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²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive has launched a virtual programme of activities to continue to support the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ community through the second national lockdown. 

²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive is a free, weekly recreational sport and fitness programme that runs throughout the academic year and is open to all staff and students at ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ.

Emilie Fairnington, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ’s Sport Project Coordinator – Participation, said: “We are over the moon that we are able to continue to support staff and students to stay active, stay connected and look after their wellbeing during the second national lockdown through the launch of the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive virtual offer. 

“We wanted to ensure that we provided fun safe activity for everyone within the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ community so have created three strands to the offer to help us achieve this: the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive Virtual Timetable, #Keep²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive and How to with ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive."

Read on to find out more about ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive’s virtual offer.

²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive Virtual Timetable

We have developed a virtual timetable of recreational sports activities with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre. Similar to the regular weekly timetable, there will be a variety of free, live sessions for all ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ students and staff.

You can join all sessions from the comfort of your own home, but we do ask that you are aware of your surroundings and have enough room to safely join in the sessions. We also recommend that you warm-up and stretch before joining a session virtually to prevent injury.

You don't have to sign up to a session before attending as you can access the virtual live sessions via the  or by downloading the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Leisure app. For the stretching and basic gymnastic conditioning sessions, you can access them .

If you are unsure of what a session is you can read the session descriptions here.  See the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive virtual timetable below.

#Keep²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive

Through the #Keep²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive initiative, that was launched during the first national lockdown, we will be providing ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ staff and students with free workout videos that they can do whenever best works for them. From pilates to Zumba to fitness home workouts, there will be something for everyone!

Participants can take a look at #Keep²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive content on .

‘How to’ with ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive

The How to with ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive initiative will help ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ staff and students to develop their skills and enhance their knowledge of a specific activity, and to encourage them to keep active while we are unable to deliver face-to-face sessions.

From how to do a chest pass to how to hold a badminton racket, our ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive and Active League activator volunteers will be creating online content that you can easily follow.

You can find How to with ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive content across our social media channels, on ,  and Facebook: ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive.

Emilie added: "It's been fantastic to see so much positivity surrounding the initiative and we would love to continue to hear what people are doing to look after their wellbeing during lockdown, just tag us in your post and use #Keep²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive.

"I would also like to take the opportunity to thank all the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive activators, Active League activators, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵactive instructors and ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Leisure for all their hard work on helping to make this virtual offer possible."