VU Health Day 2019

HEALTH LAB

11.00 am. - 2.00 pm.

Life Sciences Center
Sauletekis av. 7, 1st floor

Health Laboratory is open to everyone, who is curious about their bodies:

• Body weight composition (with special weights) and evaluation of the results, nutrition advices.
• Physiotherapist consultations.
• Evaluation of posture, torso flexibility and capacity.
• Torso muscle balance determination.
• Evaluation of body composition, morbidity and mortality risks.
• Test with Different Scent Sticks - find out the quality of your smell sense!
• Sport consultations, tips and recommendations on sports clothing and equipment.

LECTURE "STRESS & MICROBIOTE:
ARE MICROORGANISM PLAYING WITH OUR NERVES?”

 
4.30 pm.

Life Sciences Center
Sauletekis av. 7, room R-101

Speaker: VU Life Sciences Center microbiologist, associate professor Eglė Lastauskienė

Already in first days of a human's life, a newborn is colonized by comensal intestinal microorganisms. Recent studies show that microbiota is important for normal health and brain functioning, nowadays the relationship between stress and microbiota, and how microbiota's changes can affect stress-related behavior, are analyzed intensively.

During this lecture, we will try to find out, whether experienced stress can affect the intestinal bacteria, and whether the bacteria itself can help us to survive those stressful situations.

Lecture in Lithuanian language

MINDFULNESS LECTURE-PRACTICAL SESSION

5.00 pm.

Life Sciences Center
Sauletekis av. 7, room R-101

Speakers: VU Faculty of Philosophy, Masters of Health Psychology Aistė and Ieva 

This lecture-seminar invites you to stop and look at yourself. In today's world we forget to take care of our inner world. By developing consciousness, we start to think less about what will happen, and accept the moment of the present, which makes it easier to experience the fullness of life and be in touch with others on our daily lifes.

The lecture-seminar will talk about the emotional health, why it is so important to us and how to take a better care of yourself.

Lecture in Lithuanian language

LECTURE "I WANT TO BE PHYSICALLY  ACTIVE. HOW TO START?"

6.00 pm.

Life Sciences Center
Sauletekis av. 7, room R-101

Speakers: VU Faculty of Medicine students Anton and Kasparas

The hardest thing to do in life is to start, whether you are writing an essay or trying to be more physically active.
During the lecture, Anton will tell you how to make a proper start in sports, how not to "burn" at the beginning, how to keep motivation to stay active, and how to change your personal approach to nutrition.

Minus 42 kilograms? True story! Kasparas will share his success story, experiences, and teach you some interesting things about weight loss.

Lecture in Lithuanian language

VIRTUAL BIKE RACE

11.00 am. - 2.00 pm.

Life Sciences Center
Sauletekis av. 7, 1st floor

Try yourself at virtual bike racing!

Friends of the Project, S-Sport invites you to try out bicycle sport with a help of a special machine and a screen in front of you, where you will see the track of the race. Your aim - finish it as quick as possible. The fastest cyclist will be awarded with S-Sport prize!

ORIENTEERING SPORT TRACK
"DO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF?"

3.00 pm. - 5.00 pm.

Health and Sports Centre, Blue Hall
Sauletekis av. 26

Have you ever learned something about yourself by reading a map? Orienteering sport track in Sauletekis Forest will not only allow you to get to know this sport, but also to find out intersting facts about the human's body at every point of the track. Maps and a short lesson for the newbies of this sport - in the Blue Hall. 

VU PAIR TRAINING

8.00 pm.

Health and Sports Centre
Sauletekis av. 2

Trainers:VU Faculty of Medicine students Rūta and Viltė

Do you have a friend with whom you would like to compete, who is stronger? Or maybe you need a friend, who would encourage you and motivate? Trainers Rūta and Viltė will make sure that your mate during the training proves that you are stronger than you thought.

OPEN GYM ALL DAY LONG FOR FREE

Facilities of Health and Sports Centre:

Sauletekis av. 2, Girls gym, 8.00 am. - 10.00 pm.

Sauletekis av. 26, Blue Hall, 7.15 am. - 10.00 pm.

Čiurlionis str. 21, sports hall and Girls gym, 8.00 am. - 10.00 pm.

OPEN TRAINING ZONE FOR FREE

Health and Sports Centre
Sauletekis av. 2, Universal Hall

8.00 am. Morning Training (trainer Anton Gorelik)

5.45 pm. Health Spine Training (trainer Justina Maslovskaitė)

7.00 pm. X-fit (trainer Justina Maslovskaitė)

BLOOD DONATION

10.00 am. - 3.00 pm.

Life Sciences Center
Sauletekis av. 7, 1st floor

Santaros Blood Centre invites everyone to donate blood for those in need.