2008 Woodie Awards
'Active living' offers healthful advice
By: Joe Wielosinski
Issue date: 2/5/07 Section: Sports
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Active Living Every Day is a new program being offered by the Fitness and Wellness Center to all PUC faculty, staff and their spouses who have been or currently are struggling with inactivity.
Active Living Every Day is not an exercise program.
"This class is for people who are sedentary," said Wellness Coordinator Martha Lowry. "By sedentary, I mean those are not very physically active."
The goal is more psychological and is designed to get participants to discover reasons they aren't exercising as much as they could be, acknowledge that problem and solve it.
"We want those who participate to overcome barriers," said Lowry. "They need to discover why they can't exercise and what problems are holding them back, whether it is their schedule or other time constraints, and what they can do about those problems to fix them."
At the end of the class, Lowry hopes that all the participants will have increased their self-confidence and begin to develop positive feelings about becoming more physically active.
Participants should not expect to exercise in this class, as there will be no major physical activity. Sessions will include brief walks, so no gym clothes are required except comfortable shoes.
Participants are advised to think about why they are inactive and the solutions of how they can solve that problem during their walks.
Fitness center guest lecturer John Bobalik will talk to members of the group about how to become more active.
"Hopefully, everyone who participates will become a little more active," said Lowry.
Classes are only being held every Monday for the next 14 weeks. The first class will begin January 29 at 11:30 am.
Those who qualify for Healthy Purdue 2007 and attend 12 of the 14 sessions can count it as a "program."
Active Living Every Day is not an exercise program.
"This class is for people who are sedentary," said Wellness Coordinator Martha Lowry. "By sedentary, I mean those are not very physically active."
The goal is more psychological and is designed to get participants to discover reasons they aren't exercising as much as they could be, acknowledge that problem and solve it.
"We want those who participate to overcome barriers," said Lowry. "They need to discover why they can't exercise and what problems are holding them back, whether it is their schedule or other time constraints, and what they can do about those problems to fix them."
At the end of the class, Lowry hopes that all the participants will have increased their self-confidence and begin to develop positive feelings about becoming more physically active.
Participants should not expect to exercise in this class, as there will be no major physical activity. Sessions will include brief walks, so no gym clothes are required except comfortable shoes.
Participants are advised to think about why they are inactive and the solutions of how they can solve that problem during their walks.
Fitness center guest lecturer John Bobalik will talk to members of the group about how to become more active.
"Hopefully, everyone who participates will become a little more active," said Lowry.
Classes are only being held every Monday for the next 14 weeks. The first class will begin January 29 at 11:30 am.
Those who qualify for Healthy Purdue 2007 and attend 12 of the 14 sessions can count it as a "program."
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