Sport

Get Active Week is a week-long festival of fun, free activities!

30th February – 5th January 2012

It’s a chance to try something new, have fun and take a small step toward a more active lifestyle, whatever your level of fitness. And with over 40 activities to choose from, it couldn’t be easier. Simply take your pick from the programme of activities.

Look out for additional mini-challenges and activities happening around campus throughout the week, including events in Hallam Square, our special smoothie-making exercise bike and table tennis tables placed around campus. Keep an eye on our twitter feeds to find out what’s on each day!

It’s all completely free and there’s no need to book – just turn up on the day and get involved. There are even prizes and gifts on offer, just for taking part.

During February this year we will be holding a big campaign based around this and encouraging you to get involved! For more inforamtion click here.

Vision

Raise awareness and provide opportunities for students of Sheffield Hallam University to increase their levels of physical activity and improve their health and wellbeing.

Mission

Get Active Week will be seven days of physical activity opportunities and awareness raising events designed to encourage students at Sheffield Hallam University to become more active in order to improve their quality of life.

Get Active week is a Hallam Union campaign run in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University that is led by the Sports Officer and is supported by Sport Hallam. We will work together in partnership with Union sport clubs, societies, volunteers, the university and Sport Hallam to provide easily accessible physical activity opportunities which promote physical activity to a broad range of people, especially those who don’t engage in physical activity in any way.

Aims

To increase participants understanding of the importance of physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle (5 x 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise)

To maximise the impact of Get Active week by having a vibrant presence on both campuses throughout the week

To assemble a programme of events that will engage students who do not currently recognise the benefits of physical activity

To challenge students and staff to make a commitment to increasing their levels of physical activity

To run a successful event that has the scope to be developed further in 2012 and beyond

Objectives

Actively engage with students on both campuses at City and Collegiate

Have a good turnout at all advertised Get Active Week events

Have a positive response from students about Get active Week