MAN v FAT can be increasing its footprint within the north of the nation in 2024, with a brand new funded membership getting underway in Gateshead from January 2024.

The six-a-side soccer membership, organised by MAN v FAT Soccer in affiliation with Energetic By means of Soccer Gateshead and Gateshead Council, takes place on Wednesday evenings at Gateshead Worldwide Stadium, Neilson Street, and can present the chance of a 14 week funded spot for males within the city.

MAN v FAT is particularly geared toward obese and overweight males with a BMI of upper than 27.5. In 2019 it was reported that 69% of adults in Gateshead are obese or overweight, which might be as many as 113,000 folks.

The programme was created by Andrew Shanahan, who, fed-up with conventional weight reduction courses primarily geared toward girls, determined to develop a programme that mixes the gorgeous recreation with achievable weight reduction targets for males. The whole quantity of weight misplaced by MAN v FAT gamers within the UK presently stands at greater than 600,000 kilos.

Earlier than matches, the gamers are weighed, which is adopted by a 30-minute recreation of six-a-side, with additional objective bonuses awarded to groups based mostly on the quantity of weight gamers have misplaced. Gamers obtain extra assist together with wholesome meal recipe concepts and recommendations on normal health.