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Two faculty members decide to take the stairs and participate in Kent State’s “Step Your Way Up” campaign on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

KSU library introduces Step Your Way Up campaign

Kimberly Laferty January 28, 2016

Kent State’s University Library is encouraging students, staff and faculty to live a healthier lifestyle with their Step Your Way Up campaign.The library has been working with Lorriane Odhiambo, a public...

PiYo, pilates and yoga combined, is one of the many Group X classes offered at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center from January 17-25. Thursday January 21, 2016.

Kent State Recreation Center Offers Free Group X Classes

Gabrielle Gentile January 20, 2016

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is hosting one free week of Group X classes to all Kent State students, faculty and staff. The Group X demo week began on Sunday, Jan. 17 and continues...

Photo courtesy of MTC Campus.

Turning green: A guide to leafy vegetables

Katie Leyton April 21, 2015

“No dessert until you eat all of your vegetables!” Mom and Dad said as I miserably looked down at my plate with a big heap of spinach staring back at me.Sure, I could have easily refused to eat the...

Rec to briefly close after final exam week

Andrea Delph April 17, 2015

The Student Recreational and Wellness Center’s annual facility shutdown will take place the week after final exams. Scheduled deep cleaning of equipment and expansion to the lower weight room will occur...

How to get a summer body in 30 days or less

Katie Leyton April 7, 2015

There are officially 30 days left in the semester. With the weeks flying by, summer will be here a lot sooner than most of us are ready for. I’m not talking about being ready for school to be over, I’m...

Faking confidence in the gym can turn a fitness newbie into expert

Katie Leyton March 31, 2015

The gym can be a very intimidating place, especially for people who don’t really know what they’re doing. I’ll admit that my first couple months as a gym-goer, I had no idea what half of the machines...

A group of students take a basic yoga class at the KSU Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

Rec Center offers programs to help get fit for summer

Kelsie Britton March 15, 2015

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center combines exercise facilities with hands-on coaching to help students get fit.Ben Cope, fitness coordinator for the Department of Recreational Services, said the...

Sweat it out: A guide to using the sauna

Katie Leyton February 17, 2015

Between the freezing winter temperatures and the amount of schoolwork piling up with midterm week approaching, I can’t decide which is worse: the cold or the stress.One way I’m battling both is with...

If you aren’t seeing results…

Katie Leyton February 3, 2015

At the beginning of 2015, you made and implemented your fitness goals by eating clean and busting your butt in the gym. Four weeks deep into the year, you’re starting to get restless. The scale is still...

Exercise: The hangover fix

Katie Leyton January 20, 2015

After the festivities that took place the first weekend back in Kent, I’m certain I was not the only one who woke up with confusion, regret and a killer hangover. Of course, I always attempt to ward...

New Year Resolutions (You Can Actually Keep)

Katie Leyton January 13, 2015

The new year means two things: 1. People are motivated to work hard; 2. People make promises to themselves (and then forget about them within two months). After the excessive eating, drinking and sleeping...

Kent State students participate in the cardio striptease class taught by Carol Eden on the ballroom balcony in the Student Center on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014.

Sweating to the beat of your own drum

Erin Zaranec October 14, 2014

Ricky Martin’s classic hit “Livin’ La Vida Loca” could be heard drifting down the hallway of the third floor of the Student Center on Monday, Oct. 13. Walking past room 310, approximately 20 Kent...

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