Students are finding their own ways to exercise and stay healthy despite gyms and fitness centers closing across the country.
Students excited for new equipment, machines in Aduddell Fitness Center
Students can expect new exercise equipment in the Aduddell Fitness Center.
Reevaluating resolutions: how to create new goals
Lauren Matheny, web editor, gives tips and tricks for making new year goals that last.
What your coffee choice says about you
By Lauren Matheny, Lifestyles Editor What coffee you choose each morning could say something about your personality, a new study finds. Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a clinical psychologist, recently conducted a study of 1,000 coffee drinkers. The study took into account common personality traits from several methods of psychological schools of thought in order to come…
Resisting the urge: healthy snack habits for hard-core studying
By Lauren Matheny, Lifestyles Editor What you eat while studying can affect your memory, mood, and general well-being. Though it might seem easier to rip open a bag of chips or scarf down a candy bar, making healthful and easy choices can go a long way to energizing students for studying marathons or long days…
Open Streets OKC, celebrating community engagement, comes to NW 23rd St.
By Lauren Matheny, Lifestyles Editor Open Streets OKC, a celebration of active transportation, will close off a section of NW 23rd St. this Sunday. The event will take place between noon and 4 p.m., on NW 23rd Street between Robinson and Western. Open Streets OKC is described as “an opportunity to experience a new use…
Fitness center keeps hours, offering new activites
By Amy Fuhrman, Web Editor The Aduddell Center has decided to keep their fitness center hours the same, but students can expect more classes and intermural sports this year. The current hours for the fitness center are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m….
New ‘hot yoga’ trend has potential benefits, risks for students
By Lauren Matheny, Staff Writer Hot yoga has become a trend for those seeking to add some intensity to their usual routine, but turning up the heat can be risky for the beginning practitioner. While regular yoga is practiced at room temperature, hot yoga is done in a room between 90 to 105 degrees. Some…
Healthy habits lead to lower levels of stress, success
By Lauren Matheny, Staff Writer The fall semester signals a fresh start for students across campus. It also brings the beginning of unhealthy habits: late night pizza binges, hours spent avoiding homework and watching Netflix, and a host of other college vices that can lead to sickness, stress and impaired class performance. Starting out the…
