University de Vigo (Spain): www.uvigo.es/uvigo_en/

University Profile: 

Facilities:  3 Sport halls, 3 squash courts, 2 cycling rooms, 3 soccer / rugby courts, multiple-purpose track

3 tennis courts, athletics stadium, 2 Swimming pool, 4 Fitness rooms,  5 Cardio-fitness room

 

Health promotion of the university:

The University Statutes explicitly acknowledges the role of sports in the integral education of university students, and commits to facilitate the resources and organisational adjustments required to guarantee equal access to sports and its compatibility with other university activities. The focus of the Academic Sport Service isn’t the competition. It is to offer health-related opportunities (e.g. nutrition counselling, personal trainers, physical fitness advice, Sports medicine and physiotherapy services in 3 campus. etc.). The objectives are to ensure suitable, safe physical and sporting practices for any type of customer regardless their initial condition (presence of pathology, cardiovascular risk factors, low tolerance for physical activity, lack of previous experience, …), to attract all those, who do not practice or are not concerned with physical activity into sports, to achieve autonomy in the practice of physical activity and care for their own health (training).

 

Selected health promoting physical activities:

• Project “Campus  Saludable / Campus Convida” (Healthy Campus): Various stands at the university  increased awareness of the relevance of sports as the means for healthy living, including sports practice, sexuality, substance abuse, etc.
• Get in Shape!: 16 weeks individualized training program oriented to sedentary or slightly active people (275 participants), initial medical and sport diagnosis, initial personalized interview, final assessment

 

 

 

 

 

Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain):http://www.uab.cat

University Profile: 

Facilities:  Sports hall, 5 Gymnastics hall, 4 squash courts, Climbing wall, 2 artificial grass field , 5 tennis courts, 6 paddle courts, tennis court, Beach volleyball court, 2 climbing walls, Indoor pool, Recreational outdoor pool, Fitness hall, Thermal area (spa, sauna, steam bath, massage jets).

 

Health promotion of the university:

Improving the health of the university community and promoting environments and habits for a healthy lifestyle are the objectives. The Healthy and Sustainable Campus (Campus SIS) project consists of two plans: the Healthy Campus plan and the Sustainable Campus plan. Both are aims at everyone who works and studies at the university. There are a great number of activities with a high degree of diversity to improve the health of the university community, promoting environments and habits for a healthy lifestyle and attaining a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly university. So it goes further than prevention issues. The more moderate intensity of the physical activity practice, the variety of available activities and the customization of the physical activity to fit the individual needs.

 

 Selected health promoting physical activities:

• Workshops and conferences to increase awareness of physical activity and regular exercise benefits and prescription plans for students, families and university staff
• Nutritional information and prioritize menus and dishes based on the Mediterranean diet within the campus bars and restaurants.
• 10 courses related to healthy diet and 25 performances and courses to emphasise values for responsible consumption and solidarity
• Psychosocial management plan
• New prevention protocols for laboratories
• Program for prevention, detection and monitoring of diseases and disorders of healthy habits.
• “UAB Cycling” plan in order to boost the use of bicycles on campus
• Activities to advertise the campus network of paths and nature trails
• Welfare and positive psychology program for the UAB staff, made up of about 20 courses designed to manage emotions and stress.