RigRun
Recovery
Zone
2024
SUPPORTING YOUR ONGOING HEALTH AND WELLBEING JOURNEY
So, you’ve completed a RigRun Fitness Challenge. Now what?
RigRun competitions aren’t just about encouraging offshore teams to dabble in getting more exercise for a few weeks. Instead, we want to help you build on the fitness goals you’ve accomplished so you can maintain a sustainable, healthy lifestyle after the final whistle blows.
That starts with recovery.
Why is recovery important?
During RigRun Challenges, you’re putting your body (and mind) under pressure to win prizes and points for your team. And though exceptional sports prowess is part of going for glory as a high-performing athlete, your recovery is equally important.
Providing several benefits during repetitive high-level training and competitions, recovery interventions are essential in ensuring you stay in peak physical condition, avoid fatigue, and steer clear of injuries.
So, when it’s time for the next RigRun challenge, your team will have an even better chance of climbing the leaderboards and regularly scoring maximum daily points.
The RigRun Recovery Zone
We understand that when a RigRun fitness challenge ends, you often won’t have the luxury of taking time off to recuperate and get yourself geared up for the next one. That offshore rota wheel keeps spinning, and business as usual can mean that health and fitness once again takes a backseat.
Which is why we’re committing three months to your recovery with a range of insightful webinars that are specifically tailored to the unique health needs of personnel travelling to, and working on, remote worksites.
RigRun Recovery Zone is an exclusive area where you can access a range of online resources to help you recover, stay motivated, and gear up for greatness at the next RigRun event.
Accessible from May to July, the Recovery Zone will feature pre-recorded and live webinars from accredited health and wellbeing professionals that cover a range of topics, including mindfulness, breathwork, nutrition, and mental health.
Accessing the Recovery Zone
Recovery Zone resources will be available to RigRun competitors at any time through the relevant links on this page. Links for the live ‘Mastering Mindfulness’ sessions will be sent out via the RigRun app* prior to each session taking place, and a recording of each session will be available to view shortly afterwards.
*Available to download through the App Store or Google Play. Latest version – 1.4.38.
Louise Martin – Mastering Mindfulness
Eve Elsby – THE POWER OF BREATH
Tom Gurney – OFFSHORE NUTRITION
Alison Cuthbert – Psychological PPE Toolkit
SPREAD THE WORD WITH DOWNLOADABLE RECOVERY ZONE POSTERS
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LOUISE MARTIN – MASTERING MINDFULNESS
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MASTERING MINDFULNESS
with Louise Martin
Our bodies are always here with us and can only ever be experienced in the present moment. Yet, we pay very little attention to them unless something goes wrong.
Becoming more mindful of our bodies brings a whole host of physiological, emotional and mental health benefits. And in Louise’s 6-week ‘Mastering Mindfulness’ course, she’ll cover:
- The positive effect of incorporating mindfulness into intense and gentle exercise
- How mindfulness can help you nourish your body and avoid injury during your fitness journey
- How you can begin to look forward to your workouts by practising mindfulness
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About the Speaker:
Louise is a coach, trainer and BAMBA Accredited Mindfulness Teacher who has more than 20 years of experience in the health industry. Through ‘The Mindful Professional’, she teaches a range of clients about the benefits of mindfulness and offers a range of online and face-to-face training sessions. Louise holds a PG Cert and Diploma in Mindfulness from the University of Aberdeen and has completed the UK Mindfulness Association’s MBLC teacher training programme (Mindfulness Based Living Course), and the University of Bangor’s MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) and MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) programmes.
Accessing the webinars:
Links to each live session will be sent out via Announcements in the RigRun app, and can also be accessed at the stated time via the links below. If you miss a session or you’d prefer to access the course modules at a more suitable time for your schedule, recordings will be available after each session through the relevant links below.
14th May
12:30 pm
Waking Up to the Autopilot
21st May
12:30pm
Mindfulness of Breath 1
28th May
12:30pm
Mindfulness of Breath 2
4th June
12:30pm
Mindfulness of Thoughts 1
11th June
12.30pm
Mindfulness of Thoughts 2
18th June
12.30pm
Turning Towards Kindness
EVE ELSBY – THE POWER OF BREATH
THE POWER OF BREATH
with Eve Elsby
The quality of our breath touches on every part of our physical and mental wellbeing. Beyond helping us regulate our nervous system, lower blood pressure, and support our immunity, working on our breath can also help improve our sleep patterns, increase focus and energy, and regulate our mood.
Across six pre-recorded sessions, accredited breathwork teacher Eve Elsby will teach you about your breath, how it may be holding you back, and what you can do to improve its quality in the short and long term.
Sessions can be accessed at any time through the links below.
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What is Breathwork?
Calm Breathing
Simple Breathwork Techniques
Circular Breathing
Nourishing Breathing
Signature Breathwork
ALISON CUTHBERT – PSYCHOLOGICAL PPE TOOLKIT
PSYCHOLOGICAL PPE TOOLKIT
with Alison Cuthbert
From overcoming the emotional struggles of offshore life to tackling anxiety, depression, and perfectionism, practical strategies and insights can help to empower anyone to navigate life’s challenges with resilience and self-awareness.
In this series of enlightening podcasts, BABCP-Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Alison Cuthbert introduces you to the theory behind CBT and how the way we think, feel and behave are all intimately linked. She will discuss several topics, including anxiety and depression, and explain how you can implement positive change and improve your overall mental wellbeing once you learn practical CBT techniques.
About the speaker:
Alison Cuthbert is an experienced BABCP-accredited CBT therapist providing a professional and confidential service for children, young people and adults. She works in private practice in central Edinburgh and Aberdeenshire, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire where she forms part of the teaching team on a Postgraduate CBT degree course.
Accessing the sessions:
Join each pre-recored session by clicking the relevant link provided.
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The Challenge of Managing Offshore Life
Anxiety & Depression
Perfectionism
Compassion-Focused Therapy
TOM GURNEY ON OFFSHORE NUTRITION
Offshore Nutrition
with Tom Gurney
Time and time again, nutrition has been shown to have a significant impact on our mental health. From our energy levels to our mood to our sleeping patterns, the diet we consume affects our daily functioning in a range of different ways.
Working on a remote site and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that helps combat any negative effects is challenging. However, Nutrition Expert Tom Gurney has got you covered with two insightful pre-recorded webinars that address your daily nutritional choices and how these can help you thrive in the offshore environment, even when you’re on the night shift.
So, while you’re recovering from the 6-week RigRun Cup event, take some time to reset your rhythm and give your nutrition a boost ahead of RigRun Qualifiers in September!
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About the Speaker:
Tom Gurney is a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences at the University College London. Tom is the module lead for Exercise Physiology and Sport Performance Optimisation. His research interests include supplementation for health and exercise. He wades through the ever-changing research on supplements to provide the latest science and assist people through the supplement minefield so they can get the best nutrition for their unique circumstances.
Accessing the webinars:
Join each pre-recorded webinar by clicking the relevant button provided.
BREAKING NEWS:
ONSHORE EXERCISE COUNTS FOR RIGRUN TOO
Great news! We’ve included onshore exercise to RigRun so you can clock up the points for your team and earn more prizes while on shore leave. Just use the app to track your exercise.
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