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One University’s Unique Rec Center

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Campus Recreation and Wellness Center

October is back! Bringing midterms, due dates, and truckloads of candy, October leaves me with all my favorite autumn foods and the tipping scales to prove it. After metaphorically flinging textbooks across the room, I find the best way to let off steam—and those extra pounds—is to head over to our Campus Recreation and Wellness Center (CRWC).

The CRWC opened in the summer of 2010 offering three floors of dedicated work out space. All floors have fitness equipment separated by weights, cardio, and stretching. Each area has floor to ceiling windows offering views of the city, the smaller campus park, or the Iowa River. With a 1/9 mile Jogging Track, two Basketball/Volleyball courts, a multi-purpose Gym, three Activity Rooms, 50-meter Competitive Natatorium, and many lounge/study areas, the CRWC has three key features that truly distinguish it from other campus recreation centers.

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Running With It

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A marvelous combination of laziness and motivation that stirred in me my freshman yearoften found me in the dorm gym, pedaling away on the elliptical. My friend and I would go almost nightly, then race back to our rooms to shower before the dining hall closed. We had to sign in, and would laugh each consecutive night when our names were the only ones on the list. The room was the size of an average kitchen perhaps, dingy and a tad smelly, but who I am to complain, it had working (mostly, at least) machines. Read More

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Yoga: A Chance to Focus on YOU

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Spring break had come to a close. It was wonderful: I was able to relax and bake the most delicious food (I know, be jealous). On my return, I decided to revisit my yoga class. I have been going for quite some time, but took a mini-hiatus due to a crazy schedule… oh, the woes of a busy bee.

Photo Courtesy of Rachel Kengle

Let me just tell you, this yoga class kicked my butt. I woke up the next morning with a burning sensation in my legs, back, and arms. Could that relaxing, non-sweat producing yoga class have really left me in such muscular turmoil? Apparently so. Not easily discouraged, I returned to class on Tuesday ready to work out those kinks. Successful? Yes!

If you are anything like me, which I am sure you are since I am a very relatable gal, a hectic, anxiety-inducing schedule is considered just another day in the life. Yoga was my escape from the stressful days. It was beyond nerve-wracking to try a yoga class for the first time. I kept picturing myself grimacing in pain while the yoga instructor tried to get me to fold myself into a pretzel, salt, cook and then serve myself for her benefit. As comical as that would have been, it was far from reality. Read More

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