The Benefits of Kickboxing
If you like Zumba, Step or any group fitness class involving choreography, you will love kickboxing. Actually, Campus Rec offers both Kickboxing and Turbo Kick. Kickboxing is a high intensity cardio...
View ArticleCampus Rec 101
If you’re a regular reader, you are familiar with News Roundups – blog posts that have the latest and greatest health news. With so many new students, I decided to have a roundup of last year’s blog...
View ArticlePersonal Trainer and Fitness Instructor Certification
Have you ever considered becoming a group fitness instructor or a Personal Trainer? You can get certified this semester. After completion, you can use the skills you’ve gained to help your fellow Tar...
View ArticleH.I.I.T.
If you’re going to be up and exercising on a Monday at 8 a.m., it better be with Colleen Daly. She is teaching a new class, H.I.I.T., or High Intensity Interval Training. To begin, I can tell you...
View ArticleFitness & Nutrition Roundup: No Equipment Moves, Fair Food Indulgences & More!
The 16 Most Effective Fat Loss Moves – No Equipment Required: Want to know some moves that will boost your metabolism and give your whole body a workout? Look no further than LiveStrong where you’ll...
View ArticleBootcamp Class Review
I expected a mean, crazy, yelling-at-me, camo-dressed instructor for Bootcamp. Yes, each session was intense, but it was a fun workout! Bryna Waters taught the two classes per week specialty fitness...
View ArticlePilates Class Review
So after writing about the benefit of Pilates in July, I finally decided to fit a class into my schedule. Because I had done an hour-long spin class the day before and planned on doing a long run the...
View ArticleAvoid the Cold – Attend a Group Fitness Class
What happened?! It went from being 80-something degrees every day to feeling like the middle of winter in Chicago (okay…well maybe not today, but the cold will kick in soon enough!). With the chilly...
View ArticleThe Five Gym Commandments
This blog post may seem kind of harsh but I’m just looking out for you! Even if you think you are a perfect gym-goer, think again. You’ve probably been guilty of at least one of these gym mistakes....
View ArticleDynamic Stability Specialty Fitness Class
Starting next week, Campus Rec will be holding a new specialty fitness program – Dynamic Stability! You’ve heard me rant and rave about TRX and Boot Camp. If you’re looking for something new and...
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