Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

College Health and Sports Week runs this year from 26th to 30th of March 2012, with great excitement, talks, activities and fun planned throughout the week for all student and staff members!

The theme of Health Week this year is "Healthy Body, Healthy Mind." We chose that theme because it speaks for itself. If you look after your body your mind should maintain a healthy state and if your mind is cared for well your spirit will look after your body. For Health Week in particular, there's no excuse to get out and participate in healthy and fun activities. All of the activites and information talks are FREE with enticing prizes to be won! Hopefully, you'll find some things you like and will continue them beyond the week.

There will be something for all ages and abilities to participate in. There will be opportunities to strut your stuff throughout the week. For more details see 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: Alan Quinlan

There was a huge number of attendees for the talk on Wednesday by former Ireland and Munster rugby player Alan Quinlan to speak about his experience with depression. Unfortunately depression effects most people in someway, let it be personally or somebody you know will be suffering from it. Alan did a separate interview with the SU Welfare Officer Louisa Miller which can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuaeeNEKEDU

A very big thank you to Dunnes Stores who generously provided the lunch packs and to Vodafone who generously sponsored the raffle for the iPhone 4S.

Health Week Charity

This year, Trinity's sports clubs will be fundraising throughout the week for Pieta House, a Suicide and Self Harm Crisis Centre. You can read about the charity on www.pieta.ie.

Your support will be very much appreciated!

5 A Day for Mental Health: Website Launch!

This week will also see the launch of the '5 A Day for Mental Health' website developed in collaboration with the Students Union, the Staff Office, the Unilink Service and the Equality Fund. The website seeks to promote positive mental health by encouraging TCD students and staff to engage in 5 simple activities every day to improve well-being in everyday life. Click here to find out more about the initiative!

GP Exercise Referral Programme

This is a new programme launched this week in Trinity College involving the General Practitioners of College Health and the Sports Centre. This GP Exercise Referral Programme will help you become motivated, confident and independent with regard to your health and physical activity. To make an appointment please contact College Health Service. For more information please view www.tcd.ie/sport

Other events that are on

• Some of the events we are planning to run include taster sessions for :
  • yoga
  • zumba
  • pilates
  • meditation
  • laughing yoga
  • mindfulness;
• Grow your own lecture - title still to be advised;
• 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 and the Committee will do our best to either include it for this year or work on it for next year. Email Eimear in the College Health Centre on hanbidge@tcd.ie with your ideas and comments.

Sponsorship

Headstrong

Vodafone

Dunnes Stores

Students Union

Keiser Fitness Equipment