BBX on BBC Midlands Today (14th January 21)
In amidst Lockdown #3, the chaos of home-schooling and working from home, I was delighted to be interviewed by Dan Pallett of BBC Midlands Today to share my love of Bhangra dancing and keeping fit, give my thoughts on why exercising is so importnat for mental health and wellbeing during this lockdown and talk about how I moved from delivering classes in a church hall to going online with members from all over the UK.
When Lockdown #1 hit in March 2020, I had already been delivering Bhangra fitness classes in Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham since February 2016. Class sizes had soared to 60+ and between 80-100 users were exercising to Bhangra music and enjoying all the other fun and frolics that come with being a BBX-er, namely: curry nights, Bhangra parties and involvement in charitable and community-based events. Then, Covid hit and all went quiet…
We had no digital provision when Covid hit and our franchisor let us go, nevertheless my hubby and I decided to start again from scratch. We created a new brand and branding, a digital platform with live stream Bhangra workouts and on-demand workouts available to do at anytime.
We relaunched on 1st June 2020 after an exhausting six weeks of development work – and now here we are! We have a growing number of subscribers on different packages, with our Unlimited Membership offer being the most popular and flexible at £10/month per user to access the weekly live stream class every Thursday and also the on-demand Bhangra resources, as well as a ton of other exercise and wellbeing resources and information. Use this link for details of the Unlimited Membership package: https://bbx.fitness/unlimited-membership-package-sign-up/. Our weekly live online Bhangra class is also available to purchase individually at £4/week which provides maximum choice to all potential users.
BBXers on BBC Midlands Today…
Also featured within the BBC Midlands Today report is Gulshan Hussain, a mother of three and one of our amazing BBX-ers! She has reversed her diabetes prognosis, lost over a stone in weight and has taken up running due to an increase in her fitness levels and stamina. Watch out for Gulshan featuring as one of our BBX Heroes soon…
If you would like to know how you can benefit from Bhangra fitness workouts, then check out our BBX Hero insights at bbx.fitness/bbx-heroes/ or simply contact us via our social media channels (BhangraBallyB) on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also feel free to use our Contact Us page on this webiste.
Hope to see you in class soon!
Bruaahh!
Bally xx
