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Metabolic Conditioning is a method of training that involves a very high work rate, usuing exercises designed to burn more calories during your workout and maximise calories burned, after your workout. These routines are intended to increase your body's storage and delivery of energy for any activity.
According to research, UK workers are spending most of their day sitting down with the average time being 9 hours a day. This includes, sitting at work, sitting on the commute, sitting to eat and even sitting for recreational activities such as TV watching, reading or going to the cinema.
Too much sitting has many ramifications: lower back pain, muscle degeneration, tight hips/shoulders etc.
This is a low intensity mainly floor based exercise session, led by Tristan Coles of the University Sports Centre.
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A session for Postdocs and what the OPdA can offer as support to the Postdoc community.
‘Let's talk about the mental health stigma in academia’ on Postdocs' Work and Family Life Series
This OPdA event will be a panel session about mental health problems among academics.
A recent report indicated that; 'In large-scale surveys, UK higher education staff have reported worse wellbeing than staff in other types of employment (including education, and health and social work) in the areas of work demands, change management, the support provided by managers and clarity about one's role.'*
Speakers
Amber Ruigrok and Nicole Horst
This induction is required for anyone planning to work unsupervised at the Maxwell Centre, Department of Physics.
It has two parts:
- Part 1 is for people working anywhere in the building
- Part 2 is only for those working at the Maxwell laboratories
This is a mandatory briefing for every user of the SP Cleanroom in the Cavendish Laboratory's Mott Building. Participants must attend annually as they will be provided with updated information on Cleanroom procedures and safety requirements.
A briefing for fire wardens at Department of Physics, to ensure they are up to date with their duties.
A short course on basic first aid. NOTE: This course does not qualify you as a first aider.
This in-lab induction and guided tour is for authorised users of the Semiconductor Physics Clean Room in the Mott