PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COUNSELLING

Do you feel you are not getting enough exercise for your health and well-being? Would you like to promote your own health and well-being through physical activity? Do you want more physical activity in your daily life, but don’t know where and how to start? Do you need professional support on your journey towards a more active lifestyle?

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, contact us to book an appointment for a free physical activity counselling! The service does not require a SYKETTÄ sticker.

For whom?

Physical activity counselling is intended for degree students at the University of Eastern Finland who

• do not exercise enough for their health and well-being
• need to change their lifestyle due to their health condition
• feel that they need tips and support in finding a physical lifestyle
• need solutions on how to make exercise a regular part of everyday life and how to get enough daily exercise to maintain their health
• wants to start training at the gym

The service is free for users, but it is not free of charge. People seeking physical activity counselling must be motivated and willing to change their physical activity behavior and be ready to commit to the process.

What is physical activity counselling? You decide, a physical activity counsellor helps

Physical activity counselling is a low-threshold, easy-to-adopt, free, one-to-one guidance and support that is tailored to your life situation, helping you to find your own preferred way of moving and get more activity in your everyday life. You set your goals, the physical activity counsellor helps and supports you along your way.

Physical activity counselling includes a maximum of five guided sessions with a physical activity counsellor, face-to-face or remotely, according to your preference. The content of the sessions will be planned together and implemented according to your needs and goals. The first meeting will be a comprehensive discussion of your situation, setting your desired goals and developing a plan to achieve them. Before the last session, there will be a four-week period of independent physical activity.

Get to know to gym

Have you thought about starting to train in gym but don’t know where to start? You can book a free-of-charge counselling to gym, instructed by our SYKETTÄ trainers. With trainer you go together to gym to learn about how to use the equipments and how to train at gym. It is also a great opportunity to ask tips for training! Book Get to know to gym -counselling via this form.

Saija continues physical activity counselling beginning of August.

WhatsApp or SMS: 044 7856832

email: saija.pohjanvirta@edu.savonia.fi

Saija Pohjanvirta

Physical activity counsellor, physiotherapist

Your contact details will only be used for the purpose of providing physical activity counselling. Your contact details will be forwarded to the physical activity counsellor. By contacting us, you agree to the use and transfer of your data. Read more about the Student Union of Savonia University of Applied Sciences (SAVOTTA) SYKETTÄ Kuopio Data Protection Records here: https://xn--sykett-gua.fi/kuopio/en/contact/data-protection-records/