Our children have always enjoyed Fizzbugs, but this summer with the tents and focus on outdoor play has been brilliant – thank you for making such a huge effort, our girls LOVED it! Matt Martel
At FizzBug we educate children, their parents and their teachers. We do this by working with the schools where we run holiday clubs, PE lessons or lunchtime and breakfast clubs that introduce enjoyable and inclusive physical education and healthy eating with a big ‘FUN’ factor.
We are competitive yet inclusive; Fizz Bug programmes teach respect for others and respect for oneself. The children build and develop emotional confidence and leadership skills, which reap benefits in a whole-of-life sense, not just in the gym or on the sports field. Designed to fit within the required curriculum, the nutritional education and cooking combined with the fizz-ical activities reach out to the entire family. FizzBug is about forming habits in childhood that last a lifetime!
Our FizzBug mission is to enthuse, encourage and educate, using simple and enjoyable programmes. In a fun and nurturing environment we naturally use and encourage the positive benefits of physical activity and good nutrition – enabling better achievement and a healthier life to light a fire that will burn for a lifetime.
By improving fitness and nutrition, we will improve confidence, concentration and participation in general learning and family-centred life. FizzBug believes in and promotes the Olympic and Paralympic values of Friendship, Respect, Excellence, Determination, Inspiration, Courage and Equality.
FizzBug is squarely aimed at addressing the growing health issues that face our children (and their families).
FizzBug is a campaigning organisation. Statistics show that the number of children who are obese is growing – indeed it has more than tripled in England over the past 25 years; at FizzBug we have a great deal to be passionate about as we combat this concerning trend. We aim to educate the youngest members of our society in healthy eating, sensible but enjoyable food, good nutrition without expense, and fun fitness – all in a way that inspires and engages, forging a way of life for participants, laying solid foundations for a healthy future – and the future of generations to come.
The brain is often described as being “like a muscle”. It’s a perspective that props up the brain training industry and keeps school children hunched over desks. Literacy and numeracy exercises are judged as more beneficial for the brain than running, playing and learning on the move. However, research shows that working the body’s muscles benefits the brain.
A wave of studies exploring the unexpected links between mental and bodily fitness is emerging from the scientific community. Physical exercise makes your brain work better. We have been adopting the importance of exercise and specifically morning exercise in our adult and school programmes for the last 28 years.