EduTravel – Active Life Lab

Towards effective preventive Health and Wellbeing services!

Active Life Lab is a new research and development laboratory under South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk). Active Life Lab works in close cooperation with wellbeing service providers and health promotion organisations to develop effective preventive health and wellbeing services.

Come and take a tour in Active Life Lab!

During the tour, you will learn how Active Life Lab combines research, companies, end users and students to develop more effective wellbeing services.

You will explore our Unique Smart Gym designed for health and wellbeing testings, easy-access training and exergaming.

You will get an opportunity to test exergames that challenge your cognition and muscles, developed in Active Life Lab projects.

Have you done strength training as a seal collecting coins?

Active Life Lab business model

We use scientific research methods to solve real-life challenges in preventive wellbeing services. We measure effectiveness of health and wellbeing interventions in practice and use the data to co-create new services and business models in close co-operation with our partners from public and private sectors from Finland and abroad.

Active Life Lab provides access to its facility and testing possibilities for end users in exchange of their wellbeing data.

 

ACTIVE LIFE LAB IS EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-THE ART RESEARCH FACILITIES

Smart Gym

  • Combining strength and cognitive training in novel exergames.
  • Cardio and weight training with state-of-the-art smart devices.
  • Suitable for individuals and for group training.

Testing Lab

  • Advanced physiological and biomechanical analyses during exercise and at rest.
  • Instrumented treadmill with VR and weight unloading, cycle ergometers, isometric strength testing devices, VO2max measurement with indirect calorimeter.

Virtual reality wall

  • Meetings in the middle of Finnish forest landscape.
  • Functional cognitive games on a touch wall.
  • Neurological rehabilitation with VR games (Video of the VR games)

 

FACTS

SHORTER PROGRAMME

  • Arrival in Mikkeli and at Saimaa Stadiumi
  • Presentation of the premises of Active Life Lab
  • Lab philosophy
  • Lunch

LONGER PROGRAMME

  • Arrival in Mikkeli and at Saimaa Stadiumi
  • Presentation of the premises of Active Life Lab
  • Lab philosophy
  • Lunch
  • Change of clothes (if needed)
  • Testing of gym and measurement devices
  • Coffee / tea and certificates of participation

LANGUAGE
English

GROUP SIZE
4 – 10 persons

AVAILABILITY
Year round (excluding holiday seasons)

BOOKING
Active Life Lab tour needs
to be booked at least
3 weeks in advance
before the implementation.

COSTS

SHORTER PROGRAMME
Duration 3 hours
200 € / person

LONGER PROGRAMME
Duration 6 hours
300 € / person

Both prices include the programme,
lunch in Stadiumi Cafeteria and
certificate of participation.

 

CONTACT US!

BOOKING AND INQUIRIES

For inquiries and booking the
Active Life Lab tour, please, contact:

Ms Minna Hämäläinen
Education Export Specialist
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk)
Patteristonkatu 3, 50100 Mikkeli, FINLAND
minna.hamalainen@xamk.fi
+358 40 826 6062

FURTHER INFORMATION AND PROGRAMME DETAILS

For further information about Active Life Lab and the
contents of the programme, please, contact:

Dr Arto Pesola
RDI Unit Director
arto.pesola@xamk.fi
+358 40 641 1504

Mr Viljo Kuuluvainen
RDI Specialist
viljo.kuuluvainen@xamk.fi
+358 40 670 1695