Students Help Sarah with Fitness Project

From left: Sarah Stevenson MBE, with students Adam Holloway and Michael Burton

Doncaster College students have been helping 3 times Taekwondo World Champion and Olympic Bronze medallist Sarah Stevenson with her new fitness project.

Television and Film students Adam Holloway and Michael Burton have been videoing Sarah’s new venture, The Fitness Project– an innovative online campaign that aims to educate the public about the training that an Olympic athlete undertakes and how this can be applied to their own daily routines.

Filmed in Sarah's own home in Manchester and on location in Doncaster, the students have worked to very tight deadlines and in even tighter spaces.

After a long video shoot the students set to work on editing the footage with the help of their tutors. Effects and music were added to Sarah’s specifications and the result is a series of 10 to 15 minute full body and cardio workouts which can be seen on The Fitness Project website. The public can join the scheme; watch the videos and workout in their own homes.

Sarah, who read the athletes' oath at the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, said, "I would like to say a big thank you to the amazing students at Doncaster College and tutor John Stopforth, who worked tirelessly to help get 'The Fitness Project' up running in such a short space of time."

Sarah, an ex-Doncaster College student, continued, "Their professionalism was to the highest standard and I know they are keen to offer new ideas for the next time and I'm really looking forward to working with them all again."

Adam and Michael are second year students on the Creative Media Production Level 3 Extended Diploma (Film & TV) course at the College. Adam said, "It was a great experience working with Sarah on a professional brief. We had to light and direct Sarah’s performance ourselves so it was a great learning curve"

To visit Sarah Stevenson's 'The Fitness Project' website, go to: www.thefitnessproject.co.uk

Doncaster College runs a host of media courses, for further details phone 0800 358 7575 or visit www.don.ac.uk.