Kathy Hughes (BSC (Hons) and CENQ in Children’s Fitness and Nutrition.) Coming from a very fit family (my Dad, in his seventies, ran a half marathon not so long ago), I have been passionate about exercise and healthy eating all my life. I am so excited to have joined the Stretch-n-Grow team and feel that I have found the perfect job for me. My friends have always said that I am a good influence on them. They have been dragged into running clubs, exercise classes and encouraged into healthy eating by me. I have two young children who also love joining me in cycling, walking, football, swimming and generally dancing around being silly. It’s great now to be able to share my passion with a wider young enthusiastic audience and to know that it can make a difference in their lives not only from a fitness point of view, but socially and developmentally. I first heard about Stretch-n-Grow from my three-year-old son Jake. He is not naturally a very vocal child, and, being used to monosyllabic answers to what he had been doing at nursery, I was shocked and delighted to hear him enthusing about a new exercise class he had taken part in where he had balanced a bean bag on his head, done a lot of jumping and learnt the names for his muscles. He is now definitely a fully-fledged Stretch-n-Grow Star and is never backwards in coming forwards with giving me feedback about my new routines! If you would like to know more about Stretch–n-Grow, are interested in booking a free taster class, or you are interested in working as a coach in the Sale, Stretford or Chorlton area, please give me a call.