It's Chico Time!

Chico will be demonstrating his Block Fit training programme at The Shrewsbury Club on Sunday morning from 11am, with local people invited to join him for the one hour session.

Alvin Ward, manager at The Shrewsbury Club, said: "There's been a lot of interest from the community in Get Shrewsbury Active, which runs throughout January and February. The various events we've organised have really taken off, especially Chico coming to town on Sunday.

"He will be launching his new fitness routine, Block Fit, and is visiting quite a few venues around the country, teaching instructors here in Shrewsbury. Michelle Read from our fitness team is going to learn the routine so we'll be able to offer that at the club and it's a new exercise programme which Chico is taking nationally."

Carla Watts, a fitness instructor who runs The Studio at Shrewsbury's Castle Business Park, added she was looking forward to Chico's visit.

She said: "I heard about Block Fit online and was intrigued as it was Chico heading it up. I made an enquiry and asked him to give me a call and he quickly had me hooked on his new training programme. 

"I'm always looking to improve my clients' fitness experiences through fun and inclusion and thought Block Fit would fit perfectly into my already very successful business.

"Being the first Zumba Instructor in Shrewsbury and having a large client base, many of whom have become Instructors themselves, I asked Chico if he would offer an Instructors' training day at The Studio on Saturday followed by a masterclass on Sunday.

"The masterclass is open to anyone who wants to experience this fantastic new exercise programme which is going to take the UK by storm."

Carla added: "This is a perfect introduction into four types of the most popular fitness programmes, all combined into one, with dance, combat, high intensity interval training and yoga.

"Sunday's masterclass at The Shrewsbury Club will align itself perfectly with the Get Shrewsbury Active campaign." 

Tickets to exercise with Chico are available priced £10 and £5 for members of The Shrewsbury Club. To reserve your place, call the reception at The Shrewsbury Club on (01743) 467755 or contact [email protected]