Stay active

Every Tuesday from 12:15-12:45 in K 202 (exept on 29.10.2024)

• No registration, no changing, no costs - just drop in!
• Instructor: Dr. Muna Schönhuber (Hatha Yoga teacher)
• The Yoga Break is 1 of 4 offers that you can do for 30 minutes per week during your working hours.

Further information can be found under sports and exercise.

Please put your name on the pre-registration list so that you are notified of any last-minute changes. Send a short email to gesund@uni.kn with the subject "Yoga Break" and you're all set.

Every Wednesday from 02.10.2024 from 11:45-12:15 online on Zoom

• No registration, no moving, no costs - just tune in!
• Instructor: Ina Dietrich (personal trainer, Friedrichshafen)
• The Pysio Break is 1 of 4 offers that you can do for 30 minutes a week during your working hours.

All information and link under sports and exercises.

Please put your name on the pre-registration list so that you are notified of any changes at short notice. Send a short email to gesund@uni.kn with the subject "Physio Break" and you're all set.

There is a super wide range of sports and exercise courses at the Hochschulsport (University Sports). You can find the current program for the winter semester 2024/25 here.

The offers

• Health sports: very diverse (in German)
• Back fitness (in German)

are 2 of 4 offers, one of which you can do for 30 minutes per week during your working hours. The other two offers are the active breaks "Yoga Break" and "Physio Break".

With SportABO, you can participate flexibly in the PLUS program of university sports. Around 20 sports courses in 29 training sessions are offered here every week. During the semester break, the PLUS program continues in a somewhat reduced form. You can join at any time.

The program includes, for example, fitness gymnastics, various running training sessions, volleyball or basketball, badminton, table tennis, HIIT and CROSS and much more.

Further information and registration on the Hochschulsport's website.

A paid membership with Hansefit gives employees access to thousands of sports and health facilities nationwide (on site and online). The prerequisite is a current employment contract with the University of Konstanz.

You can find out what Hansefit offers in your area and how to become a member at uni.kn/corporate-benefits.

The claim #StayActive stands for the virtual sports and exercise program of the Academic Sports Service. It was created during the height of the pandemic. On YouTube, you can still find 30-minute workouts led by trainers from the Academic Sports Service.

• Chair-Workout
• CORE
• Fitness-Boxing
• Fitness-Dancing-Gym
• Fitness-Gym
• H.I.I.T.
• Coordination & Stability
• Pilates
• Back fitness
• Yoga

The possibilities of small exercises you can do at home or in the office are endless. Even a few minutes a day of mobilizing or stretching can have a positive effect. There is really no excuse. But where to start and what's good?

Your colleagues have tested it:

Workout for people who sit a lot: 8 exercises in 8 min
Christoph Kapp (cooperation partner of the Techniker Krankenkasse): "Do what our master gymnast does: simple exercises explained by a professional. Join in and counteract "rusting"."

www.tk.de/techniker/magazin/life-balance/balance-im-job/8-minuten-workout-fuers-buero-2009264

Yoga morning routine - 10 min stretching and mobilizing the whole body
Anne Emmert (Office for Equal Opportunity): "Short and easy to fit in before work, simple enough even if you have little yoga experience."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Jazu4oXls

Multifunctional exercise for the upper body - 2 min standing stretching

Anke Waldau (Academic Staff Development): "The biggest difficulty with this exercise is finding a suitable corner. Once you clear that hurdle, you have a lot of effect with little effort!"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHP__v3_ZCc

Backpower - 5 min for the upper back
Kerstin Melzer (Gesunde Uni): "Holding your arms at your sides for five minutes while performing various movements sounds easy, but is quite challenging after a short time. It's worth persevering!"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUdxthMJBZ8

Got something good to recommend? Drop me a line: kerstin.melzer@uni.kn.

The Active Campus Konstanz has set itself the goal of establishing student health promotion. On the pages of the Academic Sports Service there are further helpful suggestions for an active everyday life.