Lace up and walk on National Walking Day, April 4

National Walking Day warm up

Lace up your sneakers and celebrate National Walking Day with Health Promotion and Wellness, the American Heart Association Greater Illinois, OSF Center for Healthy Lifestyles, and others on Wednesday, April 4, at noon on the Quad.

#GroupGoals Fitness Incentive Program

From March 27 to April 24, Campus Recreation is giving a little extra encouragement to attend fitness classes with the #GroupGoals Fitness Incentive Program.

Take your food further with less waste

person getting nutrition consult

Every March, in honor of National Nutrition Month, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics chooses a theme to encourage deeper thought about our eating and lifestyle choices. The theme for 2018 is Going Further with Food. This year’s message is unique and powerful because it encourages us to look at food from the perspective of

Values and purpose at work in our lives

value and purpose

Talking about values and purpose in our life’s work is nothing new. There are many “how to” resources available online providing a path to discovering them. To be able to match our values and sense of purpose with our work has merit toward feeling fulfilled in our life and longevity. Researchers who performed a longitudinal

Free drink available for students who complete important survey

Students walking on snowy Quad

Illinois State University is conducting an Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate survey, which will help inform the work and efforts of campus partners in the areas of interpersonal violence and sexual misconduct prevention and response.

Strengthening your mindfulness muscle while walking

mindful walking

Mindfulness is gaining successful momentum across many applications in the U.S., as well as on college campuses, including our own Redbird home where mindfulness classes take place on a consistent basis. Mindfulness has historic longevity rooted in Hinduism and Buddhism as well as possibly Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jon Kabat-Zinn is a name that most people