Materials to add movement to everyday life

How is it possible to add movement to everyday life? How can students be activated during the lectures? On this page you'll find materials to help you to add movement to your everyday life and to lectures as well. These tips are beneficial to everybody!

Movement symbols

Add an activating movement symbol to lecture, meeting or meeting materials, for example in the top corner of presentation material. The movement symbol reminds participants to change working positions and the importance of even the smallest movement, and allows participants to stand up or take a break during the session. Introduce participants to the use of the movement symbol at the beginning of the session. You can find more movement signs in Word icons by searching for "sport.

Save movement symbols by clicking on the picture with left button and then click "save a picture."

a gymnastic movement in which you alternately swing one arm forward and the other back
a gymnastic movement with a stick on the top of the head, stretching.

Grab UniSport's break exercise instructions here! 

UniSport has produced break exercise instructions together with Tussitaikurit for University community, which provide tips for taking breaks during your working day or while studying. Save the instructions and  print them out in A3 in the near your remote work or study area or coffee or break room. 

How to add more movement simply to teaching!

In the University on the Move project funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, UniSport has produced videos to give teaching staff tips for tools to increase movement in teaching.

1.Encourage standing up during the lecture

Take breaks during the lecture

3. List movement options in teaching materials

Break exercise videos

Use these easy and short break exercise videos on your lecture, or during your work or study day. Moves can be done also while sitting. There are videos in English, Finnish and Swedish, and with captions on these three languages.

In addition to the videos on this page, you'll find Carefree Shoulders -break exercise videos here.

Break exercise 1 in English (short)

Break exercise 1 in English

Break exercise 2 in English

Taukoliikunta 2

Taukoliikunta 3

Taukoliikunta 3 lyhyt

Pausträning 3

How to add movement to everyday life? Check tips on the video!

On Näin lisäät liikettä arkeen -video you can find tips on how to add movement to your everyday life. Try which ones are the best for you! Video is spoken in Finnish and captions can be found in Finnish, English and Swedish.

Näin lisäät liikettä arkeen