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5 Online Fitness Resources to Check Out!

5 Online Fitness Resources to Check Out!

What’s up, UBC?

Looking for a way to get active this summer? Trying to find a way to stay fit under the new public health restrictions? We’ve got just the virtual solutions for you! Check out the following resources to …

5 Ways You Can Move Near (or Around) Your Own Home

5 Ways You Can Move Near (or Around) Your Own Home

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It is the final week of Move UBC, and we challenge you to move a little bit more than usual this week!

Moving is a quick and easy way to boost your mood and it can …

10 Physical Activities In Disguise

10 Physical Activities In Disguise

Physical activity is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure”. So who said that physical activity had to be endless laps of running or pull-ups? Who proclaimed that …

What type of zoom student are you?

What type of zoom student are you?

As zoom has become the primary learning tool here at UBC, students have adopted various online personas. Some students engage heavily, while others leave professors wondering if the student is even there. Take this quiz to see which type of …

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5 Tips to Succeed in this New Year

2021 could not come any sooner. After all of the craziness and uncertainty that 2020 held, it’s time to move forward! Now is an important time  to reflect and evaluate any changes you want to make for yourself in the …

The 12 Days of FITmas

The 12 Days of FITmas

Twas the night before FITmas and all through UBC, all the students are resting from their final anxieties. The textbooks and laptops were put away with care, in hopes that that good grades would soon be there.

Ah! Now what …

Recorded Virtual Fitness Classes

Recorded Virtual Fitness Classes

UBC Recreation is offering ways to thrive from the comfort of your own space. Working and studying from home can make reducing your sedentary behaviour slightly challenging. The good news is, small changes can have a big impact when it …

Get LIIT! Cardio Exercises for Considerate High-rise Dwellers

Get LIIT! Cardio Exercises for Considerate High-rise Dwellers

Are you eager to get a good sweat in from the comfort of your own home, but also want to be considerate of any earth-shattering exercise impact your downstairs neighbours may hear or feel? Here’s the solution: low-intensity interval training, …

Thrive 5 Plus Challenge

Thrive 5 Plus Challenge

Hey UBC!

Have you heard about Thrive?

This is a time where we come together as a UBC community to learn, talk, and explore ways to support our mental health. November is also known as “Thrive Month” and we’re excited …

5 ways to put the Thrive 5 into action

5 ways to put the Thrive 5 into action

This month is Thrive month here at UBC! November is dedicated to promoting mental health on campus. One way we can nurture our mental health is through the incorporation of the Thrive 5. We know what you’re thinking, “What’s