We know it might be daunting if you’re staying at University during lockdown, especially with changes to your regular university activities. So, keep your mind and body healthy, make a hot chocolate and try this beautiful 1-hour long route through Richmond Park, put together by our Walk and Talk group leader -Lotte. Take a walk,…
Category: Sport and Active Communities
Men’s Hockey | Ben Mcinnes
What is your name and course of study? Ben Mcinnes, a 3rd year Business Management student. Which sports team are you part of? Captain of Roehampton Men’s hockey. What is your favourite memory so far at uni? It would have to be beating UCL to clinch the title, with two games to spare this year!…
Women’s Hockey | Emily Snow
What is your name and course of study? My name is Emily Snow and I’m a 3rd year psychology student. Which sports team are you part of? I’m the captain of Women’s Hockey here at Roehampton. What is your favourite memory so far at uni? My favourite memory from uni would have to be Sports…
Keeping Active at Home
Worried about how you’re going to get those endorphins flowing in self isolation? Don’t! Keeping safe at home doesn’t mean you can’t get in your daily exercise. In fact, it’s probably more convenient to do a workout when you’re watching your favourite Netflix show, or have 10 minutes free whilst waiting for your pasta to…
5 ways to keep fit on campus
Today is National Fitness Day and there are so many ways you can keep fit right here on campus – check them out below! Sports Clubs Interested in carrying on a sport, or pursuing something new? There are so many sports clubs at Roehampton meaning there is something for everyone – and it’s never too…
Do animals exercise to keep fit? | Fitness February
As it is Fitness February, here’s an interesting question that Dr Lewis Halsey from the Department of Life Sciences talked about earlier last year at New Scientist Live in London. If humans want to get fit, we have to expend quite a bit of energy through exercise. In terms of our basic anatomy and physiology,…
This Roehampton Girl Can
What a week! Each year, Sport and Active Communities arrange a host of free and engaging activities to encourage and develop women in sport, alongside the national This Girl Can campaign. Alongside the usual women-only programme of events throughout the year, This Roehampton Girl Can week offers a jam-packed schedule of classes, activities and socials for the…
A Guide to Cycling at Roehampton
The long hot summer is just about clinging on and the beginning of term is just over the horizon. What better time to plan your journey ahead and consider getting in to campus at your own pace on two wheels? If you haven’t contemplated this choice before, the first thing to stress is that you…
4 ways to stay fit over summer | RoeActive Gym
Here at the gym we have already started planning for the next academic year and would love to share with you what we have going on. We’ve been planning improvements to the facilities, reworking the studio timetable, and working with Sport Roehampton to finalise our best membership prices (available at Freshers’ Fair) for 2018/19. Provisional…
How boxing changed my life
“Sport Roehampton gave me access to my saving grace.” By Megan Borrett When & where: Monday & Thursday: Minstead Gardens, London SW15 4EB Tuesday: Monte Hall, Froebel Campus (Bop) Time: 18:30-20:00 Price: Included with the play membership, or £4 per session Summer of 2016, just before I started at the University of Roehampton, I heard that…