Say hello to Reach Up

Transforming more women’s lives through your group exercise classes

Reach Up, built by EMD UK in collaboration with This Girl Can, and funded by the National Lottery, is a revolutionary new resource hub for group exercise instructors.

Why do we need Reach Up?

According to recent data, group exercise is one of the most effective ways to get more women more active, more often, and there is huge potential to engage even more women if barriers to entry can be removed. 

Reach Up addresses those real-life barriers by equipping instructors with powerful, practical tools to create welcoming, inclusive environments where every woman feels she belongs.  

It also provides guidance to help instructors connect with women who can benefit most from group exercise, giving them the motivation, confidence and support they need to get started and keep going. 

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Learn on the go

Reach Up has been specifically designed for busy, on the go group exercise instructors.

Whether on the sofa, at the coffee shop, or in between classes, Reach Up fits effortlessly into your schedule. Through videos, worksheets, and step-by-step guide, Reach Up’s bitesize learning format makes expanding your knowledge easy.

Designed to make maximum impact immediately, you can implement your learnings in your very next class.

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Boost Your Impact, Change More Lives

Reach Up provides a free, comprehensive library of resources to equip you with the knowledge and tools to transform lives of women in your community.  

Elevate your professional development with high impact topics that include: 

  • Movement is Wellbeing: Providing you with a fresh approach to promote sustainable, inclusive, and accessible movement specifically for women.
  • How to Reach and Engage More Women Through Social Media: Ready to boost your social media presence with video but not sure where to start? This session is designed to help you feel confident, clear, and creative when it comes to creating video content.
  • Engaging Muslim Women in Group Exercise: Understand faith, create accessible classes, and encourage activity beyond sessions.
  • Helping Your Participants to Create Long-lasting Exercise Habits: Learn proven behaviour change models to motivate group exercise participants.

Check out our Pro membership*, which offers additional, in-depth resources, specifically tailored for Level 2 instructors, focusing on adapting exercise for medical conditions, such as: 

  • Guiding a Safe Return: Supporting Women with Long-term Health Conditions in Group Exercise Classes: Learn how to support women living with long-term conditions through inclusive & effective group exercise.
  • Building Strength – Best Practices for Osteoporotic Participants in Group Exercise Classes: Designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to support individuals living with or at risk of osteoporosis.
  • We Have Your Back: Safely Supporting Women with Non-Specific Back Pain in Group Exercise Classes: Empower yourself to confidently and safely include participants with non-specific back pain in your group exercise classes. 

Plus, we’re always adding new content to the Reach Up hub! Look out for this upcoming content: 

A podcast series providing a practical guide and insightful conversation for group exercise instructors and the wider fitness sector, exploring how to create inclusive spaces, understand cultural considerations, and empower Muslim women to fully engage in and lead group exercise, plus how to build even more inclusive classes for women by fostering trust and connection with your participants. 

And more to come… 

*To ensure these resources align with your scope of practice, you’ll need to evidence your Level 2 qualification to gain access, to help us ensure you’re equipped with the right knowledge to safely and effectively apply these advanced techniques. 

Reach and engage more women in your community.

Get free access to Reach Up now by signing up to a free EMD UK membership. Because creating positive change in your community shouldn’t come with a high price tag.

Access over 250 free resources, including all free Reach Up resources, to help you grow and develop your teaching with video content, downloadable resources, and more.

Engage, inspire, ignite the fire – transform more women’s lives through your group exercise classes. 

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Unlock Your Path to Teaching Success with Reach Up.

EMD UK UK Pro membership offers additional in-depth Reach Up content specifically tailored for Level 2 instructors focusing on specific health conditions to align with your scope of practice.

This helps us ensure you are equipped with the right knowledge to safely and effectively apply what you you have learnt. If you have a Level 2 or above, sign up to Pro Membership to gain access to the full suite of Reach Up content.

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Start your Reach Up journey today.

Choose your free or PRO membership to get started with exclusive support, training resources, and a community that lifts you higher. You can upgrade to a PRO membership at any time via EMD UK PRO membership – EMD UK.