Singing Keeps Children Heart Healthy
National charity Heart Research UK, is asking teachers and pupils to give voice to their favourite songs for its annual event, ‘Sing for your Heart’, between 8 and 15 December. Now in its sixth year, the event aims to get people giving their heart and lungs a good workout whilst raising money for pioneering research into heart disease.
Singing has great physical and psychological effects: it exercises the lungs, oxygenates the blood, gives the abdominal and intercostal muscles a workout, improves posture, and releases muscle tension.
Those who choose to support Sing for your Heart can sing in a ‘battle of the bands’ or ‘X-factor’ style competition, or even a pupil versus teacher ‘sing off’. There’s no need to organise a completely new event – just link it to your annual concert or use it as a rehearsal. Anyone can take part.
The charity has had excellent feedback from schools who’ve been involved before and there are so many ways your school can get involved. The event has been a huge success so far – but this year, Heart Research UK wants to get even more schools on board. There are no hard and fast rules, except to keep safe, have fun and raise funds for research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease, the UK’s biggest killer.
Barbara Harpham, National Director of Heart Research UK explains: “In our last Sing for your Heart, schools from around the UK took part and with the help of generous staff, pupils and the public each event raised on average £170. So in 2010, whether you raise £100 or £500, it will be a great help towards the fight against heart disease
“Everyone loves a good sing-song and not only is singing physically good for you but it also releases ‘feel good’ hormones, otherwise known as endorphins.
“If you’d like to get involved with Sing for Your Heart we’d love to hear from you. To request a free fundraising pack or a chat with a member of our team, please contact us on 0113 234 7474.”
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