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Get to know: Ivan Niyomugabo
In my time here so far, I have been given everything necessary to be a top-level athlete. UWE have offered me high level strength training and regular physiotherapy to keep my body in top condition. Even during this rough pandemic time, they have still offered at home video workouts along with regular team meetings.
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Get to know: Callum McCulloch
“Knowing that right now I am young and healthy and driven, and I know that won’t all last so I want to capitalise on it.”
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Get to know: Heather Witcombe
My name is Heather Witcombe, I’m 19 years old and currently going into my second year studying Sport Rehabilitation Therapy at UWE. What sport do you train in? My sport is Swimming, and I train with Soundwell swimming club. The reason I love swimming is because it’s both a team and an individual sport. Primarily…
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Go Jauntly for Mental Health Awareness week
UWE Bristol Sport are proud to announce their partnership with Go Jauntly. Go Jauntly is a free app that provides you with a range of routes around your local area. The app is available for FREE to all users on iOS and Android.
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Boost your health and happiness with Tai chi, Qi Gong and Meditation
Would you like to try some exercise that puts a smile on your face? Did you know that you can attend Tai chi / Qi Gong and Meditation classes at UWE? If you are feeling sluggish, in pain, fed up and lacking in energy, then this is a great way to make a change. It…
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This Girl Can: Interviewing the women behind MOVE Netball
After a hectic year of ups and downs, lockdowns and restrictions, ‘This Girl Can’ week has rolled around again for 2021. A week to celebrate women keeping active however they can, fitting in hula hooping while making cups of tea or practicing yoga in the living room. Today we want to shine a light on…
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Keep Moving in Isolation
Physical activity is much more than just high intensity workouts, lifting heavy weights or bending into all sorts of strange positions. Scientifically speaking, regular movement of the body (in whichever form you choose) is one of the key ingredients to a healthy body and mind.
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Wellbeing at home
While we all navigate lockdown and adapt to the challenges it brings we’ve collected some tips on how to boost your wellbeing and keep your mind healthy. While working from home it can be hard to get your recommended amount of daily exercise. Get creative, try online work outs or classes (we’ve put a few…
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The New Normal
It’s safe to say that we’re still not quite used to spending the majority of our time indoors, or distancing ourselves from others when we’re out and about. We’re living through some strange and even unsettling times. It’s perfectly normal to be feeling stressed right now or even overwhelmed, which is why we’re putting together…
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UWE Men’s Rugby outmuscled into 40-10 loss by Reading
On what was a freezing Wednesday night at Lockleaze, Reading 1st’s powerfully dispatched the home side, who didn’t seem to warm into the game very well.