The university is on the move

University President Prof. Dr. Ute Clement opened this year's Sports and Health Day. In her speech, she called for "[...] us to incorporate sport and exercise more and more into our everyday lives". According to Ute Clement, this is also good for our mental activity and this is also what university sport stands for, with its diverse activities helping to integrate sport and exercise into everyday life.

An absolute highlight this year was the exercise trail. There was a veritable "run" of participants at the numerous stations. Everyone tried to collect as many stamps as possible to get their hands on one of the attractive prizes at the end. The traditional team half marathon, in which 12 ambitious teams took part, was just as popular.

The bouncy castle also delighted young and old alike and next door, participants competed in entertaining duels in the bungee run.

In the boathouse, interested listeners were able to attend presentations on the topics of "Moving breaks" and "Sleep". The Streck-DICH health project also offered a bio-impedance analysis (BIA). This allowed visitors to have their body composition determined. Between the presentations, exercise instructor Lukas made the participants sweat with a strength and endurance circuit.

But it wasn't just in the boathouse that the sweat was flowing. After a thrilling preliminary round in the pull-up contest, a total of seven participants made it through to the final round. The finalists battled it out in an exciting neck-and-neck race for the annual UNIfit membership. After two play-offs, Annika and Igor came out on top against the competition. Things remained exciting on the stage: the challenge on the rowing ergometer took place directly afterwards. Spectators were able to watch live on a screen to see who was in the lead.

Anyone who needed to cool off could take part in the water sports on offer on the Fulda. In addition to taster sessions in rowing boats or kayaks, there were also courses for beginners on stand-up paddleboards. After a short introduction by our instructors, the participants took to the water.

There was also a varied range of courses on land. Despite the hot temperatures, Lisa and Leonie managed to motivate their participants to give their best in Jumping Fitness. There were also taster sessions in the sports "Roundnet" and "Discgolf". The salsa course in the evening provided a successful finale.

We would also like to thank Techniker Krankenkasse, who rounded off the program with physiotherapy coaching and the smoothie bike, as well as Studierendenwerk, who provided visitors with delicious food and drinks throughout the day.

After this successful day with numerous interested visitors and a great atmosphere at the boathouse, the General University Sports team is already looking forward to "Uni in Bewegung" 2024.