Funding is available for volunteeers who can support and motivate friends, family members through a new Sport England funded project.
South Asians females are the most inactive demographic in the UK for various reasons, a situation which has been exacerbated by the coronavirus. Now, the Pungra@Home Activators aim to encourage people to group exercise to Punjabi music. The name Pungra is inspired by the authentic pronunciation of the word bhangra.
Pungra, supported by EMD UK, the UK’s national governing body for group exercise will recruit up to 25 people to become Pungra@Home Activators with the aim of engaging more females to exercise to Punjabi music at home, in front of their TV.
Pungra has a suite of exercise to Punjabi music videos, which are available on their YouTube channel.
The founder Ravi Sandhu said, “Our videos are popular, however, we have had feedback from some people who find it hard to motivate themselves to do an on-demand workout at home by themselves, which is where the idea of having Pungra@Home Activators came from".
"Activators will use existing high-quality videos on YouTube and using accessible platforms such as WhatsApp, encourage a group of people to take part in the on-demand class at the same time.
Faye Downey from EMD UK said, “This project will not only support those from the South Asian community access to exercise sessions at home but has the potential to have a positive impact upon their well-being through the support and encouragement of the Pungra@Home Activators.”
People can apply to become Pungra@Home Activators at www.pungra.fit
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