Active University Project materials

Bingo notes are designed to increase activity and wellbeing during a day.

Instructions for bingo notes:

1. Share Bingo notes for participants at the beginning of a study day or a seminar day.
2. Mission: Mark a box, when you have done the activity mentioned in the box (for instance moving around, stretching, changed your posture).
3. How to win: You'll get a BINGO when you have a complete horizontal or vertical row of boxes marked.
4. Bonus: Organizer can reward the most active participants (winner could be drawn from the participants who did return their bingo notes) or the participant who is the first to get a BINGO. 

Prolonged sitting strains the body and reduces concentration. Small actions can significantly improve participants’ alertness and wellbeing during an event. Use these tips when planning the programme and presentations, and share the attached materials in advance with speakers, chairs, session facilitators and others responsible for the programme so they can incorporate them into their sessions.

General guidelines for creating a more energetic and wellbeing‑supportive seminar or webinar:

• Give permission to move: At the very beginning, let participants know they are free to change position, stand up or move around whenever needed.
• Include short breaks: Add a few minutes of stretching or light movement between presentations or when speakers change. You can also introduce standing applause or, alternatively, sign‑language applause (hands raised and waving).
• Encourage activity: Suggest brief outdoor time, light exercise, or walking during breaks.
• Use facilitators’ influence: Remind presenters to include short breaks and encourage them to activate the audience using the provided materials (Break Stickers, Wellbeing Cards, short exercise videos).
• Lead by example: When the facilitator moves or stretches, participants are more likely to follow.