Tag Archives: Exercise
How to have a happy, healthy Thanksgiving weekend
Thanksgiving is a fantastic holiday to enjoy family, friends, and comfort foods. But, according to the American Council on Exercise, the average American consumes 3,000 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving, which is the equivalent to eating 5.5 … Continue reading
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10 things I learned during Love Your Body Week
After the Love Your Body Week programs, the Women’s Health Fair, and several conversations with TU faculty and staff members from the Counseling Center and Women’s Center, I’ve gained a lot of new insight and perspective into nutrition, diet, exercise, … Continue reading
The Rundown with Christine Woods: Program Director, Faculty/Staff Wellness
Christine Woods is an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Certified Exercise Specialist and the Program Director for Faculty/Staff Wellness here at TU. She’s also running the Faculty/Staff boot camp I’ve been attending this week. I asked her a few … Continue reading
Will Student Bodies measure up?
Today I signed up for Student Bodies, an eight week program sponsored by the Towson University Counseling Center to help women challenge negative influences on body image and to develop a healthy mindset about diet and exercise. According to the … Continue reading
Filed under Healthy Eating Habits, Wellness
Ooh-rah TU boot camp
One of the best things about being a grad assistant is that sometimes you get to decide if you want to be considered a student or a university staff member. A few weeks ago, when I got my flu shot … Continue reading
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Top ten tweets on my beat
Here’s a list of my favorite twitterers on topics of fitness, wellness, healthy diet, exercise, and recreation. So as not to hurt anyone’s ego, I’ll list them in no particular order: @RunnerDude_ Thad McLaurin, tweets about his adventures in long-distance … Continue reading
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10 things I love about Group Ex @ TU
1. Defying limits If you’re someone who doesn’t take a lot of risks with your workouts, it’s great to have a Group Ex instructor who will help push you to take your workout a little bit further than you thought … Continue reading
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