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Staying fit in college during the pandemic and winter months

Megan Medfisch Health and Fitness reporter October 5, 2020

With winter approaching and an expected increase in COVID-19 cases, students can stay healthy from home through campus virtual services and online applications.While health precautions are taken in gyms,...

Kent students choosing off-campus gyms

Shane Transue February 1, 2017

Even with a 153,000 square-foot state-of-the-art recreation and fitness center and a smaller 7,000 square-foot fitness center located on campus, some students still choose other options when it comes to...

A Mag’s Dos and Don’ts: Working Out

Payton Moore November 30, 2016

You’ve heard it before: bring a water bottle, stretch, yadda yadda. But you just ate five servings of Thanksgiving leftovers and aren’t going grocery shopping because in your mind, you justified your...

Sweat it out: A guide to using the sauna

Katie Leyton February 17, 2015

Between the freezing winter temperatures and the amount of schoolwork piling up with midterm week approaching, I can’t decide which is worse: the cold or the stress.One way I’m battling both is with...

Exercise: The hangover fix

Katie Leyton January 20, 2015

After the festivities that took place the first weekend back in Kent, I’m certain I was not the only one who woke up with confusion, regret and a killer hangover. Of course, I always attempt to ward...

Contact her at mpuppo@kent.edu 

Fitness Diary: Week 7

Melissa Puppo February 26, 2014

Forget what I said about last week being my worst fitness week. This past week marked my worst to date — I worked out once and totally caved in with my eating habits. I went to Buffalo, N.Y. with my...