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Healthy Workshops

Fall 2023 Healthy Workshops

Sports & Fitness offers Health and Fitness workshops to motivate healthy lifestyle changes. Stop saying and start doing! Learn how you can integrate best practices into your own lifestyle. Please register online at Healthy Workshops Registration Form​​​. All participants who show up to our workshops will be entered in a drawing to win a prize.

Nutrition Workshops

Workshop Date Time
Nutrition 101 9/6 12 - 1pm
Nutrition for Active Individuals 9/19 1 - 2pm
Sugar! Not So Sweet! 10/4 12 - 1pm
Liquid Calories & Alcohol 10/17 1 - 2pm
Healthy Eating on a Budget 11/8 12 - 1pm
Holiday Eating 11/21 1 - 2pm

Healthy Workshops Registration Form

Health & Fitness Workshops

  Date Time Location
Strength Floor Orientation 8/29 12 - 1pm WSC 303 Power Studio
Cardio Floor Orientation 9/12 1 - 2pm WSC 303 Power Studio
Yoga Glow Party 9/20 6:15 - 7:15pm WSC 303 Power Studio
Get the Most of Your Workout 9/28 1:30 - 3pm WSC 303 Power Studio
Halloween Dance Party 10/31 3 - 4:30pm WSC Court 1
Health Fair 11/15 9 -1pm ACAD 300
De-stress for Finals 11/29 2 - 5pm WSC 103 The Marsh

Healthy Workshops Registration Form

Certifications

ACE Prep Course

Do you like working out? Are you interested in pursuing a career in health and fitness? Register today to become a certified personal trainer! Our prep course provides interested students with an opportunity to gain experience as personal trainers while working with UHD Sports & Fitness.

In addition, you will receive:

  • Hands on two-day training experience on how to perform fitness assessments and coach basic exercises
  • Study guide and educational material

Course includes supplemental online coursework from American Council on Education (ACE). Fee includes access code to ACE online study materials and the certification exam.

Already certified as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, or massage therapist and want to work with UHD Sports & Fitness? Please email interest to uhdsports&fitness@uhd.edu

American Red Cross CPR/First Aid Certification

Must register and pay in advance at the WSC Membership Services Counter.

Certification Date Time Student Rate Non-Student Rate
American Red Cross CPR/AED 9/8 9 - 12pm $35 $65
American Red Cross CPR/AED 10/6 12 - 3pm $35 $65
American Red Cross CPR/AED 11/3 10 - 1pm $35 $65
ACE Personal Training Prep Course 12/14 & 15 8 - 4pm $75 $75

Gator Self-Defense Series

  Date Time Location
Basics of Escapes 9/14 3 - 4pm WSC 303 Power Studio
Strikes, Blocks & Kicks 10/12 3 - 4pm WSC 303 Power Studio
Weak Spots 11/2 3 - 4pm WSC 303 Power Studio

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Additional Resources

UHD Student Assistance Program

The Student Assistance Program (SAP) is designed to help you maximize your health and effectiveness at home, school, or work. Through this program, you receive confidential, personal support for a wide range of issues, from everyday concerns to serious problems.

Whether you want advice about a financial concern, need to talk to someone about drug use, or simply feeling overwhelmed by school life, your SAP can help. You have access to both online –www.liveandworkwell.com- and in-person support for a wide range of issues.

Available anytime, these clinicians are experts in helping people identify the nature of their problems and finding the right resources to address them. All resources, including medical information, referrals and evaluations, are kept confidential in accordance with federal and state laws. Located in S445. Office hour vary daily.

Eating Disorders

Medlin Plus www.nlm.nih.gov

May Clinic www.mayoclinic.com

National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov

US Dept. of Health & Human Svc www.hhs.gov

High Blood Pressure

American Heart Association www.americanheart.org

National Heart, Lung, & Blood www.nhlbi.nih.gov

Mayo Foundation www.mayoclinic.org

Obesity & Weight Control

FDA www.fda.gov/loseweight/

Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com

Medlin Plus www.nlm.nih.gov

Women's Health Info Center www.womenshealth.gov