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Since the start of the pandemic, we have remodeled our existing sports programme and moved
it online. Our focus in the 2020/2021 Academic year has been on engaging both students and
staff in a variety of different programmes such as weekly online fitness clubs, Step Count
Challenges, virtual fun runs, sports challenges and campaigns. We recruited 3 paid CitySA
instructors, funded through the John Mather Trust, to help us deliver our programmes.
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Student Sport
Members across all
Weekly Sports Sessions
Our Weekly Sport Sessions
Established online Clubs
and Training Sessions
Individual Sessions ran
each week
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Gentle Flow Yoga
Total Body Bootcamp
Running Club Power Yoga HIIT Workout
Total Body Bootcamp
Step Count Challenge
Fit in Feb
In February, we ran an initiative to keep students and staff active outdoors, by walking, hiking,
running, wheeling or cycling. In teams of 3, participants embarked on a journey to complete
all 5,500 miles of the Andes Mountains in South America (virtually of course!). 25 teams in
total signed up (74 participants). Once completed ee sent out a survey to get feedback on
this challenge, 6/10 reported an increase to their physical health, and 8/10 reported an
increase to their mental health and wellbeing.
In October, working with Paths for All, we re-established our Step Count Challenge, designed
to get students and staff to work in teams of 5 and go out walking every day for two weeks as
a way to keep fit and healthy. The 26 teams that participated in the challenge walked
17,043,631 steps collectively, the equivalent of walking to New Delhi, India and back! Of the
participants surveyed 84% reported an improvement in Mental Wellbeing and 69% reported
an improvement in productivity. Our second Step Count Challenge will take place in May.