Football Fans in Training (FFIT)

Forfar Athletic FC in the Community

Spaces still remain on both the Ladies & Gents Courses but we do require pre-registration.

Please do not be put off by the age / size stipulations these are purely for guidance.

Get fit, lose your belly and get behind the scenes at your local club, all for free.

Are you a man or woman aged 35-65 years? Is your waist size over 36”? Do you want to lose weight, have a healthier lifestyle and ultimately be fitter? Our 12 week Football Fans In Training programme can help you do this for free. You’ll get a behind the scenes look at your club, be trained by selected club coaches and who knows, maybe you’ll even bump into a player or two. So what are you waiting for?

The main aims of the programme are to:
•    Increase knowledge of diet & nutrition
•    Improve lifestyle choices
•    Increase physical activity amongst participants
•    Reduce weight and waist measurements
•    Increase engagement in other physical activity

“I’ve always struggled to keep my weight down…On the FFIT programme, the weight began to fall off me purely by following the little hints and tips I was being given. No diet – just eating better and slowly becoming more active. By the time I had completed the course I had shed just short of two stone. I still feel I have a long way to go to get fit, but FFIT has given me the tools to do it!”

Separate Ladies & Gents courses will be run as follows:-

Ladies
A FFIT course is to be held at Station Park in the 1984 Lounge starting with a launch and information meeting on Thursday 15th December at 6.00pm and the course proper from Thursday 12th January at 6.00pm for twelve weeks.

Gents
A FFIT course is to be held at Station Park in the 1984 Lounge starting with a launch and information night on Tuesday 13th December at 6.00pm and the course proper from Tuesday 10th January at 6.00pm for twelve weeks.   

The meetings will last some 90 minutes split approximately 60 minutes on lifestyle improvement and thirty minutes on fitness or football coaching.  The University of Glasgow Institute of Health & Wellbeing is working with the SPFL Trust and may well make contact to monitor the effectiveness of the scheme.

Equipment comprising Pedometers, Workbooks and FFIT Shirts will be supplied by Forfar Athletic and the initial intake will be 10 males and 20 females on the appropriate courses. This is the second year we have run this programme although the first venture into a ladies class.                                                                                                     

To register interest could you please email your name and contact details to the following:-
Gents… This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Garry Balfour on 07951 074919.
Ladies …  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Courtney Milne on 07810 001508

Please remember numbers are limited so register early to avoid disappointment.

Fuller details of the scheme can be found at http://spfltrust.org.uk/projects/football-fans-in-training. The project is supported by The SPFL Trust and the Scottish Government’s Legacy 2014 programme.