[lil]

lil

Hello,
I recently moved to Finland and started lukio and I don’t speak or understand finnish. I was really eager to join the youth action programme. I am not athletic so I decided to go to the gym. From the schedule I saw there is a gym session from 19:00 – 21:00 in Linnanmaa Sports hall. I went there last week to the ”Kuntosali” section of Linnanmaa Sports hall, I thought there should be some instructors. I have never been to a gym before and I don’t know how to use equipment and there are a lot of people. I was so embarassed to stand there at the gym. I really need someone to instruct me. But linnanmaa sports hall is so confusing. Can anyone please suggest to me what to do?

[Ohjaaja Anna-Maija]

Ohjaaja Anna-Maija

Hi lil, and thank you for your message!

It’s great to hear that you’re motivated to be physically active and are looking for guidance. However, I’m sorry to hear that your experiences with the Youth Action were not positive.

In Youth Action, some activities are led by an instructor, while some activities are only supervised.

I would recommend contacting the Exercise Counselling service directly. You can access their contact form through the link below. Counselling is also free of charge. In Exercise counselling you can talk about topics like exercise, nutrition, training, motivation and goals. You can also ask for tips on exercise programs and get information which exercise groups have an instructor present.

https://www.ouka.fi/en/exercise-counselling

You can also contact Tommi directly, email: tommi.laine@ouka.fi, tel. 044 7038047

I hope this information is helpful. All the best with your studies!