Sports and physical activity
Physical activity is a source of health and well-being which benefits both the individual and the university as a whole.
The University of Oslo has adopted several measures with the aim of fostering physical activity among employees.
Employees are entitled to 1,5 hours of physical exercise during work hours per week. UiO encourages all employees to make use of this opportunity.
Of course, training during work hours is not mandatory. The offer is motivated by the fact that physical training increases the individual employee's health, well-being and work performance.
In addition, this is an enjoyable activity to strengthen the ties between colleagues within the individual unit and other across the university community.
Measures
- Exercise during work hours
According to agreement with their immediate superior, employees may spend up to 1.5 hours per week of their working hours on physical activity that promotes fellowship. UiO expects units that are particularly challenged in terms of arranging physical activity to look for other ways of promoting physical activity.
Read more about this offer and possibly what this implies for you as a leader - Flexitime
Flexible working hour arrangements make it possible for many employees to find time for physical activity during their working hours.
Read more about flexitime - Group activities
Every semester, UiO, the University Sports Club and Student Sports (SiO) cooperate to offer employees a broad range of group activities. Most activities are free of charge; some courses are offered at a modest fee.
Check out what is on offer - Get started!
For employees who would like some help in getting started with physical activity and maybe make some changes in their life style there is a special, made-to-measure offer:
Get started! - Free access to Student Sport's training centres
During specific periods, employees at UiO have free access to SiO's training centres in order to participate in the group activities jointly offered by UiO and SiO. To gain access you must use your employee ID card at the turnstiles into the sports buildings.
Check when you have free access to the training centres - Inexpensive access to Student Sport's training facilities and program
UiO employees can buy a training card for NOK 850 per semester and gain access to all of Student Sport's training facilities and program. Read more about Student Sports's offer to UiO employees.
Insurance
The University of Oslo understands the legal practice thus that physical activity during working hours is considered sufficiently close to and affiliated with ordinary work for an accident occuring during such activity to be covered by the occuptional accident insurance.