Oxford United in the Community launch free wellbeing app

Oxford United in the Community have launched a free app to support improved community health and wellbeing.

Oxford United in the Community, the Official Charity of Oxford United Football Club, is delighted to be launching the next phase of its ‘Match Fit’ initiative, supported by the Premier League Fans Fund, which provides grants to support football clubs at all levels of the game to strengthen connections between them, their fans, and local communities.

The “Match Fit” Project uses the reach and appeal of Oxford United Football Club to support, engage and inspire adults, whether existing fans of the Club or local residents, to take small steps towards improving their Health and Wellbeing.

Following the project launch earlier this year a series of pre-season briefings were hosted at the Oxford United Training Ground, focussed on key topics Move Well, Fuel Well and Think Well.

Underpinned by local partners Oxfordshire County Council, Active Oxfordshire and Beezee by Maximus and held overlooking the training pitches, in the restaurant and even the gym these briefings brought people to the heart of the Club to hear from Club experts, players and partner organisations on how they might make small lifestyle changes to get more ‘Match Fit’.

At these briefings, fans heard from Mens first team players Josh Johnson, Gatlin O’Donker, Matt Ingram and Matt Phillips alongside:

· Dr Phil Hopley, a Consultant Psychiatrist who has been the Mental Fitness Coach for the McLaren F1 Race Team over the last 4 years.

· Oxford United Lead Performance Chef Jody Palmer, who has worked for the England Women’s Senior Team and Wales National Team as well as various football clubs prior to Oxford United.

· Oxford United Lead First Team Physical Performance Coach Dwayne Peasah who also works with the Ghanaian national team.

For the next phase of the project, Oxford United in the Community have partnered with Ownminder to offer free access to this exclusive Club content alongside proven Mind Fitness techniques and tools within the Ownminder App.

Whether you would like to improve your own Health & Wellbeing, support a family member, or just learn more about the subjects within an elite environment you can sign up for FREE* access to the Ownminder App HERE.

When downloading the App, select Oxford United in the Community to join the Oxfordshire Match Fit community.

Oxford United in the Community Chief Executive, Matt Everett, said: “Receiving this funding from the Premier League Charitable Fund has allowed us to shape the Match Fit project over recent months, including the hugely successful pre-season briefings held at the Training Ground this summer.

“Seeing the meaningful conversations happening at the sessions, and how engaging it was for fans to hear from players and key people behind the scenes at the Club really showed the power the Club badge has to inspire people. I’d like to thank our partners, and colleagues from Oxford United for their time in making this such a successful start to the project.

“We had people saying that they were only attending because it was their Club, but going away having taken away practical small steps, advice, or even just some inspiration to make some adjustments moving forwards.

“By now providing access to this content, but just as importantly access to the Mind Fitness techniques and advice within the Ownminder App, we feel we are able to provide a real benefit to our community, who unless they work for larger employers or benefit from private healthcare may not otherwise have access to such information.

“This is just the start of a long-term project and I would urge people to try the App and techniques within it.

*Access to the Ownminder App is available FREE to all over 16’s who live or work in Oxfordshire, whether fans of the Club or a local resident. You can download the App HERE.