Applied for courses? Check. Hall of residence application? Check. Sign up for university sports team? Huh?

Congratulations, you’ve just come to the end of the exciting and emotional escapade we call high school. Now its time to think about the next step in your life journey, and you’ve chosen tertiary study. It’s a stressful time for you soon-to-be freshers, as you settle into your new lifestyle as an adult in the real world. But if you can find a break from wading through the hundreds of emails from Sue in the enrolment department, you need to remember a very important part of university life – being active. As a graduating student I can tell you that the only thing that saved me from a mental breakdown at university is playing sport. It is estimated that around half of people who were involved with sports throughout school stop playing after they graduate. But sport is not something you grow out of. So why should you keep playing?

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Article added: Sunday 16 December 2018