Edition #3 - Group ex roundup
Welcome to your next monthly group ex roundup! Here you'll find some our biggest stories and interesting takes all in one handy place.
What does the mental health of instructors look like?
We recently worked with Workplace Mental Wealth to deep dive into the mental health of the fitness workforce.
The top positive effect on the mental health of group exercise instructors? “Feeling my work has purpose and I’m valued.”
In contrast, the top negative effect on mental health of instructors in 2022 was “Having responsibility for everything.”
We're currently conducting focus groups with instructors to further understand the challenges they face with their mental health. From this, we'll devise a plan on how the sector can better support the workforce.
EMD UK recruits three new non-executive board directors
EMD UK are thrilled to welcome our three new non-executive board members -?Born Barikor, Gill Cummings-Bell, and?Sarah Durnford.
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Of their appointment, Marcus Kingwell our CEO said
“I am delighted to welcome out new non-executive board directors to EMD UK. To achieve our mission of supporting instructors to be the best they can be, it’s imperative we have the experience and expertise of industry professionals. With decades of experience between them, Born, Gill and Sarah will provide fresh voices and perspectives to EMD UK, ensuring the voices of instructors are heard when making strategic decisions.”
EMD UK support Together Fund projects
We're thrilled to be supporting more community groups through the?Sport England?Together Fund.
Sport England has committed ?￡20 million of National Lottery funding?to help the groups that are identified as being disproportionately affected by the pandemic, significantly impacting their ability to be physically active.
The fantastic projects we're funding are integral to getting more communities active and creating a healthier nation.