Beginner to 5kgs 2025

Beginner to 5kgs 2025

‘Beginner to 5kgs’ is a FREE ONLINE 6-week strength training and education programme for middle-aged and older women (aged 30+ years) living in Laois.

This online programme will be delivered via Zoom. You will need a smartphone, tablet, or laptop to attend this programme. Please don’t worry if you haven’t used Zoom before, as we will send you instructions on how to access the live classes. 

6-Week Programme Overview

This programme will begin on Tuesday 20th May 2025. 

• Pre- and post-testing online

• 2 * 40-minute online strength training classes per week
  • You can attend these live online (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm), or you can complete a pre-recorded class in your on-demand library if you miss a live class.
  • We will be performing strength exercises with light household items (e.g. water bottles and tinned cans) and resistance bands as the programme progresses. The use of these items is optional, and we will send you details of where you can purchase the resistance bands in advance of using them.

• 1 * 20-minute online education workshop per week
  • You can attend this live online (Mondays at 1pm) or you can watch the recording on-demand before the end of the week.
  • These will teach you about strength training and how to look after your health in midlife and beyond.

This programme has received funding support from Laois County Council, Healthy Laois and Laois Sports Partnership. 

If you would like to take part, please complete the sign-up page below and then click ‘Register’. Please note, your confirmation email may arrive in your spam/junk folder if it does not appear in your inbox. Please ‘mark as not spam’.

If you have any questions, please contact us at programmes@edufit.ie.

Sign-Up Form

By signing up, you are providing your information to EduFIT. All personal data will be stored and handled by EduFIT in compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines for the duration of the programme (up to 6 months after the final exercise class). Our privacy policy can be viewed at www.edufit.ie/privacy-policy/

Personal data provided in the sign-up form will be reviewed by Dr Diane Cooper from EduFIT, a clinical exercise physiologist and qualified phase IV cardiac rehabilitation specialist, who may provide private exercise counselling to participants living with clinical conditions before the 6-week programme commences.