Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) has unveiled a new £0.25m SHOKK Activity Area at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre.

The new facility, funded by NHS Kirklees, includes a Wireless Dance Mats System, Traverse climbing wall, Target wall, Wushu martial arts tower and Vew-Do balance boards.

The Mayor of Kirklees, Councillor Julie Stewart-Turner, officially opened the SHOKK activity area and speeches were made by Alasdair Brown, chief executive of KAL; Jonathan Williams, CEO of SHOKK and Dr Judith Hooper. director of public health at NHS Kirklees.

"We are very excited about this thoroughly new project which takes a proactive approach towards getting young people participating in fun group exercise," said Alasdair Brown.

"Together with our partners, Kirklees Council, NHS Kirklees and SHOKK, we are keen to get everyone interested in a project which will affect the futures of so many young people in Kirklees."

Following the opening, pupils from Westborough High School provided a demonstration of the equipment under the guidance of SHOKK and KAL instructors.

A further four portable dance mat sets are being used by schools on a rolling basis throughout Kirklees. During the school holidays, these will be transported to other Kirklees Active Leisure centres encouraging even more young people to get active.