C MPUS HEALTHY WALK

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C MPUS HEALTHY WALK
Historical Timeline
Take a Healthier Lunch Time Option
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Health Benefits of Walking!!!

• The benefits of regular exercise such as
  preventing heart disease and type II diabetes
  have been well documented in recent years. In
  2002, the Department of Health recommends that an
  accumulation of 30 minutes a day of moderate
  intensity exercise five or more days a week was
  enough to provide significant health benefits and
  best of all, these benefits can be achieved by
  virtually everyone regardless of age, sex or
  physical ability.
• Many health experts also recognise the benefits
  of walking 10.000 steps a day, which accumulates
  to roughly 5 miles. Using a pedometer is an easy
  way to count your steps without any hassle, just
  clip it to your trousers or skirt first thing in
  the morning and check your steps when you go to
  bed.

How can exercise benefit me?
Regular exercise can 1) Strengthen your heart
and lungs reducing the risk of related
diseases. 2) Reduce the build up of plaques in
the arteries helping blood to flow more easily,
which can leave you feeling refreshed and
energetic after exercise. 3) Lower blood
pressure. 4) Improve the strength of bones
helping to prevent bone-weakening diseases such
as osteoporosis. Walking is especially good
exercise for improving bone strength. 5) Help you
to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight by
increasing the number of calories burnt per day,
also helping to reduce the risk of obesity.
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6) When coupled with a healthy diet help to
prevent or manage type II diabetes. 7) Help lower
the risks of developing certain types of
cancers. 8) Ease depression, reduce stress and
help you relax. When exercising, your body
releases endorphins that produce the feeling of
well being and provide a natural pain relief
helping you to relax. 9) Improve psychological
well being. Looking good can improve confidence
and self efficacy.

• In addition to the physical benefits, walking
  offers many social benefits. Walking with a
  friend or in a group is not only a boredom
  reliever and a great way to meet new people, but
  it will also reinforce our commitment to walking.
• Even walking alone increases your chances of
  meeting a new neighbour, almost guarantees a
  returned smile, and increases your feelings of
  being in touch with your community.
• One last point Walking with a friend or a group
  increases safety in the city and the country.

