The UAB Libraries join "Women on the Move" with fitness workshops.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, UAB Libraries are teaming up with the Healthy and Sustainable Campus and the SAF to present the programme "Women on the Move," offering free workshops designed to promote women's health and wellbeing through movement.

• The hypopressive workshop, taking place on 6 March at 10:30 am in the Humanities Journal Room, will teach breathing techniques and abdominal activation exercises aimed at strengthening the abdominal area and improving posture.
• From 5 to 26 March, several campus libraries will host sessions of the "Biblio Move: Move to Study Better" workshop, an initiative that combines moderate physical exercises with concentration and relaxation techniques to enhance academic performance.

This collaboration between UAB Libraries, the Healthy and Sustainable Campus, and the Physical Activity Service (SAF) reinforces UAB’s commitment to promoting healthy habits and addressing the gender gap in sports participation. Despite progress, physical activity within the university community still shows disparities, with women exhibiting a higher level of sedentary behaviour than men.

Registration is now open through the initiative’s website. Don’t miss the chance to get moving and prioritise your wellbeing!

Key dates and locations:

• Biblio Move: Move to Study Better Workshop: 10-13 March at various UAB libraries. Register here
• Hypopressive Workshop: 6 March (Humanities Journal Room). Register here

For more information: Women on the Move

These initiatives are part of the 2024-2030 Women's Sports Promotion Plan in Catalonia, led by the Secretariat for Sport and Physical Activity of the Generalitat, and align with UAB’s 2024-2030 Fifth Gender Equality Action Plan. They contribute to UAB’s ongoing commitment to gender-sensitive policies, spearheaded by the UAB Equality and Diversity Service.