Stand with feet hip-width separate, arms overhead and key tight. As you boost your left knee for you to hip height, bring the two hands down to faucet often the top of often the knee. Now raise the right knee and deliver both hands down for you to the highest. Tap left, proper, left, right then change to proper, left, right left. Start at the quick march and gradually pick up the schedule.
First encounters with exercise rarely result in love at first sight. And never has that been more true than for Korey Rowe, the new star trainer on Chris Hemsworth’s fitness app Centr.
The former model-turned-celebrity PT was 17 years old, and a slight 140lb, when he first stepped foot in a gym. “I got into fitness because of my older brother, he was seven years older and an athletic natural,” Rowe tells Fit&Well. “For most of my early years, I struggled with feeling weak and not being confident in my body, but I watched him be so comfortable playing sports. He was my north star.”
We know that exercise has so many benefits for our health – from boosting fitness and lowering our risk of cardiovascular disease to warding off anxiety and depression. However, it’s not always easy to dig up the energy to go to the gym, head out on a run, or get 10,000 steps in.
A new study on exercise motivation may have the answer for those struggling to stay dedicated to a routine, after finding that participants were more committed to exercise after monitoring their steps via a walking app and engaging in some mindfulness practices.
WEST CHESTER — Between 25 and 30 student organizations and community groups were on hand at West Chester University’s Academic Quad on Wednesday, April 23, for the University’s annual Exercise is Medicine Day event.
Exercise is Medicine On Campus (EIM-OC) calls upon universities and colleges to promote physical activity as a vital sign of health. (Photo provided by WCU)
The vision of Exercise is Medicine (EIM), a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), is to make physical activity assessment and promotion a standard in clinical care, connecting health care with evidence-based physical activity resources for people everywhere and of all abilities.
During Exercise Is Medicine Day on April 23, West Chester University students turned out on the Quad to test their speed and strength, participate in short fitness classes, and learn about the many campus options to get active. (Photo provided by WCU)
Exercise is Medicine On Campus (EIM-OC) calls upon universities and colleges to promote physical activity as a vital sign of health. EIM-OC encourages faculty, staff and students to work together toward improving the health and well-being of the campus community by:
Making movement a part of the daily campus culture;
Assessing physical activity at every student health visit;
Providing students with the tools necessary to strengthen healthy physical activity habits that can last a lifetime; and
Connecting university health care providers with university health fitness specialists to provide a referral system for exercise prescription.
Dr. Melissa Reed, the professor of kinesiology who leads WCU’s EIM effort, notes that “WCU is an EIM On Campus registered school and has been an EIM Gold Campus [designations are gold, silver, and bronze] since 2019. We were first recognized as an EIM campus in 2018.” She is an ACSM Exercise is Medicine Ambassador.
Exercise is Medicine (EIM) On Campus is part of a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) that calls upon universities and colleges to promote physical activity as a vital sign of health. (Photo provided by WCU)
Among the components of this year’s Exercise is Medicine Day: four 25-minute exercise sessions led by students; lawn games; WCU’s Bike Lending Library; a collaboration with the WCU Student Recreation Center; a wellness passport that guests can check off at various tables/booths to win free gift cards and prizes; the “Be Well Hut” from the Office of Wellness Promotion; plus activities, speakers, and information sessions. Many of the departments within WCU’s College of Health Science are involved. The program is organized with support from the College of Health Sciences Dean’s Office.
Dr. Reed is credentialed as a Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist and has earned a Level III Exercise is Medicine Credential, both through ACSM. She is also a Centers for Disease Control Certified Lifestyle Coach (DPP Program).
