MAN v FAT might 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 Soccer Gateshead and Gateshead Council, takes place on Wednesday evenings at Gateshead Worldwide Stadium, Neilson Highway, and can present the chance of a 14 week funded spot for males within the city.

MAN v FAT is particularly aimed toward chubby and overweight males with a BMI of upper than 27.5. In 2019 it was reported that 69% of adults in Gateshead are chubby or overweight, which may very well be as many as 113,000 individuals.

The programme was created by Andrew Shanahan, who, fed-up with conventional weight reduction courses primarily aimed toward ladies, determined to develop a programme that mixes the gorgeous recreation with achievable weight reduction targets for males. The overall quantity of weight misplaced by MAN v FAT gamers within the UK at the moment 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 aim bonuses awarded to groups primarily based on the quantity of weight gamers have misplaced. Gamers obtain extra help together with wholesome meal recipe concepts and recommendations on normal health.