Get peer support from a sports buddy
Having a sports buddy might be beneficial to you if any of the following applies to you:
- You need peer support and encouragement in order to start exercising or in order to keep exercising as part of your daily life.
- You feel nervous about going to a new situation or sports facility alone.
- You do not need special support, but you are looking for somenone to exercise with.
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.
Sports buddies are CampusSport’s volunteer sports tutors. The sports tutor and the customer meet, depending on the customer’s needs, either at CampusSport’s sports facilities or elsewhere. There is no limit to the number of meetings, they are held according to need and the sports tutor’s availability. Sports tutors are not sports professionals. They provide peer support, not professional guidance or gym programs.
How can I start using the service?
Contact the sports buddies by sending an email to tutors@campussport.fi with the subject “Sports buddy”. Answer the following questions in your message:
- Name, age, exercise background
- Why do you want a sports buddy?
- What kind of exercise are you interested in?