February 11, 2020

Hey, readers! Recently I’ve been thinking about health, and how important it is for a community to embrace opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles. According to the American Heart Association, it is recommended that all adults (were all adults, here) get at least “150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise” per week. Are you fulfilling those recommended requirements? Maybe you don’t know how to exercise properly, or maybe you don’t have a social circle that you’re comfortable going to the gym with. If that’s you, it’s not your fault.

While the UAB Recreation Center is available to all students, there are a lack of outreach programs and social groups that work to engage members of the campus in physical activity. Think about that! A large majority of UAB students don’t take advantage of the rec at all! What’s the use of having the 18th highest rated recreation center in the country (more information) if it is only in use by around 15% of students? The purpose of this blog is to highlight the issue of the lack of physical engagement with fitness on campus, and to come up with strategies to increase the amount of students who use the recreation center on a weekly basis.LET’S GET HEALTHY!

Sources:American Heart Association, UAB Recreation Center