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Penn State Schuylkill's Lion Pulse Health Champions

Schuylkill receives grant to help campus community make better health choices

2/4/19

Penn State’s new LionPulse program identifies “Health Champions” at participating Penn State campuses, who will employ unique methods to help students, faculty and staff make positive lifelong changes to their health with assistance from grant funds made available by the Penn State strategic plan.

Pumping up fitness app features may add muscle to workout commitment

12/6/18

Fitness apps are easy to download and can help motivate people to start workout routines, but that may not be enough to sustain those routines in the long run. However, Penn State researchers suggest there may be ways to tweak those apps to inspire a deeper commitment to a fitness routine and help users hit their fitness goals.

Improving city parks may be one path to help make residents more active

11/12/18

There is a connection between how much money a city spends fixing up its parks and making them accessible to people and the amount of physical exercise the residents of that city get. The researchers add that improvements do not necessarily cost a lot of money.

Photo of Patrick Marino during night time at the fields

Spotlight on most senior member of Intramural Sports student staff

10/25/18

Looking back on his time at Penn State, Patrick Marino reflects on what Campus Recreation has given him along the way.

7th annual Exercise is Medicine week features new activities, competitions

10/3/18

Penn State’s seventh annual Exercise is Medicine on Campus week will feature a variety of initiatives and events Oct. 8-12, including a “Class Challenge,” an expanded EIM Everywhere Alumni Initiative, and three Mobile Exercise is Medicine trips to Penn State Hazleton, Harrisburg and Hershey.

Campus Recreation adds Hip Hop, Tai Chi, Deep Flow Yoga, Bolly Fusion classes

8/31/18

Join Campus Recreation this fall for instructional classes in Hip Hop, Tai Chi, Bolly Fusion, and Deep Flow Yoga. For those who like the group atmosphere but want more coaching and added benefits, FitWell offers these classes which are progressive in nature and provide a better opportunity to build skills than a one-time class.