Unfortunately exercise cant help you live
forever but it can increase the years of
independent living and general quality of life.
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Historical Timeline Route
Start finish at the Edward Boyle Library
(E) The walk route is the red line
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KEY 1 Houldsworth building 2 Civil Engineering
3 Mechanical Engineering 4 Electronic and
Electrical Engineering 5 Old Mining building 6
Environment 7 Chemistry 8 English 9 History 9
Michael Sadler building 9 Modern Languages 9
Philosophy 10 Baines Wing 10 Healthcare 11
Colour Chemistry 12 Design 13 Transport Studies
14 Geography 'East' Building 15 Psychology 16
Great Hall17 Business School 18 Refectory19
Students' Union 20 Equality Unit 20 Social
Studies building 20 Sociology 21 Education 22
Theology and Religious Studies 23 Physics and
Astronomy 24 Computing 25 Music / Clothworkers'
Concert Hall 26 Mathematics
27 Earth Sciences28 Garstang building
(Biochemistry)29 Roger Stevens building 30 Food
Science 31 Joint Honours Science 31 Lifelong
Learning Centre 32 Sports Halls 33 Conference
auditorium 34 Biomedical Sciences 34 Dentistry
34 Medicine 34 Worsley building 35 Biology 36
Law 37 Joint Honours Arts Social Sciences 37
Joint Honours Modern Languages 38 Sports Science
39 Student Counselling Centre 40 Textiles/Man
Made Fibres building41 11-14 Blenheim TerraceA
Brotherton Library A Parkinson building and
tower A Classics B Ellerslie HallC University
House D Lyddon HallE Edward Boyle Library F
Charles Morris Hall G Careers Centre H Henry
Price building J Workshop TheatreK Emmanuel
Centre
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Historical Timeline Walking Directions Start
walk up the steps with the Edward Boyle Library
(E) on your left. Take the first left towards the
recycling bins, then right through a gated
entrance, then immediately left and follow this
path to the Great Hall(16). Enter the Great Hall
and turn right. Follow the corridor to the end
where you enter The Baines Wing(10). Turn left
then right and continue along the corridor to the
end where you will turn left and go through two
sets of double doors where you will enter the
Parkinson Building (A). Walk to the centre of the
building where you will see the Information
Point. On your left will be the Brotherton
Library (A). On your right is the main entrance
to the Parkinson Building. Walk through the main
entrance and go down the Parkinson Steps. At the
bottom, turn left and follow the road (Woodhouse
Lane) past Chemistry (7), Electronic and
Electrical Engineering(4), Mechanical (3) and
Civil(2) Engineering and then turn left and walk
past the Houldsworth building (1).Walk along the
road taking you past Henry Price Halls of
Residence (H) and turn left and right immediately
down Lyddon Terrace past Ellerslie Hall (B) and
Law (36).Then turn left down Cloberry Street with
the Careers Centre (G) on your right at the
crossroads. Turn right and walk to the end of the
road and turn left onto Mount Preston
Street. This will take you past Charles Morris
Halls of Residence (F). Take the second path
towards the Garstang Building (28) and walk
alongside this building and take the immediate
right at the end of it. This path will take you
into the Worsley Building (34). Continue until
you reach a seating area (known as the airport
lounge) and turn left here. On your left you will
see some double doors with a stairwell visible
opposite the lift. Walk down the stairs to level
4, turn right and exit the Worsley Building. Turn
right and walk along the road (Clarendon Way).
This road will take you past the new LIGHT
laboratories with a all glass front. Continue
along the road until you see an open car park on
your left. Walk through the car park and take the
path straight ahead to the right of the Life Long
Learning Centre (31). Continue along this path
and walk underneath the E.C. Stoner building
(23). Take the immediate left up the hill and
take the first right. This will take you past the
front entrance of the Clothworkers Concert Hall
(25). Then take the next left and follow the path
back to the Edward Boyle Library. (E)
Steps (approx) 5600 Distance (approx) 2.6 miles
(4.19km) Timing (approx) 45 minutes
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Walking through the University, there are obvious
buildings and structures that have been developed
from its earliest years to the modern era. This
walk will take you through a timeline of the
universities history and will give you a guided
tour through past and present..

• 1831 - The Leeds School of Medicine was set up,
  serving the needs of five medical institutions
  that had sprung up in the city.
• 1874 the School was joined by the Yorkshire
  College of Science and intended to provide
  education for the children of middle-class
  industrialists and merchants. The college began
  teaching experimental science
• Yorkshire College
• The Yorkshire College was opened in 1874 with
  the purpose of providing a top quality education
  service for the Gentry of the Yorkshire County.
  1880 saw the opening of the clothworkers building
  in a mark of respect to the clothworkers who had
  ploughed funding for the college.
• 1886 - North-western part of the Baines Wing
  opened along with civil and mechanical
  engineering buildings.
• 1894 - The Great Hall opened. The medical school
  on the Mount Preston estate also opened.
• 1900 - The Maltings was purchased by the college
  and this was converted into the refectory. Later
  on in 1974 this building was converted into the
  geography building. The Victoria University group
  was set up with Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds
  Colleges combined to make one big university
  across northern England. This however was short
  lived.
• University
• 1904 - break-up of Victoria University group.
  Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds each go their
  separate way to start city universities. Leeds
  didnt want the split but the clothworkers once
  again proved invaluable as their funding kept the
  university afloat until more funds could be
  generated.
• 1904-1905 Beach Grove Terrace leased and became
  the first rented accommodation. Woodhouse Lodge
  was also purchased and concerted for mining
  purposes.

