Our MAN v FAT Bury club not only joined a very successful cluster of MAN v FAT locations in Greater Manchester, it also became one of our newest funded locations with support from Bury Council.
The lads in Bury have picked up that baton with vigour, achieving incredible weight loss outcomes and building a superb community off the pitch too.
They’ve also been shortlisted in this year’s MAN v FAT Awards and we caught up with coach Ant Bromley to find out the secrets of their success.
How important is the funded opportunity at the club to get guys up and running with MAN v FAT?
I think it’s massively important to get the funded opportunity at the club. As one of the only funded clubs in the north of England, in this current climate, men’s health and wellbeing is still something of a taboo subject. We need to maximise this opportunity to spread the word of MAN v FAT and having the ability to award funded spaces will massively help attract local men who are need of support and accountability. It’s also great to hear that local NHS services are now recommending MAN v FAT.
Bury is one of a number of clubs in the Greater Manchester area, how have you managed to give the club it’s own unique identity in that group?
I do have a slight advantage in that I’ve been involved as a player or assistant coach in nearly all of the leagues in Greater Manchester at some point! I think we’ve played on creating a community and just not a club here at Bury. It’s not just about league nights now, we have extra football games and XI’s team as most clubs do but we also now have padel and running groups as well as regular social get togethers.
For any man in the area thinking of joining MAN v FAT, what would your advice be?
100% do it! Come down and take advantage of a free taster session and see what we’re all about!
Want to take up Ant’s invite?
If you’re in the area and want to get started, take a look at our MAN v FAT Bury homepage for more details on how to sign up!
