Being active benefits our health in so many ways, both physically and mentally. Regular exercise can help improve your energy levels, quality of sleep, memory and mood.

It can help to reduce anxiety and stress, as well as contribute to overall happiness. For more information and tips on keeping active, visit HealthyU.

Get involved with our two competitions

Active April step challenge

We're encouraging you all to keep moving over the holidays and get out in the fresh air (and hopefully sunshine!), to benefit your physical and mental health. Regular activity has so many health benefits and it also gives us a break from study and work. To help you stay active, HealthyU have collaborated with UoN Sport to host a Moves step challenge for the month of April. We invite you to take 240,000 steps across the month (averages 8,000 steps a day).

For full details visit the HealthyU campaign page. Register with Moves+ and click on the challenge, which will be active from Monday 1 April 2024. If you complete the challenge, you will be entered in a prize draw to win a £100 Amazon voucher or Polaroid camera.

My Great Outdoors photo competition

Is there an outdoor place where you enjoy getting active? Love a stroll around your local park? Feel most at home up a mountain? Whatever the place or the activity, post a photo of your favourite outdoor space and be in with a chance of winning a £50 Amazon voucher. Follow the below steps to enter:

1. Upload your photo and give it a name
2. Email br-healthyu@nottingham.ac.uk with your details and the name of your post (so we can identify the winner).

HealthyU, HealthyUs, HealthyUniversity

There are plenty of events to get involved in every week as part of HealthyU, HealthyUs, HealthyUniversity – visit our campaign page for an events calendar.