The Year of Women in Sport inspires Kickboxing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
PRESS RELEASE FROM FIT COMMUNICATIONS
June 17, 2015 – WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG WOMEN’S KICKBOXING CELEBRATES THE YEAR OF WOMEN IN SPORT – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Winnipeg Women’s Kickboxing, Winnipeg’s ONLY all-women’s kickboxing gym, is opening its doors to girls ages 5-16 for an 8-week summer kickboxing program beginning July 2, 2015. Fitness enthusiasts Andrea Katz and Trisha Sammons (two-time winner of the Canadian National Muay Thai and Kickboxing Title) found a gap in fitness opportunities for young girls in Winnipeg and set forth to do something about it. In conjunction with the 2015 Year of Women In Sport, Winnipeg Women’s Kickboxing is on a mission to get girls back into high-level fitness and sport.
Girls are two times more likely to drop out of sports by the age of 14 than their male counterparts due to a lack of access, lack of positive role models, social stigma, cost and decreased quality of experience (Source: https://www.fastandfemale.com/girls-in-sport/reasons-girls-drop-sports/). This gap has motivated Katz and Sammons to create a fitness and self-defense program for girls with hopes in changing this trend.
This 8-week program not only increases overall fitness and health, but also teaches self-defense and increases self-confidence. This program has been running since the Spring of 2014 with girls in this age category and Sammons as Head Coach has seen exceptional improvement in the skill-set and overall self-confidence of the group.
Class Details:
Boys and Girls Ages 5 -10 years old. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 – 5pm
Girls ages 11 – 16 years old. Monday through Thursday, 6 – 7pm and Sundays 11 – 12pm
Cost: $200 per student for both above programs
Location: 1777 Portage Avenue – St. James
Media Contact:
Andrea Katz
FIT Communications
E: Andrea [at] fitcommunications.ca
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