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Sports and Leisure Activities

Academic Sports of Jyväskylä - uMove

The Academic Sports of Jyväskylä offers sports services to higher education students and staff in the Jyväskylä region. You can choose from various group fitness classes and ball game sessions and free training sessions weekly. Additionally you can use gyms and one of the biggest online training services in Scandinavia called Yogobe. A paid sports sticker is your access to the services! All information can be found at Academic Sport website.

Hi, we have Cuckoo!

Cuckoo is a wellness app featuring more than 400 micro-break exercise videos and mindfulness exercises designed by a physiotherapist to promote wellbeing.

Cuckoo has been researched to help change usage and make active micro-breaks a wellness-enhancing routine during the study day. Active use of Cuckoo:

  • Has a positive effect on social, mental and physical coping
  • Reduces musculoskeletal pain
  • Reduces sick leaves by 2 days / person / year
  • Reduces sitting and standing 30 min / day
  • Enhances a sense of community

Note! Cuckoo is also available to students in Open Studies and Professional Teacher Education students.