The team, lead by head coach Ben Le Vesconte, prepares the staging area before the kids are briefed on the run.
Some of the pupils proudly pose for their photo shoot after completely the 2.5km run at Battersea park.
Coaches Ben and Lekon take the group through a stretch routine to facilitate muscle recovery after their session.
Dietitian, Rachel Stevens, talks about the eat well plate and its different food components. Further sessions demonstrate how foods may increase energy levels, in preparation for a run and muscle recovery, post run.
Coach Ben take pupils through a typical running drill, one behind the other to teach pupils the importance of pacing during a run.
The head teacher introduces the GET Kids Active team to the selected pupils.
Coach Ben teaching pupils how to squat. An important exercise to develop strength in the legs and maintain good range of motion in the joints.
Using the metronome, set to a cadence of 180, the pupils are being taught to hop on the stop. The principle for this is to encourage pupils step at this pace whilst they run.
A side view video of pupils running to assess their running style/posture. This allows our coaches to focus on improving posture during the coaching sessions.
A side view video of pupils running to assess their running style/posture. This allows our coaches to focus on improving posture during the coaching sessions.