Fitness and Recreation

There are many apps that offer moments of tranquility and aimed at supporting mental health.  Consider exploring one of these to get you started.

• Insight Timer- offers over 14,000 FREE offering focused on meditation, yoga, and sleep.
• Headspace- refer to the app as a personal trainer for your mind. It has offers cute animations. There are some great free meditations to help you learn how to meditate. For access to all tools there is a monthly fee.
• Stop, Breathe, Think. -A friendly, simple tool to guide people of all ages and backgrounds through meditations for mindfulness and compassion. Contains free and for purchase tools. All profits go to Tools for Peace, which inspires people of all ages to develop kindness and compassion in everyday life.

Your breath is effective technique to ease the mind and develop a sense of inner calmness.  Explore meditative breathing:  

• Box Breathing Exercise | Take a deep breath | Pranayama Series
• 4-7-8 Calm Breathing Exercise | Relaxing Breath Technique

Saskatchewan Polytech students are welcome to connect with the Sask Polytech Counselling Team for additional resources and supports.

E-sports intramurals

Round robin games will be played to get seeding; your standings will determine your positioning in the single elimination bracket.

Sports: FIFA 20; NHL 20; Madden 20; NBA 2K20

Stay tuned for 2021-2022 intramural schedule.

• If you are interested in taking part in multiple sports, please fill out multiple registration forms.

• SaskPolytech is not responsible for supplying a console or game for participation. You must have the console and game in order to be able to participate.

• Sports will run for both PS4 and Xbox One consoles (with adequate participants) via online gameplay only.

• It will be the responsibility of all participants to complete matches within the set timeframes.

• Any games not completed before the set end date will result in losses for both teams.

• Any reports of verbal abuse will receive one warning. Next complaint will result in removal from the competition.

• Full game play settings will be sent once you sign up.

Sign up for e-sport intramurals

The purpose of wellness challenges is to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviours in a supportive environment. An incentive can also be encouraging. Check out each challenge to see what incentive is offered.

Cross Campus Challenge (September)

Run. Walk. Bike. Swim. Get active with Sask Polytech for your chance to win great prizes!

10,000 Daily Step Challenge (January)

Step into the New Year with their 10,000 daily step challenge! For the month of January, the goal is to document how many steps you take each day and log your weekly total. Prizes up for grabs and accomplishment badges awards!

Move More (March)

This challenge is all about making your whole day matter and being mindful of your movement habits.

Stay social in the comfort of your own home!  

Stay tuned for the 2021-2022 game schedule.

What are games being played?

• Trivia: Challenge your knowledge of random facts and popular topics through a series of questions needing a timed response.   Note: You will need a two devices (laptop, tablet, cell phone).  On one device you will download the Kahoot! app.
• Quick Draw: Inspire by Pictionary, players attempt to draw an identified word while others guess the answer. Grab a pen and paper, prepare for some laughs.
• Bingo: Each player tries to cross off numbers on their card as they are randomly selected and called out by the bingo caller. Games can have different patterns to complete to win.  It is beneficial to have two devices (phone and a laptop).  Be prepared to call out “BINGO!” when you win!
  • More games to come.