Zumba wins the Class of October🏆
Shake it up on Mondays at 6 pm in LSBU Active. Join in to make new friends, challenge yourself in a fun way, and work out with your friends. Zumba is a full-body workout that adds some fun to your fitness routine.
Secure your free spot by contacting the reception or booking the website.
Need more info? Contact the team, we are more than happy to answer any question!
As LSBU students take a break from their academic studies, LSBU Active have partnered with Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST) for the summer to deliver a vibrant community sports offer for children in the local community.
With this partnership, students have applied themselves with work-based learning as sports coaches with LSBU Active’s Sports Ambassador Scheme, delivering the after-school sports curriculum and more recently, the BOST Summer Sports Camp running from the end of July and throughout August. Students have been given the opportunity to lead and deliver the programme at Marlborough Sports Garden, becoming an integral workforce for local charity groups
In total, twenty-one sports ambassadors have worked at Marlborough Sports Garden with Bankside Open Spaces Trust from April – August, which has provided more than 650 hours of paid work for LSBU students. A key success to the programme is BOST supporting with the scale of the sports programme and celebrating our Sports Ambassadors as a unique selling point for service delivery.
Key Highlights
An Olympic summer meant for a celebration of sport and with the Change Makers Initiative with BOST, students had the opportunity to meet and learn from Canoe Slalom, silver medallist, Adam Burgess. A fantastic opportunity to inspire our LSBU students, giving advice and insight into skills required to excel in their chosen discipline.
Sultan, School of Law and Social Sciences, 1st Year:
“A very genuine person and was extremely friendly. It makes you think that it is possible for even someone like me to maybe make it into the Olympics or succeed in whatever you do in life”.
Alba, School of Health and Social Care, 1st Year:
Alba, School of Health and Social Care, 1st Year: “Camp has been such an amazing experience for me being able to do what I love for the summer whilst getting paid. Being part of a team as a sports ambassador has been great for me to improve my leadership and coaching skills and open to new experiences at LSBU with opportunities to fund my coaching qualifications and apply this to to my studies.”
Elisha, School of Law & Social Sciences, 1st Year:
“My graduate prospects are to become a primary school teacher, and working on the summer camp has helped me adapt my ability to teach & coach effectively. Working as a Sports Ambassador has been great at developing the necessary skills to apply to my career.”
Gee-oh, School of Business, Postgraduate:
“As a recent master’s graduate, being able to test and implement skills as a team leader has been an exciting opportunity. I’ve always enjoyed the opportunity to work with children and encouraging them to pursue new sports is fulfilling. I’ve been able to mould the sessions on the camp to my own interests and experiences at LSBU. Seeing this provides evidence of the impact we have on these children and how important of a job it is to help inspire local young people.”
Ever wanted to join LSBU Active in a Facility Manager role? Now is your chance!
Here is the link to apply to join our exciting and dynamic team: Job profile (webitrent.com)
Applications close: 31/07/2024.
What’s stopping you joining us!
Would you like to hire our sports hall for less this summer? Across July and August we are reducing our Sports Hall hire rates for casual, one off bookings. Enjoy up to 50% off from 7am – 12pm, OR 30% off between 12pm – 4pm. Offer open to all!
What are you waiting for?
Call LSBU Active on 020 7815 7812 to make your bookings and learn more!
Please be aware that LSBU is currently experiencing a fault with the telephone system affecting external calls only, both incoming and outgoing.
To contact LSBU Active, please reach out via email at: active@lsbu.ac.uk until the issue is resolved.
We appreciate your patience.
Start Date: Saturday 24th February 2024
End Date: Saturday 23rd March 2024
Time:
Session 1: 10:05am-10:45am: 5-7 years
Session 2: 10:50am-11:30am: 8-12 years
Cost: £40/block (£8/session) or £11 drop in price
Start Date: Tuesday 20th February 2024
End Date: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Time:
Session 1: 4:20pm-5pm
Session 2: 5pm-5:40pm
Age: Both sessions are for children aged 5-12 years
Cost: £40/block (£8/session) or £11 drop in price
Tuesdays 4-5pm
Start date: Tuesday 20th February 2024
End Date: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Cost: £30/ block (£6/session) or £8 drop in price
Age: 5-12 years
Book today through the website or contact us on active@lsbu.ac.uk/ 020 7815 7812
LSBU Active were delighted to host London Youth Games (LYG) with their ‘Inclusive Coaches’ workshop to enhance the inclusive workforce for improved sports delivery and tackling barriers to physical inactivity. LYG’s Inclusive Coaches program is designed to foster inclusivity in sports coaching, ensuring that every individual, regardless of ability or background, has access to the transformative benefits of physical activity. Over the course of the year, all coaches on the programme, will get the chance to gain valuable insights into creating a positive and supportive atmosphere for all participants, benefit from free workshops and CPD qualifications and gain bespoke support and mentoring tailored to each coach.
The workshop consisted of practical and technical elements that were fully interactive to support the delivery for all participants. 16 coaches from across London, were introduced to the programme and took part in The Activity Alliance’s Inclusive Activity Workshop. As an education establishment, London South Bank University is committed to shaping the local landscape that is people centric and improve access to opportunities, such as courses and workshops with regional providers like LYG.
Being able to host such a worthwhile educational programme with LYG has been overwhelmingly positive for our student staff cohort that work as part of our Sports Ambassador Scheme. This included one our PhD student Sport Ambassadors who attended the course to further their skills as a Sports Ambassador and support their studies at LSBU. We aspire to deliver a real-world impact with our partnership organisations like LYG to deliver this workshop and transform local communities and the success of our students.
LSBU Sports and Exercise department are looking for participants for their research project.
Criteria:
You are moderately physical active (i.e., ~3 to 5 hours/week of e.g., strength or endurance training) female or male adult between 18-45 years of age who plays football. You are eligible to participate if: you do not have a mental condition that impacts on the ability to give consent to participate; you do not have any musculoskeletal impairments/diseases which cause discomfort, pain or limitation during walking; you do not take any medicine that impairs the ability to operate machinery, and you are not diagnosed with any neuropsychological diseases (e.g., mood, anxiety or personality disorder). If you are interested to participate, please get in contact with the main investigator of the study via email (Dr Freya Bayne; baynef2@lsbu.ac.uk