Exercise - Wellness and Work-Life

Campus Programs and Activities

A 6-week training program for faculty and staff featured in the Spring semester. This 6-week program provides 5K training plans designed to accommodate every fitness level along with mental skills training to help you get in the right mindset.

An all day event on the UA Quad in October, encouraging everyone to get outside and get moving to increase physical activity. We’re keeping the ‘Quad in Motion’ with exciting activities planned throughout the day.

Participate in monthly activity and wellbeing challenges using a wearable device or mobile phone to help you stay motivated in improving your overall health.

Campus walking routes offering a variety of distances and routes to encourage physical activity.

Chair Yoga, Meditation and Daily Stretches Playlists

These sessions demonstrate ways to enhance flexibility and mobility, correct posture, and alleviate stress through deep breathing techniques.

Give yourself a break from work and screens, practice breathing, and relieve some stress so you can finish the day on a high note.

This curated collection of stretches aims to revitalize your body, enhance flexibility, and invigorate your mind, all while seamlessly fitting into your daily routine.

Staying Active

Previously recorded webinars offering guidance to staying active.

What's Functional Movement, Anyway?

Whitney Pape, Manager of Fitness Services at University Recreation, discusses preventing injuries and reducing aches and pains by learning how to move more efficiently and properly.

Fitness: Where Do I Begin?

Ready to begin an exercise routine but don’t know how to get started? Get quick tips on starting a fitness routine and sticking with it, with University Recreation’s Whitney Pape.

Get Moving at Home

University Recreation Fitness Services Manager, Whitney Pape, will discuss methods of staying physically active at home and why it’s important for our health.

Nutrition and Exercise

Get the most of your exercise and nutrition choices! Join UREC’s Charles Burroughs as he discusses common beliefs and misconceptions about the relationship between diet and exercise.

Fitness Myth Busters

Get the most of your exercise and nutrition choices! Join UREC’s Charles Burroughs as he discusses common beliefs and misconceptions about the relationship between diet and exercise.

Outdoor Recreation in Tuscaloosa

Malia Duggan, Coordinator for Outdoor Recreation, offers tips and tricks to getting outside more, what to bring for spending time outside, Leave No Trace Ethics, and suggest parks and trails in the Greater Tuscaloosa Area. We’ll also include resources to help you research and plan for your own trip!