Keep Active
Keeping active is not only vital for your physical health but for your mental health too. Discover events and resources to boost your mood.
We currently offer a variety of workshops and outdoor activities to help keep you active. These sessions include Yoga and online Tai Chi workshops as well as outdoor Bootcamps at Easter Bush and Peffermill.
Learn to Run
Join our Active Lives team for a 10-week running programme. It is designed for beginners and teaches techniques to help grow your confidence and stamina.
Learn to lift at Easter Bush
Sign up for this FREE workshop to learn some of the basic lifting techniques and how to keep safe while lifting.
Run for fun
Come along and have some running fun for FREE with our Active Lives team.
Just Play Sport Sessions - Badminton and Basketball
The just play sport sessions are open to all our University students and staff and are an opportunity to try a new sport, get active and make new friends. Plus, they’re FREE!
Feel Good Walks
University of Edinburgh staff and students are invited to come along for a lunchtime Feel Good walk to help boost your mood.
Welcome Walk Rounds
Take your first step into our world-class gym facility.
Big Dig Aftercare
Active Lives are looking for volunteers to help with the aftercare of our newly planted trees at Easter Bush
The benefits of being physically active
Find out more about how being physically active can benefit your mental health and wellbeing.
Keep active from home
A collection of how-to videos and home workouts
Yoga
An introduction to some of the basic building blocks of yoga - an ideal form of exercise at home.
Introduction to running
Advice and support for those looking to incorporate running into their exercise routine.
Pilates
An introduction to some of the basic building blocks of Pilates - an ideal form of exercise at home.
Managing acute injury
Advice and support for managing an acute injury.
Other resources to help keep you active
Discover some of the other support available from other external organisations to help keep you active
Mental health and wellbeing resources
Helpful advice and support from other health and wellbeing services
How I boost my mood
We asked some of the Sport & Exercise team and our members how they boost their mood and keep active during this unprecedented period of uncertainty.