Free & Fit - Who We Are, What We Do - Join Us!
Free & Fit - Who We Are, What We Do - Join Us!
The Short Version of what we do....
At Free & Fit, you’re challenged to better yourself socially through community. We do this through Sports, the Arts, Service and Outreach programs including:
Weekend Retreats Summer Camps Extra-Curricular Sports Spiritual Coaching Service based Events Local Community Outreach Group and Individual Sports Coaching The Free & Fit programs are accessible to all ages. We offer certifications and accreditations on specific programs to help quantify progression and reward hard work. We help businesses, schools, Churches and local service based charities express new ways to help establish networks, friendships, re-build relationships, offer courses, serve a neighborhood and reduce loneliness together or as part of a bigger community effort. Together we can impact out own local communities through Free & Fit’s Sports, the Arts, Outreach and Service based programs. Join us today by setting up a call, arranging a time to meet, RSVPing to an event or requesting our services via our website www.freenfit.org Stand Firm. Desire Freedom. Pursue Fitness.
The Long Version of what we do....
Free & Fit NYC & London 2020
Free and Fit was originally launched as a small group of friends who loved Sport and loved Jesus. Out of Holy Trinity Brompton in South Kensington, United Kingdom, in May 2013, under the stewardship of Tim Matthews, Love Church Founder, and Colby Hanks, Slice Studios Co-Founder, Tim Chew launched Faith and Fitness with a dream of working out and worshipping together was born. The Vision of Faith and Fitness was to welcome brothers and sisters of Christ into discipleship to share God's word and to shape God's people to be more like Jesus Christ. So often people in sport seek guidance on how to balance, work, life and training in sport. The ethos of this group is to provide discipleship for people who participate in sports, from levels of all abilities, to be able to speak freely about their faith and fitness in a fellowship group.
The group met fortnightly to read a small passage from the bible, to listen to a talk, participate in sport and discuss the issues raised from the talk. The main emphasis will be instead of eating dinner, like in a normal small group, we will take part in a sporting activity. Through the idea of combining Faith, Christian Scripture teachings and prayer, and fitness, running, racquet sports and soccer, a new community was built. Now today, we are based in four different locations including West London, Shepherds Bush, South London, Kennington Park, in the UK and Chelsea New York City, the Highline Hotel, and Hoboken at the Hoboken Evangelical Free Church in the United States.
Free & Fit’s mission today is slightly different to the original Faith & Fitness model. Free & Fit seeks to build community, reduce loneliness and share the love of Jesus through Sports, the Arts, Outreach and Service. The three different engagement, building community, reducing loneliness and sharing the love of Jesus are to engage with different target audiences. Firstly, those who are new to the City they live in, mainly London and New York, where making friends, building a family or network can be difficult and challenging. Secondly, for those who need authentic friendships, the lonely, those who are stressed, depressed, anxious or fearful and need somewhere to make home. Finally, then to those who wish to seek and experience a faith community and want to know more about Jesus they don’t have to believe, just to know they have somewhere they can belong.
Our core differentiation to other communities is the four spheres we operate in with youth, young adults and all age groups through Sports, the Arts, Outreach and Service. Past projects have included food collections, mission trips, workouts, worship sessions, weekends away, spiritual and sports coaching, developing a Free and Fit tailored individual or group program and one to one pastoral care if required.
We would love for you to consider taking part in our 12 part Free and Fit Challenge which can be tailored for your specific needs whether that be that you are School, Church, Business or Individual, Youth, Young Adult or any age group. Please review our different service offerings, specialist programs and tailored tracks to suit you and your community’s needs. We are here for you and praying for you! Love & Blessings Tim & F&F Team
Free & Fit Afterschool Programs K-12
Free & Fit Youth After-School programs help young people to connect, engage and learn about the community they live and study in. The primary objective of Free & Fit Youth is established clear links between spiritual, social, physical and mental well-being with confidence, self-esteem needs and prioritizing success in both school and personal achievement goals. As part of a wider community members will learn about their own personal well-being of others in a fun, fitness based and social friend-filled environment. Programs incorporate team sports, the arts, service and outreach challenges, prayer and reflection, creative activities, and community service. After School programs can run once a week, or every day depending on your needs. Programs can focus on one of our key areas or address them all. In-School Sports Curriculum Classes
Free & Fit offers a unique Sports based curriculum for faith-based schools. Existing school PE teachers can be trained to deliver the curriculum by one of our experienced coaches, or we can provide a coach to come in and deliver classes on a weekly basis at your school. Courses include Christian foundations rooted in scripture with specific sports related topics and tangible out comes. Church Programs
Church programs include Sunday School meetings, Adult Bible Studies and Group and Individual sessions. Our unique approach of learning, teaching and practical application through Sports, Service, Outreach and Arts based events our program enables us to develop individuals in groups or independently to encourage their faith, grow their friendships and networks and serve the local church. Sports, Spirituality, Community Teams, One to One coaching and Group Coaching options available. Free & Fit for Business
Tailored and unique courses available for specific industry needs to overcome obstacles, set clear career and personal goals and build a greater community and team bond between coworker, client, supplier and volunteer. All business, no matter how large or small, makes a difference and represents a part of who we are, where we have come from and where we are going in the future. This especially supports small to medium sized businesses and larger organizations with needs for in house training. Individual and Group Coaching
Sport and Spirituality Coaching is a new and unique combination provided to accelerate your motivation to take part in Sport whilst stretching, meditating, working and listening to worship music. Since the summer of 2014 Free and Fit has offered group exercise classes and group weekend retreats to grow, teach and stimulate our Sport and Spiritual inner person. Now, through one to one meeting, we can offer more in-depth, personal and individual support in achieving faith and fitness goals. To find out more about Free and Fit visit our website at www.freenfit.org
Love and Blessings F& F Team.
Join Tim at Free and Fit events by signing up to our events online here at our website www.freenfit.org About the Free & Fit Challenge The Free and Fit course has been created to build strong social skills, charge healthy physical bodies and to instil a well balanced and sound mind. Participants who complete the full course over 12 sessions will learn how to work effectively with their team members to build strong values of power, love, and self discipline. Free & Fit Mission To reduce loneliness through Sports, the Arts, Social Justice and Service. Free & Fit Vision The vision of free and fit course is to engage, motivate, improve and hence find freedom in a physical and spiritual state. As such the freedom that leads to a peaceful heart; leads to a healthy body. The course is built upon the core value of learning together to be disciplined and motivated in our faith as well as our fitness. Free & Fit Website: https://www.freenfit.org/ Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCf4gjFopw_eyr6-w7c3bxiQ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/pg/freeandfitchallenge Twitter&Instagram: @freeandfitnyc Email: freeandfitnyc@gmail.com Freedom // Fitness // Fellowship Free & Fit Challenge © Copyright 2020 Free & Fit NYC/NJ © Copyright 2020 Free & Fit London © Copyright 2020
