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Fitness First Project Deaf Active are currently supported
by Liverpool NHS Primary Care Trust in delivery a healthy living agenda which will enable participants to get involved a lot
more and be more aware of how healthy living and a healthy life style can promote positive health. Participants
will have a greater awareness and undersanding of nutrition and positive balanced diet and how this can ensure they
have the building blocks in place to become a lot more active. Children and Young people at Deaf
Active made the choice to place a series of funding applications to secure their healthy futures and success was awareded
by Employable Communities, Liverpool Youth Opportunity Fund and Knowsley's Big Deal.


The funding secured a fully functional fitness suite and a tremendous amount of support and accredited trainging
from Executive Fitness Careers.

Deaf young people decided that they wanted to make the project more inclusive and therefore interviewed
and selected 12 hearing peers from high schools such as Broadgreen International School and Holly Lodge Girls School to participate
in the Fitness First Project.
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