New townhall series on the importance of physical fitness for well-being
The second instalment of the new townhall series “Well-being in challenging times”, organised by the Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership, Julia Dannath, kicked off on 29 January. This time around, the subject is physical fitness. During the virtual event, Dannath and the other participants discussed how important exercise is to our well-being.
Physical fitness is essential to our well-being – especially during the pandemic, when most of our “movement” is virtual as we work from home. This offered Julia Dannath an opportunity to show members of the ETH community some strategies for improving their physical fitness.
Exercise can balance out the daily office grind and reduce stress. But deliberately planning in some downtime is also part of physical fitness. When mind, body and spirit are in harmony, this can have a positive effect on our cognitive performance.
The moveETH initiative aims to improve this performance through physical fitness by encouraging all members of the ETH community to post their exercise activities on social media and motivate their fellow students and colleagues to stay active.
Julia Dannath’s townhall event was supported by Rector Sarah Springmann, Vice President Ulrich Weidmann, ASVZ Director Lorenz Ursprung and occupational health officer Leonhard Sigel.
The virtual event was attended by 783 employees and doctoral students. If you missed the townhall, you can watch the video recording here. The next Townhall in this series will take place in February, this time with the theme "Mental Fitness" and the ALEA Award (The Art of Leadership Award from ETH Zurich).
Join in with #moveETH
Join in with #moveETH
Whether you're climbing stairs, doing yoga or lifting weights, send us a photo or video to this to show how you're staying fit during this special time.
You can also share a photo or video of yourself on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #moveETH. Or make an Instagram story about #moveETH and tag @ethzurich.
You can find more information about this movement here.
Further information
Information on the ASVZ online workout app can be found external pagehere
Information and tips to support managers and employees during the coronavirus crisis can be found here
All information on coronavirus measures at ETH Zurich can be found on the coronavirus info page
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“First townhall in ‘Well-being in challenging times’ series” (Internal news, 10.12.2020)