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Fit for Sport reports successful 2009
Fit for Sport, the healthy lifestyle activities provider, has reported a 14.5 per cent increase in children's activity levels of those taking part in its Fitter Schools UK Challenge.
The orgnaisation is one of only a few providers to be recognised by the Association for Physical Education (afPE) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)-endorsed Professional Development Board, helping to support school staff development and delivering activities in schools and communities. More than 14,500 school children are currently receiving healthy lifestyle education each week through Fit for Sport, which has also seen 7 million UK families engage in the Fitter Families initiative during 2009.
Working in partnership with local authorities and primary care trusts (PCTs), the free, nationwide Fitter Families scheme aims to provide families with the opportunity to improve health and fitness as part of the organisation's pledge to "keep the future fit". Fit for Sport also offers training accredited by the National Skills Academy (NSA), which has seen an 86 per cent candidate success rate on all training this year.
The organisation, which currently trains 23 per cent of activity leaders in the UK, provides vocational training at NVQ and VRQ level, as well as activity and sport-specific courses for the health and fitness sector.