Health plan for students living away from home

John Daly looks at resources students can use to develop good habits that will stay with them all their lives

Yoga, mindfulness, Tai Chi and stress management seminars? When the parents of today’s third level students witness the array of health services now available to the offspring, it’s little wonder they might say: “That wasn’t there in my day.”

Yet, while the university student of 2020 is entering a very different campus to that of thirty years ago, it is still a life passage where a constant eye on personal health is every bit as important as lectures and exams. In a world of freedom and independence, many students do struggle to maintain healthy lifestyles while juggling tutorial timetables, project deadlines and the dreaded end of year exams.