Spring into action

With spring just around the corner it’s the perfect time to start feeling fit and healthy in preparation for the summer!

There’s plenty of ways to improve your wellness and raise donations for your good causes.

Threads:

Sweaty Betty a fashion forward British brand specialise in beautifully technical women’s sports clothing. Their main aim is to inspire women to find empowerment through fitness and to lead active lifestyles. Every week there are opportunities to Get Fit 4 Free with over 70 classes at boutique stores, guest instructor events and online workout videos. You can shop the latest sports fashion and raise 1.5% in donations for your good cause.
Sports Direct provide sports, fashion and lifestyle brands online for less. Their ever expanding range currently incorporates 34 specialist sporting categories, 24 unique fashion categories and over 500 brands; all with up to 90% savings.  Sports Direct will give you a 2.5% donations if you’re a new customer.

Gadgets:

Make fitness part of your lifestyle with Fitbit Flex. It’s slim, it’s stylish and it’s always with you. During the day, it tracks steps, distance, and how many calories you burn. At night, it tracks your sleep and can even wake you silently in the morning. Sync with your Smart phone and you’ll be tracking your progress in real time – all the motivation your need to get active. You can pick up the Fitbit from Boots and raise a healthy donation too.

The beautiful iPod shuffle is a must for your workout routine. It’s wearable, offers up to 15 hours battery life and holds 250 songs. The big clickable control pad on the front makes it really easy to navigate your way to your favourite work out anthem and it’s speaks to you! If you want to know the name of the track you’re listening to or the artists’ name – simply click the voiceover button and it’ll tell you! Pick up the iPod shuffle directly from the Apple Store and you’ll raise 1% in donations.

Front room fitness:

A fitness DVD gives you the chance to work out with your favourite celebs from your front room.  We’ve looked at some of the best sellers out there this spring.

Davina’s 7 minute fit is based on the huge success of her previous title 15 minutes fit.  You’ll get ten 7 minute works with Davina and her personal trainer Ed Lumsden to help you get fit and burn fat.

Strictly stars are always amazed by how fit they become when taking part in the show, now you can get the same effects thanks to Fitsteps.  Former Strictly professional dancer Ian Whaite, Natalie Lowe and contestant Mark Foster bring you a mix of Ballroom and Latin dance moves combined with aerobics. You can burn 700 calories in only 40 minutes!

MIC: Fit is the latest output from the Chelsea cast.  Binky, Spencer, Lucy and Proudlock along with trainers present four 20-minute workouts. Showcasing the hottest fitness trends which keep the cast in shape in between all that partying on The Kings Road.

Pick up the latest DVDs from Amazon and raise up to 1.5% in donations for your good cause.  And if you want it tomorrow, try the Amazon Prime free trial to enjoy all the benefits of Prime free for 30 days! Free one day delivery, free streaming of popular films and TV and borrow thousands of Kindle books.

Nutrition:

Recognised as one of the world’s leading authorities on weight loss, Weight Watchers International has helped millions of people achieve their weight-loss goals for over 40 years. Their online interactive weight-loss resources include over 1,000 recipes for the whole family, a free online community to share your success, plus charts to track your progress. Sign up to a 3 month online subscription to Weight Watchers and you’ll raise a £7.50 donation.

graze offers amazing, natural food that arrives straight to your desk. Choose a box put together by the graze nutrition team, or set your own preferences so graze can make you the perfect box with that day’s freshest produce. Get your first graze box for free and then raise 75p when you purchase your first full price box.

Don’t forget that we have plenty of other fundraising ideas that you can try, some of which you may find easier having improved your fitness throughout the spring! We’ve also got loads of other fundraising tools that can help keep the funds rolling in for your cause.

easyfundraising.org.uk is a way to raise money for good causes such as schools, charities, sports clubs, religious groups, community groups and more, simply by shopping online. Shop with over 2,700 top retailers and choose from over 55,000 good causes. Discover more and register today.