We are looking for participants for our interns health exercise group
Join a low-threshold health exercise group where you will learn about different sports, nutrition, and recovery. Participants will also receive personal exercise counselling. The group is led by Mira Haste, an exercise counselor student at Suomen urheiluopisto, as part of their internship at CampusSport.
Participation is free of charge. You can join the group even if you have not paid the CampusSport sports fee, as long as you are a student or a staff member in one of the universities in Turku. No previous exercise experience is required. The instructor will speak Finnish and English, if needed.
This group is meant for you if you want to:
- add more exercise to your daily routine
- get support and encouragement to start exercising
- make lasting lifestyle changes that will help you cope better with everyday life
- find or increase the joy of exercise in your life
- get practical tips for everyday activity
- receive peer support
The group meets twice a week starting from 2 April 2026. It’s okay if you can’t attend every time, but it would be good if you could attend a total of eight meetings.
Schedule:
- Thu 2 Apr at 13.00-14.30 introduction, going over participants’ wishes, body maintenance
- Thu 9 Apr at 13.00-14.30 fitness tests
- Sun 12 Apr at 16.00-17.30 fitness tests and setting goals
- Thu 16 Apr at 13.00-14.30 basics of muscle training
- Sun 19 Apr at 16.00-17.30 jogging (outdoors)
- Thu 23 Apr at 13.00-14.30 HIIT training
- Sun 26 Apr at 16.00-17.30 the importance of recovery and pilates workout
- Sun 3 May at 16.00-17.30 request session, trying out different sports
- Thu 7 May at 13.00-14.30 lecture on nutrition, sleep and lifestyle changes
- Sun 10 May at 16.00-17.30 interval training (outdoors)
- Thu 14 May at 13.00-14.30 request session, trying out different sports
- Sun 17 May at 16.00-17.30 request session, trying out different sports and participants’ requests for continuing after the group ends
Enrol at the latest 29 Mar 2026 by filling out a form: https://forms.gle/bf8z1aU6QiVvagtJ9 (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.) You can suggest sports to try out in the group when you enrol. The maximum amount of participants is 8. The meetings are held at Sport Sirkka (Sirkkalankatu 13, Turku, entrance in Uudenmaankatu). Instructions on how to find the sports hall, as well as information about the dressing rooms available on page Facilities.
More information: Mira Haste, mh3771@edu.turku.fi