Every Friday 19:00-21:00.
Newmarket Leisure Centre sessions: Every Thursday 19:00-21:00.
The best part is, you get to chose what you want to do!
Sessions are not structured, so whether you want to play games, have a kickabout, or do nothing at all- we don’t mind. Sessions cost just £1.
Catch 22 Suffolk Positive futures
Boxing- A weekly programme of boxing and fitness in partnership with Hadleigh Leisure Centre. Every Tuesday 16:45-17:45.
Football- A weekly programme of Football available at Haverhill Leisure Centre, funded by Haverhill Town Council. Every Monday 18:30-19:30.
Girls Only- Weekly football session for girls at Newmarket Leisure Centre.
Supported by Sport England and Abbeycroft Leisure. Every Monday 17:00-18:00
Dance- A weekly Dance session at Brandon Leisure Centre, supported by Sport England and Abbeycroft Leisure. Every Wednesday 20:30-21:30pm
Useful Resources for Teens and Young Adults
NHS Moodzone
Wellbeing Suffolk
the source
SUPPORT
Online support
SUPPORT
Counselling
MyTutor
teen sleep
Mindfulness app
Moodwise
Mindfulness app
Activity guidelines
Healthy lives
Active Suffolk
Social Media Addiction
Take a look at this in-depth guide about social media addiction and included some helpful information specifically about how it relates to mental health.
FOOD AND DIET LINKS
anorexia
bulimia
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SMOKING, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
quit smoking
DRINK AWARE
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