MAN v FAT Weymouth encourages overweight and obese men to get fit and adopt healthy lifestyle choices with the club helping 32 local men lose over 260kg (42 stone) in excess weight in the last twelve months. The fitness focused football games take place every Monday evening at Redlands Community Sports Hub on Dorchester Road. According to Public Health England, 65.
4 per cent of adults in Dorset are overweight or obese and Weymouth MAN v FAT coach Key Ayling explained how the club is more than just about weight loss and football. He said: “We have a fantastic club, Weymouth can be a quiet and seasonal seaside town, but the lads are great and have high attendance and enthusiasm in all weather. “The club is about much more than just weight loss, we have built a fantastic community that socialises regularly, whether it’s cold water swimming in the sea or meeting in the pub to chat tactics for matches.
Players are weighed before each session which is added to their league table points (Image: MAN v FAT Weymouth) "We have taken part in charity football matches raising money for the local hospital's children's ward. “The lads have made friends for life and a great support network for one another. We would like to get as many people to join our community as possible, to keep growing the amount of teams that we have.
” MAN v FAT Football currently has 8,200 players taking part in more than 150 leagues across the UK. The programme was created by Andrew Shanahan who wanted to c.