Power Up Your Health: HKU Exercise is Medicine Month Oct 2025

The University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Sports and Exercise (CSE), working alongside the University Health Service (UHS), is delighted to declare the successful wrap-up of Exercise is Medicine (EIM) Month 2025—a full-month campaign that ran through October to champion physical activity as an essential pillar of health and wellness within the HKU community.

As the first EIM Gold Level Campus in Hong Kong, HKU continues to lead in fostering a culture of health through its Exercise is Medicine on Campus (EIM-OC) initiative, a global effort championed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The EIM Month 2025, themed “Power Up Your Health”, in October 2025 featured an expanded programme that attracted different of faculty, staff, students, and community members.

Programme Highlights

Fitness Fun Booth: On-campus interactive booths provided six exhilarating challenge games that targeted four essential fitness pillars—strength, coordination, cardio endurance, and flexibility.

Weekly Training Classes: Two fitness sessions per week were held at HKU’s state-of-the-art facilities, including the HKU B-Active and CSE Active Fitness Centres. These classes, led by qualified instructors, catered to participants of all fitness levels, offering activities such as strength training, core stability workouts, yoga.

Weekly Knowledge Bits: Each week, the CSE shared engaging "Knowledge Bits" that educated the HKU community on the benefits of physical activity. These bite-sized insights covered exercise for chronic disease prevention, bone health through weight-bearing activities, and tips for staying active. Shared via the EIM website and social media, they reached a wide audience and promoted practical health improvements.

Halloween Mini Marathon: Our aim was to collectively complete a full marathon of 42.2 km! We conquered this together by completing 1280 laps equivalent to 512km or 12 full marathons! Lucky prize draws from sponsors Adidas, Technogym and Biore were awarded to not only those that ran the most but also to those with the cheesiest, scariest, or most creative costumes!

Building on the success of EIM Month 2025, the Active Health Clinic at HKU B-Active will continue offering Faculty Health and Fitness Assessment, and Personal Fitness Guidance, empowering students and staff with the tools to maintain active lifestyles year-round.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants for their enthusiastic attendance and commitment to health. Thank you for your enthusiastic participation! See you again in next EIM!