Posted in Blog, tagged Alison Bryant, Archbold Gymnasium, Flanagan Exercise Room, Healthy Mondays, Midterms, Mind Over Matter, stress, Yoga on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reduce midterm stress with yoga
Alison Bryant, beat blogger
It’s midterm time and most students have been in a tizzy all week. Papers, tests, projects…you name it, it’s happening. So, how do you manage to take a break from it all and cool your head? My favorite way is with yoga. The traditional practice of yoga [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Briana Palma, Healthy Mondays on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Healthy Monday: Stress-Reduction Massages
by Briana Palma, beat blogger
Remember catching glimpses on television this summer of Michael Phelps’s intense pre-race massage routine? Groups of people pressed, pulled and stretched the Olympic swimmer’s muscles throughout his time in Beijing. And, well, it must have helped, or at least it couldn’t have hurt. We all know the amazing [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Briana Palma, Healthy Mondays, Mediation on November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Briana Palma, beat blogger
With end-of-the-semester worries creeping in, take advantage of on-campus meditation as a way to de-stress. Meditation, which means “a cessation of the thought process,” aims to create serenity and clarity by calming the mind. The process emphasizes the present moment, requiring that people not dwell on the past or future. But, [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Briana Palma, Free Fruit, Healthy Mondays on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Briana Palma, feature blogger
Last week’s Healthy Monday: Free Ballet Dance class was a treat. I stopped by Archbold in between classes to participate in the 50-minute workout session, and though it took away most of my afternoon free time, the class left me feeling refreshed and less stressed. Ten women attended, some demonstrating their [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Ballet, Briana Palma, Dance, Healthy Mondays, Queens Park Rangers on October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Healthy Mondays: Free Ballet Dance Class
by Briana Palma, feature blogger
This Monday, learn to plié, jeté and relevé (and brush up on your French) by checking out Healthy Monday’s free ballet class. Though it comprises graceful and soft movements, ballet is an intense workout. As a former amateur ballerina, I know first-hand that it involves the [...]
