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Junior exercise sciences major Christina McCullough sits on a workout machine in the gym at the Province apartment complex on Tuesday, April 26, 2016.

Healthy eating leads to healthy mind

Julie Riedel April 26, 2016

Five more reps of bicep curls tones her arms before she moves on to the next exercise. Christina McCullough, a junior exercise science major, is training for the North Coast Championships, where she plans...

Kent State to host Wheels4Change Event

Samantha Meisenburg February 19, 2016

The Kent State Student Recreation & Wellness Center is hosting the annual Wheels4Change: Remembrance Fitness Event on Feb. 28. The opening ceremony starts at 11:30 a.m. and the fitness event is from...

Technology challenges the traditional fitness model

Gabrielle Gentile February 4, 2016

When Krista Zolton finishes a workout she knows how many calories she burned, knows how long she worked out and sees a log of all her previous workouts and food diary entries.Zolton, a junior fashion merchandising...

PiYo, pilates and yoga combined, is one of the many Group X classes offered at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center from January 17-25. Thursday January 21, 2016.

Kent State Recreation Center Offers Free Group X Classes

Gabrielle Gentile January 20, 2016

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is hosting one free week of Group X classes to all Kent State students, faculty and staff. The Group X demo week began on Sunday, Jan. 17 and continues...

How to get a summer body in 30 days or less

Katie Leyton April 7, 2015

There are officially 30 days left in the semester. With the weeks flying by, summer will be here a lot sooner than most of us are ready for. I’m not talking about being ready for school to be over, I’m...

Faking confidence in the gym can turn a fitness newbie into expert

Katie Leyton March 31, 2015

The gym can be a very intimidating place, especially for people who don’t really know what they’re doing. I’ll admit that my first couple months as a gym-goer, I had no idea what half of the machines...

A group of students take a basic yoga class at the KSU Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

Rec Center offers programs to help get fit for summer

Kelsie Britton March 15, 2015

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center combines exercise facilities with hands-on coaching to help students get fit.Ben Cope, fitness coordinator for the Department of Recreational Services, said the...

Burning calories in the bedroom

Katie Leyton February 10, 2015

The average male thinks about sex at least 18 times a day, compared to 10 times a day for the average female, according to LiveScience. As Valentine’s Day approaches, my guess is that number increases...

If you aren’t seeing results…

Katie Leyton February 3, 2015

At the beginning of 2015, you made and implemented your fitness goals by eating clean and busting your butt in the gym. Four weeks deep into the year, you’re starting to get restless. The scale is still...

How social media can help you lose weight

Katie Leyton January 27, 2015

Social media, without a doubt, controls everything in our generation. It is how people communicate, how distant friends keep in touch and even how people challenge and support each other to reach their...

The Kent Stater Beachbody Coach and Fitness Instructor Jessie Perry leads members of Kent Chaarg in an outdoor PiYo Session on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 outside Tri Towers. Kent Chaarg is a new all girls fitness organization lead by Charrg ambasador and Nutrition major Madison Jordan.

Take CHAARG of your workout

Kelsey Husnick September 9, 2014

Despite fitness level, going through the same workouts at the gym or running the same trails every day can get boring. Kent State’s CHAARG group is dedicated to keeping girls out of this rut, with the...

Bobby Koch (right), sophomore aeronautics major spars with Tyler Peacock (left), junior communications major after a Thursday night practice at World Kickboxing Academy in Stow, Ohio Thursday, April 4, 2014. Both students teach boxing and have performed fighting sports for the majority of their lives.

Kickboxing academy offers entertainment, self defense

Endya Watson April 30, 2014

Every week, 30 to 40 Kent State students visit World Kickboxing Academy in Stow, Ohio, to take Muay Thai kickboxing.The academy offers multiple 45 minute kickboxing classes throughout the week that are...