This month's way to wellbeing spotlight is on Be Active.

UoM Sport have launched their #StayInWorkOut campaign to support staff, students and the Universities wider audience to look after their health and wellbeing by being active at home. 

As part of #StayInWorkOut there will be a whole host of resources, videos, live workouts, challenges and health and wellbeing messages shared daily. 

Each day will have a theme including;

• #MotivationMonday!  & #MindfulnessMonday
• #SweatySelfie
• #UoMWellbeingWednesday
• #FeelGoodFriday.

The campaign will be promoted across the UoM Sport social media channels, so please encourage your students to give them a follow and get engaged!

Facebook: @UoMSport

Twitter: @UoMSport

Instagram: UoMSport

Don't forget, if you want to plan your own activity and need inspiration, examples of previous events can be found here. As face to face activities aren't possible during the current situation, we'd love to hear from you with alternative suggestions. Please send these to studentsupport@manchester.ac.uk.

Resources

You can find ready-made resources here or, if you want to create your own, visit the University's brandsite for the assets you'll need (you'll need to scroll down a little to get to them!).

If creating your own, you’ll need to buy InDesign (in Adobe Creative Cloud) from the University's Electronic Software Delivery system.

You should also ask IT to install the University fonts, they can do this simply for you here.

Social media

Don't forget to follow us on instagram: @uomwellbeing.

Every Wednesday the Wellbeing Team will be promoting positive wellbeing to encourage students to take care of themselves during these uncertain times. 

We'll be handpicking different events and activites students can take part in throughout the day at home - from mindfulness sessions to live gigs.

This will be promoted through our instagram page @uomwellbeing and on our student support website. You can find a clickable PDF schedule for the day here, this will be updated every Tuesday. Further assets for social media can be found below.

If you'd like to run your own activities to promote positive wellbeing and need some inspiration, take a look at this event ideas page. Due to the current situation, we know that face to face activities won't be possible so if you have any suggestions for alternative events, we'd love to hear from you: studentsupport@manchester.ac.uk

Remember to use the hashtag #uomwellbeingwednesdays in any social media posts!

Suggested copy for newsletters etc:

Looking for a wellbeing boost? Every Wednesday your Wellbeing Team will be running ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays!'. These Wednesdays will include wellbeing events and activities that you can take part in from home throughout the day - from mindfulness sessions to live gigs. Follow @uomwellbeing to get involved!

Assets:

(Right-click to save images- social media and instagram story assets will be updated every Tuesday)

With the current situation, we know many students might be living in a household dynamic that is unfamiliar and potentially difficult. We’ve produced some content that might be helpful to support wellbeing at home.

This infographic talks about how to feel socially connected whilst being physically distant for people who are feeling isolated.

On the other hand, there may be feelings of being overwhelmed due to being in a busy household environment. If this is the case, this infographic can help.

This short video also provides some general tips about how you can look after your wellbeing at home.

The Six Ways to Wellbeing guide to using the Six Ways at home can help to spark inspiration for including wellbeing activities into a daily routine.

Social media versions of these infographics can be found here and here.

Motivation is something many of us can struggle with at the best of times and we know that this could be exacerbated during difficult situations. Whether it’s motivation to study, work or exercise, sometimes we all need a little help to stay on track with our goals.

We have produced a goal planner which can be downloaded and printed out, because simply writing our goals down can make us more likely to stick to them. We’ve also produced an infographic which covers our top tips for getting started and staying motivated.

For more information about motivation and helpful tips, visit our motivation page on the Student Support website.

Videos

Due to the current situation, we've asked the student Wellbeing Champions for feedback and suggestions of activities they'd like to run. We'll add content here as soon as we know more.