When was the last time you went to the doctor? Was it when your mom forced you? Or when you needed a physical to play sports in high school? Recent studies have shown that children and older adults are the most likely to have a scheduled doctor appointment. Adolescents and young adults from age 16-35 […]
Tag: exercise
Students enjoy swing dance and community
Since the beginning of time, humans have been dancing. From David worshiping the Lord to the Victorian era, ballroom dancing has been a large part of culture, history, life and expression. This historic theme continues within our current context with an unofficial swing dancing club on campus. The swing dancing club meets at 9:30 p.m. […]
Students find that sports play a role in stress relief methods
In the current sociopolitical climate, rates of mental illness are incredibly high and continue to climb every day. The percentages of college-age young adults who suffer from anxiety, depression and other forms of mental illness are at the highest recorded levels in history. For some, medication is necessary to treat their symptoms. However, many people […]
Staying active while in college is important for overall wellness
Roughly 87% of graduate students and 81% of undergraduate students considered their health to be good, great or excellent in 2019, according to the National College Health Assessment Report recorded by the American College Health Association (ACHA). Despite the students’ strong belief that they were healthy, only 64.3% of college students exercised the recommended 150 […]
Students promote wellness through exercise
With gyms shut down across the country and at California Baptist University, students have had trouble staying active, but students such as Rynika Chambers, CBU Recreation Center Zumba instructor and senior graphic design major, strive to help students stay healthy and find community. Chambers began instructing Zumba, Pilates, and Deep Stretch at the CBU Recreation […]
Students use jump roping to relieve stress, exercise
While most people have memories of jump roping with friends during elementary school recess, jump roping itself has many health benefits, including stress-relief. According to the Jump Rope Institute, jump roping has a long, deep history dating back as far as 1600 A.D. Egypt. Today, jump roping is used as a means of a full-body […]
Positive thinking influences good fitness habits
College can be challenging but maintaining a healthy mindset in one’s life can help with adjusting to campus life. While studying in college is stressful, making time for one’s own physical health is key to maintaining balance. Students with a positive mindset should be able to form new healthy lifestyle habits, perhaps starting with physical […]
Group exercise gives motivation
Working out is terrible. Sweat, soreness and exhaustion always follow, and it makes you question if all of the work is worth it. Regardless of the fact that it is a time-consuming and strenuous task, exercising is beneficial. Before you start rolling your eyes and shouting at me, I will be the first to say […]
Fitness helps rid faculty of stress
Between classes, conducting office hours and maintaining personal lives, professors at California Baptist University find the time to exercise and maintain mental and physical health. Amy Miller, assistant professor of kinesiology, said she exercises five days a week. Her exercise regimen consists of running, hiking, cycling and swimming, as well as resistance training and playing […]