Social Sports and Activities
Across the University there are a wide variety of clubs and activities available to colleagues, free of charge, with a focus on benefiting your mental health and wellbeing.
Being active is a natural mood booster and one of the best things we can do for our mental health and wellbeing. Our bodies release feel-good hormones when we’re active that can also reduce anxiety and stress and help us sleep better.
We currently have the following activities available to colleagues:
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Online Yoga
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12.15 – 13.00
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Due to low numbers we will no longer be delivering online yoga on a Monday lunch time. | Please scroll down to Other Activities where you can find links to FREE online yoga classes. |
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Pilates
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12.00 – 13.00
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This 50-minute class takes place every Wednesday and is suitable for all abilities. The sessions are led by Tina El Bikam who has over 30 years of experience in the business and works at the University as a Lecturer in Sports Therapy. Prior to attending the session, please complete a short questionnaire: PARQ-short-version.pdf (bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com) and email it to Tina at: telbikam@lincoln.ac.uk *NB: There will be no Pilates on the following dates due to Christmas Closure and Assessment weeks: 25/12/2024, 02/01/2025, 15/01/2025, 22/01/2025, 07/05/2025, 14/05/2025 |
THT0005, Think Tank, Brayford Campus
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Social Running Club
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17.30
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This group is open to both colleagues and students and meets in reception at the Brayford Campus Sports Centre every Thursday at 17.30. Whether you have signed up to the Lincoln 10k, London Marathon, or at the start of your running journey, the social running club is a great way to get into fitness, meet new colleagues and get outside. The sessions are informal and friendly and there is always a warm-up and chat at the start to discuss everyone’s running routes. There is a What’s App Social Running Group chat which colleagues use as a tool for social interaction and encouragement as well as updates re: any changes of routes and often a quick check on who is attending each session. If you wish to be added to this What’s App group, please email: staffwellbeing@lincoln.ac.uk and confirm your name and mobile number. |
Sports Centre, Brayford Campus
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Sunday |
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Social Running Club
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09.00
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This group meets every Sunday at 09.00am at The Grandstand Community Centre. It is open to both colleagues and students and the sessions are informal and friendly with a warm-up and chat at the start to discuss everyone’s running routes. The group meet up again at the end of the run and head off to a local café where there is the opportunity for coffee and cake for those who wish to stay. There is a What’s App Social Running Group chat which colleagues use as a tool for social interaction and encouragement as well as updates re: any changes of routes and often a quick check on who is attending each session. If you wish to be added to this What’s App group, please email: staffwellbeing@lincoln.ac.uk and confirm your name and mobile number. |
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Other Activities |
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Online Yoga
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Yoga with Adriene: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene/featured Do Yoga with Me: https://www.doyogawithme.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZkDZKOcvYTh4dRDXQ71m7gQUmWkDmLAl Corepower Yoga: https://www.corepoweryogaondemand.com/keep-up-your-practice Fightmaster Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/user/lesleyfightmaster |
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Lawress Hall Wellbeing Room
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The Wellbeing Room at Lawress Hall is open Monday to Friday, 08.30 until 17.00 and has plenty of comfy seating where you can access crafting activities such as jigsaws, reading books, colouring books and painting materials. It is the perfect space to ‘get away from your workplace area’.
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Give Back Days
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The University’s Give Back Day scheme enables any colleagues to have two days paid leave a year to provide the community or a charity with their time and support.
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Book Club
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The UoL Book Club is a Teams Channel where colleagues can come together virtually to share their views on books they have read, recommend authors and titles and arrange book swaps with each other. Alongside Book Club, the Libraries and Learning Skills team have a collection of non-academic e-books and audiobooks that you can find in the handy Libby app. You can find the full collection at https://lncn.ac/Libby add your staff card at https://lncn.ac/addLibrary and download the Libby app from https://lncn.ac/GetLibby or by scanning the QR code below. You can also add your Lincolnshire Libraries card! Just as with a printed book, through Libby you can ‘check out’ a title to read or, if someone else is reading it, place a reservation. The LLS team are keen to grow the collection, so if there is a book you would like to read or listen to, or a topic you would like to explore, please let them know. You can get in touch via email at contentandcollections@lincoln.ac.uk or library@lincoln.ac.uk they’d love to hear from you. Book of the Month will be announced each month in Colleague Line as well as other new titles that have been added to the library. |
If you wish to be added to the Book Club teams channel, please email:
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Kitchen Garden
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Providing space at the Brayford Campus for students and colleagues to grow their own food, the Kitchen Garden can be found behind Witham House (where the Chaplaincy resides). It was established in 2017, alongside a small number of heritage variety apple trees that were planted in open spaces around the Student Village. A water butt to collect rainwater was installed around the back of the Witham House building to help with the watering of the garden. All volunteers, colleagues and students, to partake in the upkeep of the Kitchen Garden. We usually meet regularly on Wednesdays between 1-2pm and if you would like to join us please email us at: environment@lincoln.ac.uk
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To find out more about how you can sign up
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If you would like any further information about our social activities or would like to add your club or activity to this page please email staffwellbeing@lincoln.ac.uk