http://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/ University of Utah Blog en-us Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:05:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/yoga-styles.php Sometimes it’s difficult to know what kind of fitness class you’re walking in to, based on the name of the class alone. This is even more true with yoga, that has had many different off-shoots in the couple thousand years it has been around. Read more to learn about some different yoga styles. april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:56:01 +0000 Fitness Understanding the Different Styles of Yoga woman doing yoga woman doing yoga https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/yoga-styles.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/coffee-bean-juice.php Did you know that caffeine is considered an ergogenic aid? If you don’t want to spend a ton of money on fancy pre-workout drinks, plain old black coffee might be more than sufficient before your workout! april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Wed, 15 Jul 2020 16:41:30 +0000 Nutrition Magic Bean Juice: The Power of Coffee coffee and beans coffee and beans https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/coffee-bean-juice.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/distant-trailheads.php Check out these great trails in Utah, perfect for getting outdoors and staying socially distant while appreciating the beauty of our state. allison.hughes@crs.utah.edu (Alli Huges) Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:50:22 +0000 Outdoors 5 Hidden Trail Gems to Socially Distance elephant head trail utah elephant head trail utah https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/distant-trailheads.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/golf-slc.php After checking out our last post about golf for beginners, we hope you're looking to play your first round and are working on your basic skills! Here are some course suggestions to check out! jacob.myers@crs.utah.edu (Jake Myers) Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:19:47 +0000 Outdoors Golf Courses To Play in SLC golf ball golf ball https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/golf-slc.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-movies.php As we continue to keep our social distance, it's a great time to check out these great climbing movies available online. ryan.kirchner@crs.utah.edu (Ryan Kirchner) Tue, 07 Jul 2020 18:28:27 +0000 Climbing Climbing Movies Free Solo Poster Free Solo Poster https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-movies.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/rec-athletics.php Enjoy this article written by Casey Overfield, class of 2020 at the University of Utah, discuss her experience working and participating the Campus Recreation Services at the University of Utah. The article appeared in June’s release of the Athletic Business Journal. greg.reinhardt@crs.utah.edu (Greg Reinhardt) Mon, 06 Jul 2020 08:42:44 +0000 Well Being Appreciating Rec as a Unique Branch of Athletics casey overfield casey overfield https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/rec-athletics.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/tiny-habits.php With life going somewhat back to (the new) normal, how do we continue the strong habits we started during quarantine? Whether it be your new fitness routine, or maybe it’s your journaling or self-care habit, continuing these habits will make you feel accomplished and improve your everyday life. Chalene Johnson talks with Stanford professor and author of Tiny Habits BJ Fogg to discuss ways little actions build up to successful habits. april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:37:52 +0000 Well Being The Tiny Habits Method Chalene Johnson Show Chalene Johnson Show https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/tiny-habits.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/collagen.php One of social media’s hot wellness trends is collagen. You can find it in lots of different forms, from plain flavorless powder that you can add to any drink or meal to yummy flavored collagen creamers you can put in your morning coffee. A simple Google search shows reported effects of better skin elasticity, less wrinkles, and overall slowing the signs of aging. So are these supplements worth taking? april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:30:56 +0000 Nutrition So What's the Deal With Collagen? Collagen Supplements Collagen Supplements https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/collagen.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/golf-tips.php Check out this video with loads of helpful tips on how to golf! jacob.myers@crs.utah.edu (Jake Myers) Mon, 22 Jun 2020 18:52:47 +0000 How-To Golf For Beginners https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/golf-tips.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/black-white-podcast.php Success In Black And White - The Podcast Episode 80: Black Voices Amplified - The Hard Truths Of Racism greg.reinhardt@crs.utah.edu (Greg Reinhardt) Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:32:37 +0000 Well Being Success In Black And White success in black and white success in black and white https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/black-white-podcast.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/summer-exercise.php It’s getting warmer and beginning to feel like summer, so what do you do if you want to continue your running regimen while the temperature is increasing? Check out these tips for safe exercise in the heat. april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:58:54 +0000 Fitness Tips For Exercising In The Heat woman drinking water woman drinking water https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/summer-exercise.