Go for gold this month with DeakinACTIVE’s Olympics challenges and membership deals!
As we cheer on Deakin’s elite-athlete students representing Australia at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics, we encourage you to harness the unrivalled energy of the Games and get MOVEing yourself with one (or more!) of DeakinACTIVE’s popular fitness challenges. We’re also continuing to offer generous savings on our membership packages this month, and can’t wait to resume our social sports activities soon – so check out what’s on in August at DeakinACTIVE!
Go gunning for the finish line in our Olympic challenges!
There’s still a week to go in the Games and our two Olympics MOVES challenges. The challenges will come to end on Sunday 8 August alongside the Olympics Closing Ceremony, so amp up your efforts this week for a winning place on the podium!
- OlympicMOVES Challenge – most MOVES for the duration of the Olympics wins a prize*.
- Olympics Cycle Challenge – most kilometres cycled for the duration of the Olympics wins a prize*.
Keep logging your activity via the DeakinMOVES app, and make sure you also keep an eye on the DeakinACTIVE Facebook and Instagram channels for continuing daily updates and fun challenges as we eagerly tune into the coverage from Tokyo.
Do Deakin proud in our monthly fitness challenge
During August, DeakinACTIVE will participate in the UniSport UniMOVES MaxChallenge, so come along and represent Deakin in this friendly competition as we take on Federation Uni, Charles Stuart Uni and Southern Cross Uni.
Join the MaxMOVEs National Challenge now via the DeakinMOVES app to help Deakin win a $250 donation to a charity of choice, plus you could also score an individual $50 Rebel gift voucher*!
Join DeakinACTIVE in August for a great deal
With generous membership packages starting at the cost of just a couple of coffees per week, DeakinACTIVE has an affordable option to suit everyone. And during the whole month of August, DeakinACTIVE is extending every member a Bonus Buddy offer!
For every new member you refer, you’ll receive one week free on your membership when they sign up (plus they’ll enjoy a $0 joining rate). Fitness is more fun with a workout buddy, so everybody comes out a winner!
You can also continue to enjoy the great membership packages we announced last month, including:
- our Winter Warmer offer (Burwood gym only)
- the new SkillAthletic membership package (Burwood gym only)
- the new-and-improved Waurn Ponds membership offers.
See the DeakinACTIVE website for full details about membership offers at your local campus gym.
Try our online group fitness classes
While we wait out the remainder of winter (hooray!) with varying degrees of government restrictions, it’s still easy to stay physically active from home – and it will do you a world of good! Take one or all of our Zoom Yoga, Pilates and Meditation classes via the DeakinMOVES app to challenge your body and mind with movement and mindfulness.
- Mondays – Yoga @ 12.15pm
- Tuesdays – Meditation @ 10.15am
- Wednesdays – Pilates @ 12.15pm
- Thursdays – Meditation @ 10.15am.
Combine fun and fitness with DeakinPLAY!
Our DeakinPLAY social sport activities and competitions will start up again soon, so register to join us now! It’s a great way for you to have fun and get fit while hanging out with your friends and classmates, and is open to all ages and abilities.
Burwood
- Mondays: Mixed Netball
- Tuesdays: Women’s Netball
- Wednesdays: Open 3v3 Basketball
Waurn Ponds
- Tuesdays: Open 3v3 Basketball
- Wednesdays: Mixed Netball
- Thursdays: Open Badminton Doubles
Register now as team or as an individual, and have fun mingling as you clock your MOVES!
Help us stay COVIDSafe at DeakinACTIVE
All students coming to campus should be aware of the guidelines outlined in Deakin’s COVID-19 FAQs. COVIDSafe practices, including density limits, are in place so you can feel safe working out at your local DeakinACTIVE fitness centre.
When you arrive, you must check in by scanning the Service Victoria QR code displayed on the posters at entrances and adhere to all specified safety and hygiene practices (please read these rules on the DeakinACTIVE site before attending the gym). If you have any questions about visiting the gym, please feel free to contact the DeakinACTIVE team at your campus gym.
*See full terms and conditions via the DeakinMOVES app. Please contact DeakinACTIVE if you experience problems downloading the DeakinMOVES app.