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 …
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Benefits of Small Group Training
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 …
Ask an Athletic Trainer: Static vs. Dynamic Stretching
Jerod Keene, MS, LAT has been an athletic trainer for six years and is in his fourth year working with Sport Clubs at UW-Madison. He completed his undergraduate degree in Athletic Training from UW-Madison in …
Ask an Athletic Trainer: Injury Prevention 101
Erin Clark, MS, LAT became coordinator of athletic training in August 2018. Prior to Rec Sports, she was employed as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with Intercollegiate Athletics for 10 years. …
Just do it (I guess Nike was right)
Hi! I’m Gabrielle and I am a professional staff member for the Division of Recreational Sports. I work as a Coordinator of Operations, which means that I oversee the Natatorium and some of the students …
Inspire others: Become a Group Fitness Instructor
If you’ve been to any of our Group Fitness classes, you know just how empowering, energetic, and all-around awesome our instructors are. We are so lucky to have them, and we need more superstar instructors …
Get to Know Rec Sports
Welcome to campus, new #ActiveBadgers! We hope your semester is off to a strong start. Now that you’ve found your lecture halls, bought your textbooks, and read your syllabi, it’s time to learn about another …
Hidden Secrets About The Nat
Not everyone knows everything we have available at the Natatorium, and we don’t blame you. We offer a lot of equipment, services, programs and more! Lucky for you, we’ve put together all the facts you …
Unspoken (But Also Spoken) Rules of Rec Sports
The gym can represent different things for different people. For some, it’s a great place to blow off steam and get away from daily stressors. For others, it may be more of a social place, …
Get To Know The Queenax
The Queenax, located in the Cardio Court at the Natatorium, is a unique multifunctional and suspended bodyweight training system. Our favorite Queenax feature is its versatile frame because it allows you to easily mix up …