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/sprouts-mircrogreens.php If you don’t have a plot of land to grow fresh vegetables, then you should think about growing sprouts or micro greens. If sprouts are the infants of the produce world, micro greens are the youngsters! jeanne.huelskamp@crs.utah.edu (Jeanne Huelskamp) Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:49:53 +0000 Nutrition Sprouts vs. Micro Greens sprouts sprouts https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/sprouts-mircrogreens.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/esports-resources.php Don't lose track of what's happening in the world of Esports! Check out these resources to keep tabs. jacob.myers@crs.utah.edu (Jake Myers) Mon, 08 Jun 2020 21:57:53 +0000 Esports https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/esports-resources.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-balance-1.php Check out this exercise from The Climbing Doctor, Dr. Jared Vagy, and learn how to create more balance and stability for your climbing. ryan.kirchner@crs.utah.edu (Ryan Kirchner) Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:36:25 +0000 Climbing Balance and Stability for Climbers woman climbing woman climbing https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-balance-1.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/june/climbing-balance.php Check out this exercise from The Climbing Doctor, Dr. Jared Vagy, and learn how to create more balance and stability for your climbing. ryan.kirchner@crs.utah.edu (Ryan Kirchner) Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:36:25 +0000 Climbing Balance and Stability for Climbers woman climbing woman climbing https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/june/climbing-balance.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/pool-tech.php As we are waiting to reopen the Student Life Center, we wanted to show you how we keep our pools clean! mark.weiss (Mark Weiss) Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:44:15 +0000 Aquatics A Little Bit of Pool Tech pool tech pool tech https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/pool-tech.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/june/pool-tech.php As we are waiting to reopen the Student Life Center, we wanted to show you how we keep our pools clean! mark.weiss (Mark Weiss) Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:44:15 +0000 Aquatics A Little Bit of Pool Tech pool tech pool tech https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/june/pool-tech.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/back-to-workouts.php As gyms and fitness studios begin re-opening based on CDC and state and local guidelines, it is important to ease yourself back into heavy resistance training. Read these tips to ensure a safe and healthy return. *Note: Campus Recreation Services continues to follow University directives regarding opening of The Student Life Center. Thank you for your patience! april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Fri, 29 May 2020 16:59:30 +0000 Fitness How To Ease Back Into Gym Workouts woman lifting woman lifting https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/back-to-workouts.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/creative-wellness-ideas.php While mindfulness and meditation has seen a surge in popularity, sometimes sitting in a quiet place and clearing your mind might not be for everyone. Creative wellness is a great alternative to traditional meditation techniques, and can give you very similar outcomes such as increased happiness, decreased stress, and better thought processing. april.pavelka (April Pavelka) Wed, 27 May 2020 16:24:47 +0000 Well Being Creative Wellness Ideas caring for houseplants caring for houseplants https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/creative-wellness-ideas.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-finger-protection.php Climbing is hard on the fingers. If you climb and/or train frequently then there's a good chance you've experienced finger pain and perhaps even an overuse injury. So, what can you do to reduce your risk of these finger injuries? ryan.kirchner@crs.utah.edu (Ryan Kirchner) Wed, 20 May 2020 15:04:20 +0000 Climbing 6 Minute Finger Protection Session climbing in outdoors climbing in outdoors https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-finger-protection.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/make-your-bed.php In a commencement speech gone viral, which eventually turned into a book titled Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... And Maybe The World, Admiral William McRaven urged graduates from the University of Texas at Austin to start the day by making their bed. greg.reinhardt@crs.utah.edu (Greg Reinhardt) Mon, 18 May 2020 17:31:27 +0000 Well Being "Make Your Bed," Commencement Speech making a bed making a bed https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/make-your-bed.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/hiit-workouts.php Tons of social media accounts post ‘fat-blasting HIIT workouts’ you can do in the comfort of your own home, touting quick-and-easy workouts you can get done in no time at all. But how scientifically accurate are these fit-fluencer workouts? april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Wed, 13 May 2020 17:08:38 +0000 Fitness The Science of HIIT woman hiit workout woman hiit workout https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/hiit-workouts.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/emotional-eating.php For this self-care blog post, I thought I’d share a podcast I recently listened to by a colleague of mine in the fitness and wellness world, Katie Hake, RDN. Ep 143 "I'm Stress Eating all my Quarantine Snacks" - How Nutrition Can Be a Form of Self-Care. Enjoy! april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Mon, 11 May 2020 18:37:41 +0000 Nutrition Stress and Emotional Eating in the Time of a Pandemic stress eating stress eating https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/emotional-eating.