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Services for beginners

Are you about to start exercising? Or planning to continue exercising after a long break? This page will help you get started.

For all the students and staff members of the universities in Turku

Exercise counseling

This service suits you if exercising is not a part of your daily life and you do not exercise enough in order to stay healthy. You lack the knowledge, the resources and the courage to start exercising, or to make it a part of your life again. You need in-depth and long-term support from a sports professional. In exercise counseling, the customer and the exercise counselor work together in order to find solutions for a more active lifestyle. Counseling is mainly carried out as discussion meetings.

The service is free for all the enrolled students and staff members of the University of Turku, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Åbo Akademi University and Novia University of Applied Sciences. You do not need to pay the sports fee in order to use the service. The service is available in Finnish and English. More information and the instructions on how to reserve an appointment are available on the page Exercise counseling.

Sports tutors

CampusSport’s sports tutors are volunteer peer exercisers who encourage the students and staff members of the universities in Turku to exercise more. Tutors organise events and work as sports buddies. Tutors also host a free weekly sports shift called Just for fun. More information on the page Sports tutors.

For those who have paid CampusSport’s sports fee

Gym counseling

In gym counseling you get individual tips on gym training from a sports professional. You can for example ask how the equipment works or if you are doing the movements right. Gym counseling is suitable for you if

  • you already have some experience with gym training but want to improve
  • you are just starting gym training and need help getting started

A free service. More information on the page Gym counseling.

Personal trainer services

Personal trainer is an exercise coach who helps their customers to achieve goals in for example gym training. This service suits you, if you need comprehensive and goal-oriented guidance from a sports professional. You want to start a new form of exercise, improve your current skills, or make a lifestyle change. A service with an additional fee. More information on the page Personal trainer services.

Participating in the shifts and getting to know the gyms before paying the sports fee

Instructions on how to participate in the shifts and get to know the gyms before paying the sports fee are available on the page Getting to know the services.