Doncaster MP Ed Miliband gets on his bike to join Fit Rovers session

Doncaster MP Ed Miliband got on his bike to pledge his support to a campaign by Doncaster Rovers to help the town's men lose weight and get in shape.
Ed Miliband gets in shape at a Fit Rovers session.Ed Miliband gets in shape at a Fit Rovers session.
Ed Miliband gets in shape at a Fit Rovers session.

The Doncaster North MP visited the Club Doncaster Sports Village at the Keepmoat Stadium to meet students from the on-site Sports College, as well as join in a Fit Rovers session and see first hand the community work being carried out.

Fit Rovers is a scheme run by the Club Doncaster Foundation aimed at improving the health of men, giving lifestyle advice and lifestyle guidance which has seen remarkable results - with more than 74 stone collectively lost across the first six editions of the course.

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Ed chats to Fit Rovers participants at the Keepmoat Stadium.Ed chats to Fit Rovers participants at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Ed chats to Fit Rovers participants at the Keepmoat Stadium.
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“The club are doing an amazing job in getting people who would not normally keep fit into fitness, healthy eating, losing weight, feeling fitter and better about themselves.

“The way Club Doncaster is at the heart of the community is incredibly impressive, if you look at what is happening with all the community work and in education - I also met students who are really inspired by what they are learning and the environment in which they are doing it. Club Doncaster is really to be congratulated on what it is achieving.

“They are inspiring successive generations, you have the older generations doing the fitness courses then the younger generation here studying. There is then their parents or relatives being inspired by them being here, which is what a football club should be doing - using its inspiration to be at the heart of the community.”

Ed spent time talking to Fit Rovers participants about their motivation for taking part in the sessions, and hopes the successes at the Keepmoat Stadium can be built on to help people across Doncaster.

Mr Miliband chats about Fit Rovers with participant Darren Greaves and course coordinator Scott Copeland.Mr Miliband chats about Fit Rovers with participant Darren Greaves and course coordinator Scott Copeland.
Mr Miliband chats about Fit Rovers with participant Darren Greaves and course coordinator Scott Copeland.
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He added: “I met one chap who had lost seven stone in a year as a result of this. And it’s not just from the exercise, but from changing his diet and other lifestyle choices. It is that inspiration Fit Rovers has given him to make the changes in his lifestyle - just imagine what that could mean for the National Health Service.

“It is better for people, but also for the NHS as you don’t have people getting ill because they are overweight and causing the public purse money. People are voting with their feet by coming back and being part of it. When I look at what is being done I want to see it being done more - I hope you can reach out across the whole of Doncaster.”

For more information on how to join this fantastic opportunity at Club Doncaster Foundation, contact the team on 01302 764665 or email [email protected].