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-coronavirus.php As walls in Salt Lake City and some outdoor recreation areas slowly start to reopen, does this mean it’s TIME TO CLIMB!?!? Great question. Read on for some tips from The Access Fund. ryan.kirchner@crs.utah.edu (Ryan Kirchner) Fri, 08 May 2020 21:30:19 +0000 Climbing Climbing During The Coronavirus Pandemic woman climbing woman climbing https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-coronavirus.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/swimfit2.php Try these additional workouts to keep staying swimfit without an available pool. mark.weiss@crs.utah.edu (Mark Weiss) Fri, 08 May 2020 21:17:36 +0000 Swimming https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/swimfit2.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/backcountry-cooking.php This meal has long been a staple of backpackers as it mixes any sort of leftover vegetable, along with some calorie dense peanut butter. This meal is a culinary, artistic blend of backcountry memories with a front country use of tools. allison.hughes@crs.utah.edu (Alli Hughes) Fri, 08 May 2020 08:11:25 +0000 Outdoors Backcountry-Frontcountry Meals: Gado Gado Backcountry-Frontcountry Meals: Gado Gado Backcountry-Frontcountry Meals: Gado Gado https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/backcountry-cooking.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/esports-how-to.php Finals are over and summer has begun but we are still social distancing. Video games and esports are still an option for entertainment and fun during these times stuck indoors. Here are some tips and tricks to playing some of today’s popular video games. jacob.myers@crs.utah.edu (Jake Myers) Mon, 04 May 2020 19:04:46 +0000 esports Tips for Playing Esports esports esports https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/esports-how-to.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/mindfulness.php Transitioning to mostly staying indoors, doing our part to flatten the curve, has left us a lot of time to think. Thinking however, sometimes leads to overthinking, and overthinking sometimes leads to spiraling, anxious thoughts. Read on for relaxation tips and meditation resources that might help ease fear during this time. april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Fri, 01 May 2020 16:47:02 +0000 Well Being Meditation and Reflection Resources mindfulness mindfulness https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/mindfulness.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/focus-vs-control.php Heading into week 5(?) of social distancing, we discuss how we're living during these times, including one of Darryl's main strategies: Don't focus on what you can control. What if you can't even focus?? Instead, work on focus and control separately. Tune in to learn more about this incredibly perceptive strategy to manage your stress and anxiety and to continue to be productive in unlikely environments. " greg.reinhardt@crs.utah.edu (Greg Reinhardt) Thu, 30 Apr 2020 04:39:15 +0000 Wellness https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/focus-vs-control.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/running-walking-routes.php The sun is starting to shine and the trees are starting to bloom! Quarantine may seem like the perfect time to start a running routine. Unfortunately, crowded parks and trails make it difficult to practice physical distancing to maintain 6 feet around yourself. Read more for tips and routes to try around the city! april.pavelka@crs.utah.edu (April Pavelka) Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:29:06 +0000 Fitness Salt Lake City Running and Walking Routes salt lake city walking route salt lake city walking route https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/running-walking-routes.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/earth-day.php Happy 50th Earth Day! Check out some of these resources to Stay Home-Stay Safe, on this unique Earth Day. Celebrate the beauty around us! allison.hughes@crs.utah.edu (Alli Hughes) Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:00:42 +0000 Outdoors Happy 50th Earth Day! Happy 50th Earth Day! Happy 50th Earth Day! https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/earth-day.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/esports.php Looking to win that IM Champ shirt still? Check out Esports. Find out how to join in on the virtual fun. jacob.myers@crs.utah.edu (Jake Myers) Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:14:38 +0000 Esports Get in on Esports now Get in on esports now Get in on esports now https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/esports.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-volumes.php Learn how we refurbish climbing volumes, with Summit Manager, Ryan Kirchner. ryan.kirchner@crs.utah.edu (Ryan Kirchner) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:53:54 +0000 Climbing Refurbishing Climbing Volumes refurbishing climbing volumes refurbishing climbing volumes https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/climbing-volumes.php https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/swimfit.php How do you stay fit during quarantine and no pool? Maggie, one of our awesome CRS swim instructors has some tips! Check back for more ways to stay fit in both body and mind while we're all home. mark.weiss@crs.utah.edu (Mark Weiss) Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:55:57 +0000 Aquatics How to Stay "Swimfit" without a Pool, Part 1 Maggie, CRS Swim Instructor Maggie, CRS Swim Instructor https://campusrec.utah.edu/blog/posts/2020/swimfit.php