{"id":3718,"date":"2016-05-19T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T09:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/05\/19\/fit-terwijl-je-werkt-zitvet-wegwerken-met-erasmus-sport\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:13","slug":"fit-terwijl-je-werkt-zitvet-wegwerken-met-erasmus-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/05\/19\/fit-terwijl-je-werkt-zitvet-wegwerken-met-erasmus-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Get fit while you\u2019re working: get rid of your sitting fat with Erasmus Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Erasmus Sport-trainer Zev de Raad neemt het College van Bestuur onder handen.<\/span><\/p>

\n\t\n\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\tImage by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElmer Smaling<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Sitting at your desk for eight hours while staring at a monitor \u2013 many EUR employees don\u2019t have the healthiest work. In an effort to get EUR employees off their bottoms, Erasmus Sports and the university\u2019s HRM department are launching Vitaal@Work (Fit@Work) this Thursday, allowing EUR employees to get some exercise without even having to leave their workplace.<\/p>\n

The members of the Executive Board were the first guinea pigs to receive instruction from Erasmus Sports trainer Zev de Raad at the Vitaal@Work kick-off on Thursday morning. Due to a lack of time, the yoga mats and medicine ball were not used this time round, but the board members stretched, straightened their limbs and squeezed their bottoms for all they were worth.<\/p>\n

Not entirely free from danger<\/h3>
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Sincere apologies after the \u201cincident involving glasses\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

It soon transpired that this form of training was not entirely free from danger when board member Bart Straatman, a very enthusiastic participant, accidentally knocked off a colleague\u2019s glasses, thankfully without serious consequences. For her part, Chairwoman of the Board Kristel Baele had no difficulty performing the exercises. \u201cI\u2019m already getting a fair amount of exercise. Mainly yoga, and I\u2019ll go for the odd walk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that the programme has kicked off, other EUR employees are free to sign up. \u201cWe are trying to keep everyone fit in an easy-access manner,\u201d Erasmus Sports\u2019 Kyra van Leeuwen explained. \u201cBy getting people not to sit still all day, but rather to move in various ways.\u201d She said similar programmes have been introduced at German universities. \u201cAnd they\u2019re a huge hit over there!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo sloshing armpits\u201d<\/h3>

Groups of three to eight colleagues are encouraged to sign up with Vitaal@Work. Once they have done so, a trainer will show up at their workplace once, twice or thrice a week, equipped with rubber bands, dumbbells and yoga mats. The exact nature of the training sessions is determined in advance in consultation with the employees. Staff can set their own goals, and their personal trainer will help them achieve these goals. He or she will also provide handy tips and exercises people can do on their own during the rest of the week. \u201cYou won\u2019t need to change your clothes and you won\u2019t have sloshing armpits for the rest of the day,\u201d Van Leeuwen reassuringly pointed out. \u201cAlthough you may bring a change of shirt if you prefer that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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