Exercise counseling

Does exercise counseling suit me?

Yes, 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. The service is available in Finnish and English.

What happens in exercise counseling?

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.

What does exercise counseling cost?

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. While you are in the exercise counseling process, you can go to a CampusSport sports shift or to a gym three times free of charge. After that you need to pay the sports fee if you want to continue using the services.

Who is exercise counseling not suitable for?

CampusSport does not have medical expertise, so if you have a disability or illness related to your functional capacity, you should consult a doctor or physiotherapist. CampusSport does not provide instructions for rehabilitation of injuries. Also note that the counselors do not draw gym training programs. If you want a complete gym program, you can buy one from a CampusSport personal trainer.

Where are the exercise counseling meetings held?

Depending on the customer’s wishes, the meetings can be held face-to-face or remotely. Face-to-face meetings are generally held at Koskenniemenkatu 4, 20500 Turku (Rosetta, University of Turku campus). If you would like to hold the meeting at a different location, contact the exercise counselor after booking the appointment.

How can I start using the service?

The first meeting is reserved via CampusSport’s online reservation system. Login to the reservation system via ”Reserve a class” button. In desktop view the button is in the top right corner of this page, and in mobile view in the collapsed menu. Log in with your university’s HAKA user ID.

This is how you reserve an appointment:

• Select the branch “Webshop”
• Select the type “Sports shifts”
• Select the service ”Exercise counseling”
• Select the service provider ”CampusSport Ohjaaja”
• Look for available appointment times in the calendar.

When making a reservation, you will fill out a preliminary information form where you will describe your current relationship with exercising and state your wishes and goals.

You will receive an automatic confirmation message after having made the reservation. The exercise counselor will inform you of the meeting place or send you a link for a remote meeting at the latest two days before the meeting.

Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before the appointment via the “My Pages” section of the reservation system.

Meetings can be reserved four weeks in advance. Reservations must be made at least two days before the appointment, after which any unreserved slots will be removed from the reservation system.

If none of the times in the reservation system suit you, you can inquire about other times by emailing the exercise counselor directly.