Play hard. Get fit. Live well.
You’re all moved in, and classes are starting soon. Moving to a new place is never easy, but we have a few tips for taking care of your wellbeing, building healthy habits, and setting yourself up for a good semester. Get outside and get moving with your floormates. There are spaces near every residence hall …
It’s time to say goodbye to Rec Sports; we have officially become University Recreation & Wellbeing! (You can call us Rec Well for short.) You may be wondering why. Well, we took “sports” out of our name for a few reasons: We are more than just sports, and we want everyone to feel like they’re …
Jerod Keene is an athletic trainer who works with Sport Clubs and UHS. As an athletic trainer, I often come across patients with lower-body injuries who would like to continue endurance training while attempting to avoid exacerbating their injury. Indeed, this can be a difficult task considering that most methods of endurance exercise involve using …
Not only is Madeleine a researcher, lecturer, and an Australian Olympian, but she’s also a PhD candidate in Sociology!
In your time at UW–Madison, you’ll probably make it up Bascom Hill a few times, visit the Terrace once or twice (or 5,000 times) and find the best study spots. Here is a list of seven things you might not have thought of but definitely need to add to your Bucky list before you graduate. …
“Do you want to build a snowman?” Or a pillow fort? No matter the season, there are plenty of ways you can stay active with your kids while having fun (Frozen soundtrack not required). Here are a few kid-approved, parent-friendly ideas for incorporating healthy habits into your child’s daily routine! Get cooking. Make a fruit …
Play hard. Get fit. Live well. Ever notice that these phrases are always used as a group? We like to think of physical activity and wellbeing as a package deal. You can’t have one without the other! To improve the wellbeing of our campus community, we work alongside campus groups including UHS, the Department of …
Fitness trends come and go, but one trend that has been growing in popularity is small group training. While personal training has one trainer working with one client and partner training has one trainer working with two clients, small group training allows even more people to work with one trainer. Small group training consists of …
March is National Athletic Training Month, which is a great opportunity to discuss what athletic trainers can do for athletes of all levels. Athletic trainers in Wisconsin are State Licensed and Nationally Certified healthcare professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide emergency, preventative, and diagnostic care to treat injuries – and we have some available …
Here at Rec Sports we know we have some of the most dedicated members of all time. Whether you spend more time at the Nat than your apartment, play on more intramural sports teams than you can count, or memorize the group fitness schedule every time it comes out, we think you’re going to relate …