Why this student is trying a new sport every week for a year

By Elizabeth Hunter A student has filmed herself trying a new sport every week for a year - after becoming inspired by the Olympics. Lorna Husband, 25, began studying for her MA in Sports Journalism at Edinburgh Napier University after becoming inspired by the widespread coverage of the Paris Olympics. After moving to Edinburgh from her hometown of Dundee, Lorna decided to set herself a new challenge - learning a new sport each week of 2025. From cycling to weightlifting, jiu-jitsu to fishing, and curling to cricket, Lorna has tried it all - and presented her experience as part of her coursework, graduating this week at a ceremony at Usher Hall. She has now completed 43 of the 52 weekly challenges and has filmed her efforts for her own social media account. Lorna said: “I was watching the Paris Olympics where all these amazing athletes were being interviewed on TV and thought ‘that would be really cool’. “I looked up courses and saw that Edinburgh Napier had a specialist sports journalism degree. "I got in touch and within days the programme leader, David Tanner, was showing me round the facilities at Merchiston. “It has been so good to be doing something I’m passionate about.” “I’ve learned a lot by doing the challenge alongside the course. “It taught me how to present, edit and make the most of different social media platforms. “The connections our lecturers have are incredible. "We went to a Scotland rugby test match last year – which led me to work at this year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup - and I was able to do some of my coursework at the Lost Shore surf resort." Now about to start a job as part of Scottish Rugby's social media team, Lorna intends to finish the last few weeks of her challenge - and says she has plenty of ideas in store for the final weeks. Lorna said: “The reaction I’ve had to my videos has been amazing. "It’s been so much fun trying out all these different sports. “It can be hard to predict which videos will be popular. "One week I did a duathlon with no preparation, and it did really well – maybe people just like watching me suffer! “I have been doing the videos every single week, rather than preparing a few of them in advance, and I think the spontaneity of it all has helped capture what I set out to do. “I hope it helps beginners feel like they can go along to things. "It can be daunting, but there is so much to choose from.”