Olympic sprinter Adam Gemili teams up with myphizz to boost physical and mental wellbeing in Halifax school

The World Championship gold medallist and former World Junior Champion has collaborated with new app, myphizz to combat sedentary behaviour, exacerbated by lockdown restrictions and the closure of schools.

It provides schools and teachers with the tools they need to engage students in an active curriculum and supports Ofsted’s recommendations that children should engage in exercise for an average of at least 60 minutes per day across the week².

Siobhan Roe, teacher at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School said: “myphizz has been a huge hit amongst our year three pupils - there’s been such a buzz in the classroom with every single pupil involved in creating, sharing and accomplishing activities. The children have rushed home to tell their parents all about their ‘phizzes’ and we can’t wait to see the rest of school enjoy it.

“The platform is so easy to use and I’ve found the images to describe the ‘phizzes’ really useful as it helps a lot of the children with their reading and spellings as they compare words and pictures. The mix of activities that can be set is incredible - we’ve used myphizz for practicing our times tables as well as challenging each other to do as many press-ups as possible! myphizz has opened up a world of fun activity and movements for our children.”

Using a live leaderboard, children have the ability to set myphizz challenges in their classrooms, comparing results across their school, as well as nationally. Teachers also have access to a functional control dashboard which measures individual pupils’ activity levels.

Adam Gemili said: “The mental and physical wellbeing of children has never been more crucial; with lockdown restrictions having a negative impact on activity levels, many children are now sadly not meeting the recommended level of exercise.

“myphizz gives children autonomy and empowers them to manage their own levels of physical activity through choosing exactly the types of exercise they enjoy. Whether they’re completely new to physical activity and enjoy inventing their own fun and wacky physical challenges or they’re an aspiring athlete - myphizz is an inclusive and fun tool that connects like-minded kids and allows them to find friends with shared interests.”

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