Trinity: A Healthy Place To Be

College Health and Sports Week started with a bang on the 21st of March 2011 with a very successful flash mob. Check out the pictures here and in our gallery.

The theme of Health Week this year is "Trinity, A Healthy Place To Be." We chose that theme because when you're in Trinity, it's easy to be healthy if you want to be. For Health Week in particular, there's no excuse as we've loads of healthy and fun activities that you can try. And all of them are FREE. Hopefully, you'll find some things you like and will continue them beyond the week.

One of the healthy activities we're focusing on this year is dance which is a great way of looking after your physical, social and mental well-being. It's something people of all ages and abilities can do. There will be opportunities to strut your stuff throughout the week. For more details see the programme for the week.

There are lots of health week activities being run in Trinity Centre ANMCH Tallaght too. Full details can be found in the Tallaght section of the programme for the week.

Exercise Hour for Staff

All staff are encouraged to take an hour of exercise during your working week as part of Health and Sports Week. It's a great opportunity to try some of the health week activities, some of many free sports centre taster sessions or just do whatever your favourite type of exercise is. For more details click here.

Speaker: Dr. Eva Orsmond of Operation Transformation

This year, we're really excited to welcome Dr. Eva Orsmond to speak in Trinity for Health Week. Dr. Eva is a leading expert in her field and remains Ireland’s sole private Medical Practitioner exclusively treating overweight and obesity in adults and children. A regular contributor to professional publications, Dr Eva also engages with the public to promote understanding of the consequences of overweight, appearing on a number of television and radio programmes, including Off the Rails, The Big Bite, Prime Time, The Late Late Show, Meet the Family, Corrigan Knows Food and the hugely popular Operation Transformation.

Dr Eva spoke on Tuesday the 22nd of March. You can view a podcast of her lecture here

Flash Mob

A Dance Flashmob was held to launch Health and Sport Week on Monday 21st March at 1pm on Front Square in association with the DU Dance Society. Check out the video!

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Health Week Charity

This year, Trinity's sports clubs will be fundraising throughout the week for Club Training in CPR and Defibrillitar use as well as for CRY, the national charity for Cardiac Risk in the Young. You can learn more about their good work on www.cry.ie.

To donate click here. Your support is much appreciated!

Marie Keating Foundation

The Marie Keating Foundation's Mobile Information Unit will be on front square to give people information on Cancer. This year they've launched a Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign which they're offering as well as their usual Bowel, Lung, Skin, Testicular, Prostate, Cervical, Ovarian and Breast Cancer service. The nurse on board will speak to you one to one in the unit's private area about any concerns you have about cancer for yourself, a relative, work colleague or neighbour. For more information see the Marie Keating Website.

Other events that are on

• Some of the events we are planning to run include taster sessions for :
  • yoga
  • dance
  • pilates
  • meditation
  • mindfulness.
• Grow your own: This year's title is "From Seeds to Soups and Salads". If you've any good recipes email them to us and we'll do our best to incorporate them into the lecture.
• Healthy Eating Week in the College Catering Outlets.
• There'll be College Sports Clubs activities every day

Your input

We're really interested to hear what you'd like incorporated in Health Week. Email Martina the Health Promotion Officer for Trinity on healthp@tcd.ie with your ideas.