Sports counselling

Is exercise a leap into the unknown for you?

Let’s take the first step together! Sports counselling is for anyone who needs tips and support to get started with exercise.

What is sports counselling? 

Sports counselling is personalised guidance from a fitness instructor to help you get started with exercise. The fitness instructor will work with you to find the best way for you to get started with exercise. Fitness counselling is available by phone or in person at various locations throughout the city. Counselling is provided in Finnish, so please bring an interpreter with you if needed.

Signing up for exercise counselling is easy: you can either book an appointment directly through the booking calendar, or if you’d prefer us to contact you, you can fill out the contact form. 

To book an appointment

Through the exercise counselling appointment calendar, you can book appointments for exercise counseling at health centers, which are available for all age groups. The calendar also includes appointments at specific schools for middle school and high school students.

Teens (ages 11–18) and families can also contact us using the contact forms below, and an exercise counselor will reach out to schedule a suitable appointment.

 For families with young children

What the grown-ups do, the little ones follow. What kind of exercise habits are you setting for your children?

Everyday exercise consists of many small things. As a family, you can exercise in nearby parks, forests, or sports facilities around the city. Family-oriented sports counselling helps you find ways to exercise that fit into your family's daily routine. Sports counselling for families is intended for families with children aged approximately 0–10 years. 

Would you like us to contact you? Fill out the contact form and our counsellor will contact you within two weeks using your preferred method of contact. Let's take the first step together!

For young people

Exercise counselling for young people involves working with them to find ways to be physically active that are right for them. During the counselling sessions, an exercise plan is developed together based on the young person’s individual needs, goals, and preferences.

The counselling consists of 1–3 individual sessions and may involve working out with a sports counsellor, for example, at a gym. It is also possible to receive physical activity counselling over a longer period, such as a six-month session. 

Sports motivators 

The sports motivators operate in the Hervanta, Tesoma, Lielahti and Kaukajärvi areas. You may run into motivators during the school day in the schoolyard or in the vicinity of the school. Would you like to contact a sports motivator? Send an email to [email protected] or [email protected].

For adults

The schedules and pressures of work and daily life may sometimes mean that you take less exercise, or none at all, for one reason or another. Sports counsellors can also help you find solutions for making physical activity part of your daily life and ways in which you could accumulate enough physical activity every day to maintain your health. Sometimes illnesses may also limit your ability for physical activity, but professional sports counsellors can also help solve these problems.

For more information about adult exercise classes and to make an appointment by phone, please contact the exercise counselling service on Fridays from 1 pm to 2 pm at  040 051 1445.

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