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27.09.2023

Wellbeing week at the University of Eastern Finland encourages people to take a break from sitting

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and the Student Union (ISYY) will celebrate Wellbeing Week on both campuses in Joensuu and Kuopio from 2nd to 7th of October 2023.

The aim of the Wellbeing Week is to offer UEF students and staff a wide range of wellbeing activities throughout the week. The week will also provide information and practical tips on how to promote your own wellbeing. This year, the theme of the week is to encourage UEF students and staff to add some break exercise to their days.

– Technological developments have increased the amount of sitting at work and in leisure time. In addition, distance learning and work have significantly reduced the amount of unconscious physical activity that takes place during the day, as there are no transfers from one place to another. Long periods of sitting have significant negative health effects, and low levels of physical activity have a negative impact on concentration and thus on learning. It is therefore important to pay attention to the amount of time you spend sitting and to take small steps to take breaks and reduce sitting, says project coordinator Riina Pääkkönen. 

The week's program includes, for example, a Sports Afternoon coordinated by the SYKETTÄ Sports Services, scratching Kennel Club's Care Dog as well as a day trip to the National Park of Tiilikkajärvi. In addition, the FSHS will hold an online lecture for university teachers, giving them concrete tips on how to make their own teaching and lectures more physical. During the week, it is possible to take a break with the break exercise videos on campus information screens, or at the break exercise stations that are part of the standard equipment on campus.

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Wellbeing week, for the first time a WellbeingAppro is organised. Participants will collect stamps in their appro passports from week’s activities and offers. Those who complete the appro will receive a WellbeingAppro overall badge.

Read more:

Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Wellbeing Week 2023

Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: ISYY and UEF’s Wellbeing Week 2.-7.10.2023

More information:

Riina Pääkkönen, Project Coordinator, The Student Union of University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), riina.paakkonen(at)isyy.fi, tel. +358 44 491 6529