Wellbeing LIVE
Venue
Open Centre
Dates
30
Join us for one bumper day of free inspiring and uplifting workshops and events, including laughter yoga and gym classes with a waterside view, to expert workshops on avoiding burnout and financial stress. Plus uplifting interviews with Russell Kane, Dean McCullough, Dr Radha, Katie Thistleton, and many more. Keep your eyes peeled for further updates too as and when announced!
Open to the whole MediaCity community…
Wellbeing LIVE:
HulaFitness – Provided by WeAreWellbeing
8.15 – 8.50am | 9 – 9.25am
Location: Open Centre, dock10 studios
Come and try a workout with a difference! Workout with a weighted Hula Hoop for a fun all over body workout that will burn some calories, improve coordination, tone your core and build strength. Grab your water bottle and pop on your trainers for a great way to start your morning.
8.15am session: BOOK HERE
9am session: BOOK HERE
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Beat The Burnout Stress Workshop – Jeannette Jackson
10.00 – 10.45am
Location: Open Centre, dock10 studios
Biochemist and Sports Scientist Jeannette Jackson discusses the signs and symptoms of stress induced burnout and offers simple
nutritional strategies to help boost energy, mood and concentration.
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UBX Workout
Join UBX (new to MediaCity) as they deliver a unique mix of boxing and strength training across a 12-round circuit – just email mediacity@ubxtraining.co.uk with your name, number and session time to book the complementary sessions below:
UBX Workshops
10:30am – 11:00am
11:00am – 11:30am
Location: Tomorrow Building
UBX Taster Sessions
12:00pm – 2:00pm (Start times bookable in 15-minute slots)
Location: UBX Media City, 1st Floor of The Garage
Mini UBX Circuit
2:30pm – 4pm (No need to book. Just drop in!)
Location: Tomorrow Building
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Wagamama tasting session
11.00 – 11.45am
Location: wagamama, MediaCity
Join wagamama MediaCity on the bench to experience the art of nutritional wellbeing. Take some time to unwind as you nourish yourself + others over food, drink + meaningful conversation.
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HIIT – Virgin Active
11.00 – 11.45am
Location: Studio 1, Virgin Active, Quayside
Get your sweat on in this high-intensity bodyweight class aimed at conditioning your body. In this circuits-based class, you’ll focus on upper, lower and total-body exercises.
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A ONLINE Conversation about Cancer: 10 useful facts for everybody to consider
11.00 – 11.45am
Location: Online Zoom Session
Dr Naveen Puri, Associate Clinical Director for Bupa Health Clinics takes us through a basic understanding of cancer and shares useful and important insights for us all to be aware of.
A Zoom meeting link will be provided before the session.
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Laughter Yoga – Sara Kay
12.00 – 12.30pm
Location: Open Centre, dock10 studios
Do you want to bring more laughter and joy into your life? Then laughter yoga is the right choice for you.
Laughter yoga is a modern exercise involving prolonged voluntary laughter. This type of yoga is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides similar physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. It is usually done in groups, with eye contact and much playfulness between participants.
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Financial Wellbeing – Provided by WeAreWellbeing
1.00pm – 1.45pm
Location: Open Centre, dock10 studios
In the current financial climate it has never been more important to learn how to better manage your money, create a budget and work around changing your lifestyle to better your pocket! Want to find out more? Join Shakira for our Financial Wellbeing talk where she will share some top tips on Energy Saving, the current Government support available and lots more!
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Yoga Calm – Virgin Active
2.00 – 2.45pm
Location: Mind and Body Studio, Virgin Active, Quayside
A deeply grounding practice that sees poses held for up to 5 minutes. This mainly floor-based class has an emphasis on letting go, long passive holds and active rest. Work into deep connective tissues and increase mobility whilst building on self-awareness and reducing stress.
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Wagamama Tasting Session
3.00 – 3.45pm
Location: wagamama, MediaCity
Join wagamama MediaCity on the bench to experience the art of nutritional wellbeing. Take some time to unwind as you nourish yourself + others over food, drink + meaningful conversation.
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Spotlight ON: Wellbeing Special
Lessons from a life well lived
5.30pm until 7pm,
The Open Centre, dock 10 studios, MediaCity
Join presenter Katie Thistleton, for an evening of lively and insightful conversation with Katie’s co-host on Radio 1’s the Surgery – Dr Radha, comedian Russell Kane and Radio 1’s award winning presenter and DJ Dean McCullough.
‘Lessons from a life well lived’ will chime with us all, so sign-up to this FREE, not to be missed event and leave feeling uplifted, inspired and ignited to make the changes you need to find your equilibrium what success means to you.
Nibbles by wagamama and drinks on arrival.
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Health Clinics:
Location: Tomorrow Building, MediaCity
Menopause Chats
Are you currently struggling with Menopause symptoms and not sure what to do? Do you think you may be in Menopause but not 100% sure? Wherever you are on your Menopause journey, book in for a chat for some top tips to help.
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Mini Health Check
Body composition (Weight, Height, Body Fat %, Hip/waist ratio)
Blood Pressure, Blood Oxygen & Resting Heart Rate
Biodot (stress test)
Grip strength test