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• 1906 - Mining, fuel and metallurgy departments
  opened. This reflects the emergence of the
  industrial revolution and its effect on the
  general population.
• 1908 - East wing of the Baines Wing opened.
  Electrical engineering opened. (In 1974, food,
  leather, colour chemistry and dyeing were added)
• 1912 - Western extension of clothworkers textile
  building opened. The link between The Great Hall
  and the Baines Wing was completed.
• 1923 - Japan Earthquake caused a massive boom in
  the Yorkshire wood textile industry. This saved
  the university after a slump in trade.
• Article 22 of the university was passed. All
  degree courses are opened to women. This was the
  first of its kind and became revolutionary.
• After the Great War, mass numbers of soldiers
  were given government grants and as a result
  applied for degrees. In the spring of 1920, the
  university had 1610 students and with this
  number, the university couldnt cope.
• 1925 - 3 large donations were received in
  October. 100,000 from Edward Brotherton for the
  Brotherton Library, 25,000 from M.W. Riley-Smith
  for a new union building and 200,000 from Frank
  Parkinson for the construction of the Parkinson
  Building.
• 1927 - agricultural building was opened
• 1928 - The Dental School on Blundell Street was
  opened by a J.H. Whitley. The building
  construction cost 35,000.
• 1930 - Mining and gymnasium buildings were
  opened. Lord Hawk was responsible for opening the
  gymnasium.
• 1932 - Physics building was opened.
• 1933 - The Institute of pathology (St Georges
  Road) opened. The Sports Pavilion was opened by
  the donor himself Dr C.F. Tetley. Separate
  faculties of law and economics were opened.
• 1934 - Chemistry building was opened by Sir
  Frederick Gowland.
• 1936 - Brotherton Library was opened.
• 1939 - The Union building was completed and
  opened.
• Post War
• 1951 - The Parkinson building was opened. The
  upper floor had been in use from 1948.
• 1956 - Man-made fibre buildings opened.

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• 1958 - Houldsworth School stage 1 opened.
  Chemistry and Physics extensions opened and Art
  Block stage 1 completed.
• 1960 - The chamberlain plan (dramatic lines of
  concrete and glass a dramatic architectural
  statements throughout the university) was
  approved by the university council.
• 1961- Mechanical engineering north extension was
  completed. Stage 1 of Boddington Hall and Stage 2
  of the Art Block were opened.
• 1962 - Chemistry, Physics and Tetley Hall
  buildings were completed.
• 1963 Electrical engineering opened, Boddington
  Hall was completed and work began on the
  Chamberlain Plan, which started with the
  construction of Henry Price Halls of Residence.
• 1974 Construction of the Worsley building
  began. It cost just over 8 million and opened in
  March 1979.
• From here on there is a severe lack of
  information as to how the university further
  expanded itself. We know that many of the
  buildings had been erected by this time on the
  campus and any work that was being done was
  either extensions or refurbishments.
• The newest building completed to date is the
  LIGHT laboratories, situated adjacent to the
  Worsley Building. It cost 10 million and has a
  state of the art glass design.
• The newest refurbishment is of Henry Price Halls,
  completed January 2007.
• From September 2007, Performance Arts students
  will be in a brand new building behind the Union.
• Work is due to start in March 2007 on the new 6
  storey Majorie Arnold Ziff building for
  administration. It will cost 15 million and is
  scheduled for completion in May 2008, with staff
  taking occupation during summer 2008.

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Stewart Ross, Director of Sport Physical
Activity, endorsed this project and says At
Sport Physical Activity we are always trying to
find new ways to get people involved in physical
activity. This fine collaboration of the Sport
Science Department and Sport and Physical
Activity for this student run initiative is an
asset to the University which we hope will create
a healthier and more active community.
Have you done 10,000 steps today? The pedometer
is the best way of measuring your number of
steps. It works by measuring the motion of your
hip as you walk, and some pedometers will even
calculate the distance you have walked in
miles/kms and the number of calories burnt.
This was produced in partnership with.
Published 2006 by Sarah Wilshaw, Sam Noble,
Sukhbir Bhullar Alexandra Pass