UCS Challenges members of the public to get fit as part of London 2012 Open Weekend
Jul 22 2010 12:00PM
This Saturday, University Campus Suffolk (UCS) staff and students will challenge members of the public to take part in the ‘3 Step Challenge’ as part of London 2012 Open Weekend supported by BP - a series of sporting, arts and cultural challenges set up across the UK to lead the nation into the two year countdown to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The event will take place outside Debenhams at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich town centre from 10am – 4pm. Staff and students from the School of Health, Science and Social Care and the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Interprofessional Studies at UCS will be challenging members of the public to test their physical fitness, their knowledge about their body, and to discuss how they can change their lifestyle to improve their health and fitness. Participants will be invited to take part in a number of sport and fitness tests and a number of different fun activities and quizzes. Finally, participants will be challenged to suggest how they will change their life style, physical activity, or diet to make them healthier and fitter. Throughout all the activities, staff and students will share their knowledge and experience of the health and sport science sector.
With the support of BP, Premier Partner of the Cultural Olympiad and long-standing supporter of arts and culture in the UK, Open Weekend will take place every year until the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Now in its third year, Open Weekend enables everyone across the UK to share in the excitement of the 2012 Games and actively celebrate the two year countdown by challenging themselves to trying something new or taking an interest to a further level.
UCS and the 3 Step Challenge, joins hundreds of other Open Weekend challenges – ranging from learning a new dance or piece of music an hour before it is performed, to talent contests, learning stonemasonry skills to create your own sundial to 3 kilometre relay races through unusual places, sports days and guided bicycle rides, there is an opportunity for everyone to challenge themselves to discover something new or take an interest to another level. Full listings, including The 3 Step Challenge, can be found here.|
“We are delighted to contribute to this exciting event “, says Prof. Brendon Noble from UCS. “The Olympic Games has provided us all with the opportunity to think about how we look after our health and UCS has an ambition to work with members of the public to find ways to achieve health in our youth and through to our old age”.
“Getting healthy doesn’t have to be a chore, it can be fun, and the more we know about how our bodies work the easier it is to appreciate what needs to be done. Our Health and Science teams will be available to answer questions about sport, health and also how UCS might assist with courses and training in the future.”
London 2012 is the first Organising Committee to create such a wide platform of public participation in the Games, taking the values, ideals and benefits of the Games to people and communities like never before. Opportunities such as London 2012 Open Weekend are encouraging participation and recognising the contribution people, places and projects are making to the success of the 2012 Games.
Open Weekend is part of the Cultural Olympiad and this year’s event follows the success of the last two years, which has enabled over 1 million people to take part in sport, arts and cultural events across the length and breadth of the UK.