Training Your Back and Biceps at Home
June 25, 2020
During the lockdown period, with no gym facilities, it may be challenging to train mid-upper back and bicep muscles. Foundational gym exercises like the bent over row, pulldown and deadlift are ideal for working the posterior chain. But with most are unable to perform these movements due to limited access to equipment right now, does …
DeafBlind Awareness Week 2020 – Student Experience
June 24, 2020
To celebrate DeafBlind Awareness Week (24-30 June 2020) we are profiling one of the University’s alumni – Molly O’Brien (2016). Molly has a severe hearing and visual impairment and currently works as a researcher for a small local charity supporting deaf women. During her time at Nottingham she embraced a wide range of sport and …
Alumni Spotlight: Dr Edwina Brocklesby BEM
June 19, 2020
The University of Nottingham alumni community stands at over 280,000 worldwide, and for many graduates sport continues to play a huge part in their lives. This week, we hear from the inspirational Eddie Brocklesby (Economics BSc, 1963), Founder of Silverfit, a London-based charity that runs fitness sessions for the over 45s, and the oldest British …
Taking your sports leadership journey online
June 17, 2020
The University of Nottingham Sport Leadership Academy offers a range of opportunities for our students to develop their leadership skills through sport and gain real experience. Programmes include working in local schools, coaching your peers and volunteering at major sporting events on campus. Last academic year our student leaders delivered over 3,500 voluntary hours in …
Inclusive workout series | Core and Flex
June 15, 2020
University of Nottingham Sport are proud to be a leading institution for inclusive sport in the higher education sector. We have a full-time Disability Sport Officer and a range of award-winning inclusive sport programmes. As part of our new online Health and Wellbeing Home, the University of Nottingham Sport fitness team have put together a …
Training Methods: Speed
June 10, 2020
During our training methods series, fitness instructor, Cameron Whitham, will raise awareness to training methods. This week, Cam focuses on speed training. Speed is described as the motion of a limb or the body as a whole. “The definition of speed is simply distance / time, but this is a rather simplistic view of speed. …
Alumni Spotlight: Kerstine Herbert
June 8, 2020
The University of Nottingham alumni community stands at over 280,000 worldwide. Many of these graduates were involved in sport or studied sports-related degrees during their time at Nottingham, and their experiences have had a lasting impact on their careers and personal lives. As part of our University of Nottingham Sport alumni profile series, we caught …
#VolunteersWeek | A moment with student volunteer, Lana
June 4, 2020
In honour of #VolunteersWeek, we caught up with Lana, Volunteer Leader for Sport for Good Nottingham. Lana studies Humanities at the University of Nottingham and finds volunteering in her spare time a rewarding way to have fun! Tell us more about the Sport for Good Programme “Sport for Good Nottingham is a school-based programme. Volunteers …
Inclusive workout series | Ab exercises
May 30, 2020
University of Nottingham Sport are proud to be a leading institution for inclusive sport in the HE sector. We have a full time Disability Sport Officer and a range of award winning inclusive sport programmes. As part of our new online Health and Wellbeing Home, the University of Nottingham Sport fitness team have put together …
Alumni Spotlight: Chris Wyles
May 29, 2020
The University of Nottingham alumni community stands at over 280,000 worldwide. For many of these graduates, sport at Nottingham has had a lasting impact on their careers and personal lives, with some going on to become professional athletes. As part of our new University of Nottingham Sport alumni profile series, we caught up with alumnus, …
