Welcome Back!  I hope you had a great Spring Break!





For this week's blog, I am asking everyone to share what you did on spring break.


I had a great time on the Oregon Coast.  My partner, Brad, and I rented a nice home on the beach in Waldport on the central coast of Oregon.  We were pleasantly surprised by great weather for running, hiking, and fishing for surf perch. 




Our dog, Jack, loves the beach...but not the process of toweling off and getting all the sand out of his fur before entering the house.








We enjoyed sitting by the fire at night and watching the sun set from our porch.  We saw seals playing in the surf, but unfortunately, no whales. 









We also explored the coast for a for good seafood and made our way to the Oregon Oyster company in Newport where I had a sampling of raw oysters harvested the same day.  I asked for the largest ones they had and they handed my oysters larger than the palm of my hand.  So good!

I hope that everyone enjoyed the break.  I'm looking forward to a great finish to the year.  Now that I'm relaxed and recharged, I am ready for anything!

Great job participating in the HPRC health fair today.  You'll did a great job interacting and participating in the activities.  For this week's blog....

* Discuss something you learned that you didn't know before attending the health fair.
* What information did you learn that you will share with others?

And don't forget to sign up for the camping trip!

March 12 Class: Exercsie outside the box with Jared

Prompt (respond to this question):
During this second semester,  it seems that some folks have "branched out" to meet other people, which is good, and maybe not spent as much community time with each other.   Again, this isn't necessarily bad as you all seem to care for each other and the community.    However, are there some things each of us could do to re-connect of connect more in the community?

Prompt:  Discuss something(s) you will do to connect more in the community. _____________

Last week, we enjoyed a play date with Jared Cox in the Rec Center.  Jared is responsible for the Intramural leagues for campus and arranged for us to play badminton, walleyball, and pickle ball.  I really enjoyed the time just playing and releasing stress.  I think that's one of the values of the mission of the community that Geoff Harrison focused on....that play is a great way to learn about each other and a major part of our community.   Thanks to everyone who attended class.

Another value that I know he stressed was "showing up."  Two community members taught me this early on when they signed up for wheelchair BB and then had an offer to go dancing with a group of friends at the same time.  Even though they really wanted to go dancing, they showed up to represent Lifetime Rec -- because they were going to do what they said they would do.

I put that out there not to scold anyone; I'm kind of a new comer to the community.  However, it does seem that folks aren't quite as present or committed to the group as they may have been.  I'm guessing you have your pockets of friends, but I want to remind you that there isn't much time left in the semester.  After this week and Spring Break, there will be 6 weeks before finals.  That time will fly.

I encourage you to get back to basics about your commitment to the community and any assignments given.  You are a great group of people.  I want to see you in the group!  Come to class!  This is an important commitment, not because of a grade, but because of the relationship and commitment you have to each other.  Push yourself and be sure that you are being the best you can be with each other and in the community.   That includes honoring commitments and doing what you said you would do when you signed up for the Lifetime Rec community.

This week's class will be an all LLC meeting about health...right up our alley.  The Health Professions students will be facilitating, so please be on time if not 5 minutes early to help get things going:

Tuesday, March 19
4:25pm
Jordan Ballroom
Student Union

See you there!  Let's represent our community with pride.

Rec Response with Lyndsay Hovee
March 6, 2013



It sound like y'all had a good time working with Lyndsay on Tuesday.  I spoke with several of you and you said that you learned about stretching properly, an important part of injury prevention.

For this week's blog, respond to the following questions:

What are two things that you can start integrating into your current program to help reach your fitness goals safely?

We did a lot of hands on but I do have a small power point I can send over for more information for the blog, if you want.

Three Ways to Begin Your Workout/Activity

1.        Mobilize:  Foam Roll and Static Stretching

2.       Stabilize:  Activation( mini bands) and Corrective (wall slides)

3.        Warm Up

a.       Knee to Chest

b.      Heel to butt

c.       Elbow to Instep

d.      Frankenstein Walk

e.      Bear Crawl

f.        Skip

g.       Lateral Skip

h.      Frankenstein Skip

Five Major Movements to Target When Lifting

1.       Push ( Push-up, Bench Press)

2.       Pull (Pull up, Bent over row)

3.       Hinge ( Dead lift)

4.       Squat ( Front, Back, Single leg)

5.       Multi-Planar Core Stability ( Plank)

Do not forget to listen to your body.  When you feel pain it’s because your body is telling you to stop!  Remember to recover by icing, cooling down, refueling your body with food, and by incorporating active rest, such as walking or swimming.  Most of all be active!!

Helpful Links:

•       http://www.strengthcoach.com/members/main.cfm

•       http://www.functionalmovement.com/instructors

•       http://charlieweingroff.com/