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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

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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

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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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Q&A with Kerry Ballek, MS RD LDN CDE

Kerry Ballek is a registered dietician with an MS degree in nutrition and a certified diabetes educator who works for Dining Services @ TU.  I sat down with her this morning to find out how students can make smart food … 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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