Getting Fit With Chopp
Want to see how your workout stacks up against Chancellor Rebecca Chopp鈥檚 fitness routine? How about learning some new moves to improve your core? Thursday, Dec. 15, offers a chance to do both.
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Gearity, who also goes by Coach G, will host the pre-holiday workout, which will feature the 91桃色鈥檚 fitness-focused chancellor, known for her love of hiking and for her campus jogs. The workout starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Pat Bowlen Training Center at Magness Arena and will be complemented by a post-workout hydration center with smoothies and coffee.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to be moving in a lot of different directions 鈥 forwards, backwards, sideways 鈥 all targeting the core and other deep stabilizers of the body,鈥 Coach G says. 鈥淲e will also be doing some balance and strength training, which is so important to preventing devastating falls as you get older and try to maintain strength to perform everyday activities.鈥
Coach G is a certified strength coach with more than 15 years of experience training people and athletes of all ages and abilities. With the holidays and New Year鈥檚 resolutions about healthier lifestyles around the corner, it鈥檚 time to learn how to get fit the right way.
鈥淢y definition of being fit is that it encompasses physical, psychological and social abilities,鈥 Coach G says. 鈥淲e know there are a number of physical benefits from good fitness, but there are also psychological benefits, such as decreased stress and increased resiliency. There鈥檚 also the social experience of getting fit with others, community building through fitness, exploring one鈥檚 own body and the subjective experiences that go along with physical movement.鈥
To register for Thursday鈥檚 workout,听.
