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Explanation

Physical exercise reduces stress, helps with mental wellbeing, helps clear the mind, reduces obesity etc... students money is stretched enough without expensive gym memberships too. Make off peak gym membership free to ALL students.

Status

Off peak gym membership free to all students

This Idea opened on 5 Sep 2018 and closed on 19 Sep 2018. 

18 students voted on this Idea, giving a score of +28.

This Idea has passed to the Academic Officer for action:

  • 9 Oct 2018: The Academic Officer is talking to WLV Sport regarding this Idea for Change. We'll give further updates before 23 Oct 2018.
  • 9 Nov 2018: The Academic Officer is still in discussions with WLV Sport. In the meantime there are free fitness activities going on through Wellbeing Month. We'll give you further updates before 27 Nov 2018.
  • 11 Aug 2019: This Student Idea has expired as it did not meet the roll-over threshold for being worked on during the next academic year. This Idea had scored less than 30, and has not passed to the next academic year. #wolveschange
 
 

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Daniel Mullany
11:01am on 10 Sep 18 It will be good for those that aren't particularly sporty but they're interested in making a healthy change that isn't going to cost them. A healthy campus is a happy campus.
Donna Nzuki
1:15pm on 7 Sep 18 Students living in residence halls on campus get FREE off peak gym membership. Why not all full time students?
Connor Levers
8:16pm on 5 Sep 18 On-peak free membership; yeah that wouldn't be economic, but off-peak membership is fair enough... Especially for the £9.25k
Chad Astbury
5:18pm on 5 Sep 18 One of the best ideas I've seen. It makes a lot of sense and will make a lot of difference. I know it would have benefitted me the last 3 years!