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My Lifestyle ensures Loughborough leads the way in recreational sport
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Loughborough University has long been renowned for sporting excellence and achievement. It was named University of the Year for Sport by The Times Good University Guide 2014, thanks to success in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) championship, a title that Loughborough students have won for 33 consecutive years. However, over the last two years
there have been major developments taking place across campus to ensure that Loughborough also leads the way in providing a range of recreational sporting opportunities for all students. The creation of the My Lifestyle
programme has developed a programme of regular recreational sporting activities, many of which are based on traditional sports but with an emphasis on participation rather than performance. Activities include no-strings
badminton, cardio tennis, rush hockey, ultimate frisbee and the award-winning back to netball. The programme has also
developed My Classes – fi tness sessions such as Zumba, Pilates and boot camps, and My Run – including routes, advice and a buddy system, which have provided even
more recreational opportunities for students. Dawn Cooper, the Project
Co-ordinator for the My Lifestyle programme, explains: “One of the benefi ts of the programme is that it engages with the groups that had previously not played sport at Loughborough, including international students, post- graduates and part-time students. “Due to this we ensure that our
programme can overcome these barriers and we can provide a light at the end of the tunnel for those that want to be physically active.” As well as delivering a range of activities, My Lifestyle has also been signifi cant in creating dedicated recreational facilities or ‘parks’
across campus that give students the opportunity to organise and play unstructured activities for free. The facilities include Beach Park which contains three volleyball courts, and can also be used for any other sport that can be played on sand, including rounders and ultimate frisbee.
Regarding the provision of the ‘parks’ Dawn Cooper said: “The whole purpose of creating the parks was to encourage ‘turn up and play’
facilities that don’t need to be booked and are free to use. “Not only do the parks
complement our more traditional facilities, they also create more space and opportunity to be physically active and enjoy sport.” The latest development to support
recreational sport is a £5.6m investment by the University to build a brand new health and fi tness centre. The investment is not only
signifi cant in developing the University’s health and fi tness provision, but will also support the ambitious target of having 75% of students being physically active at least three times a week. The centre will include an 860sqm health and fi tness gym that will have over 80 items of cardio-vascular equipment and 50-plus fi xed and free weight stations, alongside a core stretch area.
Also included in the development are two fi tness studios, and a new sports hall that will provide four badminton courts, as well as basketball, netball and volleyball activity.
The new centre is scheduled to be opened in October 2014 in readiness for the new academic year.
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