In order to improve the awareness and level of health of the faculty and staff, the Labor Union of the School of Life Sciences specially organized a public welfare lecture activity of "Fighting the Epidemic Together and Keeping Healthy". The event was successfully carried out in the online Tencent meeting room at 7:30 pm on July 9th. Professor Shi Junling , chairman of the labor union, hosted the lecture. More than 30 faculty members of the college attended.
The college union specially invited senior swimming enthusiasts, Associate Professor Li Jingbao, with the theme of "Adult Self-Taught Swimming: From Safety to Competitiveness", with topics such as the basic knowledge and technical essentials of adult swimming, and shared the benefits of exercise: exercise can increase life expectancy and reduce anxiety, depression and self-esteem are improved, the risk of obesity is reduced, and the body's metabolism is increased and so on. Regarding the recent drowning incidents, Prof. Li emphasized that we must always keep in mind safety and stay away from danger. It is strictly forbidden to bathe or play in rivers, ponds and other places without authorization to prevent drowning accidents. In the lecture, Prof. Li also combined his professional knowledge to bring a lively swimming health education lecture to our faculty and staff, sharing a lot of swimming knowledge.
After the lecture, everyone also had an in-depth interaction with Prof. Li, focusing on the theme of swimming and health. Prof. Li answered the questions in detail. It was entertaining, and the atmosphere was active. Finally, Professor Shi Junling made a summary and said that in the future, the trade union will organize more sports and fitness activities, including swimming, to improve the enthusiasm and physical fitness of our faculty and staff, so as to exercise and fight against the epidemic together!