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RELEASE
Generali Worldwide and the Guernsey Sports Commission’s
Get Active Fortnight is back for 2014
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Get Active fortnight returns from May 30 with even more free activities on offer. With over 35
different activities with more than 90 sessions on offer, all activities are free of charge and are
offered as taster sessions – making them accessible and suitable for everyone, whatever their
level of fitness.
The initiative, which is organised by the GSC and sponsored by Generali Worldwide, encourages
hundreds of islanders to try a new sport or physical activity and this year’s programme looks set to
be even more varied. New sports on offer this year include: Family Football, Tri Fitness, Kings
Outdoor Active, Zumba Step, Chi Running, Trampolining, Weight Training, Zumba Aqua, Sitting
Volleyball, Disability Racketball, Triathlon and Rowing.
“The team has worked hard to develop a programme for 2014 that gives men, women and
children of all ages a great choice of activities to try. We are confident that there is something for
everyone,” says Ian Robinson, Head of Corporate Business, Generali Worldwide.
The Guernsey Sports Commission has partnered with a number of local sports clubs and
organisations to offer the free taster sessions. These will include:
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Badminton
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Family Football
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Kayaking
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Speedball
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Zumba
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Zumba Step
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Hip Hop
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Tri Fitness Training Camp & Running Club
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Squash
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Racketball (including disability session)
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Health Walks
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Pregnancy Yoga
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Get Fit Guernsey Bootcamp
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Lee Merrien Running
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Chi Running with Stuart Hardie
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Trampolining
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Indoor Bowls
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Weight Training
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Kings Classes (RPM, BodyAttack, BodyPump, AquaFit, BodyStep, BodyBalance,
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CXWorx, TRX Circuit, Outdoor Active, BodyVive, Boxercise, Mummyfit, Sunrise Yoga)
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Zumba Aqua
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Adult Swimming Lesson
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Aquafit Party
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Aquafun family session
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Fishing
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Sitting Volleyball
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Fencing
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Power Walking
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Triathlon
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5km Race
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Surfing
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Rowing
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Beach Volleyball
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SkillSet Tennis (Adult Beginners Tennis, Adult Cardio Tennis, Junior Tennis)
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Get Fit Guernsey Ladies Strength Session
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Zumba Sentao
Finding and booking an activity is easy. Islanders can pick up a Get Active Fortnight brochure
from the Guernsey Sports Commission Offices and at various locations around the island or the
schedule is available on the Sports Commission website (www.guernseysports.com).
“We’re delighted to bring back this popular fortnight,” says Jenny Murphy, Sports Development
Officer at the Guernsey Sports Commission. “It fits in with the Commission’s overall aim of
supporting and encouraging everyone to participate in sport and physical activity. It’s all about
having fun and finding ways to keep active on a regular basis.”
Generali Worldwide has supported the initiative from its inception: “This is the fourth Get Active
Fortnight and each year it gets better and better,” says Ian Robinson. “Generali Worldwide is
involved in a number of sporting initiatives because we value team spirit and the pursuit of
excellent, plus as a business we focus on wellbeing and a healthy lifestyle. We urge everyone to
have a go!”
NOTES TO EDITOR
ABOUT GENERALI IN GUERNSEY
Generali in Guernsey comprises of Generali Worldwide, Generali International and Generali
Portfolio Management and is part of the Generali Group. Based in Hirzel Street, Generali employs
over 150 people on the Island has had a presence in Guernsey for over thirty years.
This organisation offers sophisticated and powerful life-insurance-based wealth management and
employee benefit solutions to a global audience, including multi-national organisations,
international expatriates and certain local resident populations.
More information: www.generali-gw.com and www.generali-gi.com and www.giga.org.gg
ABOUT GENERALI GROUP
The Generali Group (Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A) is one of Europe’s largest insurance providers
and the biggest European life insurer, with 2012 total premium income of €70 billion. It is also one
of the world’s top asset managers and a unique real estate operator. With 80,000 employees
worldwide and 65 million clients in more than 60 countries, the Group occupies a leadership
position on Western European markets and an increasingly important place in Central and Eastern
Europe and Asia.
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