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The Daily OrangeWiis, dogs and cooking lessons: Healthy Monday kicks off month of events focused on fitness
By Bethany Bump
Posted: 10/9/08, 8:33 PM EST Section: News
Thomas Wichman, a fellow ROTC member and senior television, radio and film major, originally proposed the mini-program idea and delegated the responsibilities to Fitzpatrick this year.
"(Wichman) wanted to ensure that the Fun Run continued," Fitzpatrick said. "It's something that he really got into, and he just wanted to make sure that it went off to somebody who could keep it going for years to come."
What: Wii Fitness Program
When: Monday
Where: Kimmel and Marion Learning Communities
The newest mini-program funded through Healthy Monday was proposed by Dessa Bergen-Cico, a health and wellness professor, and is now managed by Susan Scholl, an internship coordinator in the Department of Health and Wellness.
Beginning Monday, students living in the Kimmel and Marion health and wellness learning communities will have access to a Wii Fitness program in their residence halls.
"Students could easily keep track of their fitness progress, whether it be their weight or flexibility or endurance," Scholl said. "The notion is to use this really fun piece of technology so that students can endeavor in fun activities that are really geared toward wellness."
Scholl said students and resident advisors are really looking forward to the program being implemented.
"This is a way to get people to be more active and take a more consistent role in their own health and wellness," Scholl said. "It's a really cool combination of technology and the exercise that we know is so important for us."
What: Monday for Mutts
When: Monday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: The Quad
Brenda Wrigley, a public relations professor and manager of the Monday for Mutts event, has seen her once-annual event turn into a monthly event, aimed to get dogs and their owners active by walking through the Quad on the fourth Monday every month.
"If we could get people to go for a walk with their dogs, it may not be like going to the gym for an hour, but it's still getting them active," Wrigley said.
"(Wichman) wanted to ensure that the Fun Run continued," Fitzpatrick said. "It's something that he really got into, and he just wanted to make sure that it went off to somebody who could keep it going for years to come."
What: Wii Fitness Program
When: Monday
Where: Kimmel and Marion Learning Communities
The newest mini-program funded through Healthy Monday was proposed by Dessa Bergen-Cico, a health and wellness professor, and is now managed by Susan Scholl, an internship coordinator in the Department of Health and Wellness.
Beginning Monday, students living in the Kimmel and Marion health and wellness learning communities will have access to a Wii Fitness program in their residence halls.
"Students could easily keep track of their fitness progress, whether it be their weight or flexibility or endurance," Scholl said. "The notion is to use this really fun piece of technology so that students can endeavor in fun activities that are really geared toward wellness."
Scholl said students and resident advisors are really looking forward to the program being implemented.
"This is a way to get people to be more active and take a more consistent role in their own health and wellness," Scholl said. "It's a really cool combination of technology and the exercise that we know is so important for us."
What: Monday for Mutts
When: Monday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: The Quad
Brenda Wrigley, a public relations professor and manager of the Monday for Mutts event, has seen her once-annual event turn into a monthly event, aimed to get dogs and their owners active by walking through the Quad on the fourth Monday every month.
"If we could get people to go for a walk with their dogs, it may not be like going to the gym for an hour, but it's still getting them active," Wrigley said.
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