Qualified staff run healthy exercise group activities for children

Highly Qualified and Experienced staff

Runner Beans staff are qualified, experienced and totally dedicated to the welfare of your children when they take part in our organised fun healthy fitness activities for children.

Kate Sanderson, MCSP, GradDipPhys

Photo of Kate Sanderson, qualified children's activity instructor

I am mother to two young boys (aged 3 and 6). Since having my children I have become increasingly interested in the importance of promoting a healthy lifestyle for children from a young age.

I qualified as a chartered physiotherapist in 1993 from the Queen Elizabeth School of Physiotherapy in Birmingham and I am a Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).

While on maternity leave with my youngest son, Jackie and I decided to retrain as fitness instructors for children and gained the CYQ Level 2 Instructing Health Related Exercise for Children.

Jackie Moon, BA(Hons)

Photo of Jackie Moon, qualified children's activity instructor

After having my second child, I wanted to take on new challenges that were different from my previous work.

I wanted to give my children the best opportunity to be active and healthy but could not seem to find anything appropriate in our local area.

I found that many other parents shared the same experience.

Kate and I decided that we would both undertake the CYQ Level 2 Instructing Health Related Exercise for Children and set up our own classes.

Staff qualifications

CYQ (Central YMCA Qualifications) Certification in Instructing Health-Related Exercise for Children is the UK’s first nationally recognised qualification in the area of Children’s exercise.

This CYQ certificate meets Ofsted Standards and is the CYQ benchmark qualification.

The CYQ has established itself as a specialist and leading awarding body of health and fitness specific qualifications.

All Central YMCA Qualifications are fully approved by the British government via the Qualifications & Curriculum Authority (QCA) and SkillsActive, the UK Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning.

Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Physical Activity to Children Under 5.

We are both members of Fitness Professionals.

We each have approved clearance with Enhanced Disclosure by the Criminal Records Bureau and are authorized to work with children.