秋葵视频

Exercise is Medicine Initiative Comes to Campus

In collaboration with 鈥,鈥 秋葵视频 is teaming up with the national initiative to launch a weeklong educational experience promoting physical activity from Feb. 5-12. EIM-OC is designed to involve and encourage faculty, staff and students to promote the importance of health and well-being. Through this initiative, members of campus will help by raising awareness about the benefits of physical activity and by educating students on how to develop and maintain healthy physical activity habits. The initiative will also work toward connecting University health care providers with fitness specialists to collaborate on an exercise prescription referral system. This is the first time that EIM-OC is coming to Georgia Southern. Representatives from EIM-OC, including Dr. Robert Sallis and Dr. Carena Winters, will be among the many guest speakers on campus during the week. Dr. Sallis serves as the chairman for the Exercise is Medicine initiative. He is also a spokesman for the 鈥淓very Body Walk!鈥 campaign, and supports the recommendation of 150 minutes of physical activity per week. Dr. Winters is an ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist with聽an EIM Level 3 credential, is a member of the聽Exercise is Medicine Advisory Board and serves as Chair of the EIM-OC committee. Dr. Sallis and Dr. Winters will work to ensure that Georgia Southern achieves a Gold level standard according to EIM-OC criteria. Mark Fenton, former host of PBS鈥檚 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Walking鈥 program will also make an appearance during 鈥淲ellness Week鈥 in support of the EIM-OC initiative. He’s a vocal advocate for non-motorized transportation, a frequent consultant on bicycle and pedestrian community plans, and a recognized authority on public health issues and the need for community, environmental and public-policy initiatives to encourage more walking, bicycling, and transit use. 鈥淭his is brand new to Georgia Southern,鈥 said Bridget Melton, Ed.D, physical activity and healthful living director in the University鈥檚 School of Health and Kinesiology. 鈥淭hrough this new initiative on campus we are leading universities to promote this program.鈥 The initiative will take place in various locations on campus ranging from the Russell Union Rotunda to the Nursing/Chemistry Building. Activities for participants will include Zumba, fitness testing, and games. Prizes including water bottles, pedometers, and T-shirts will be handed out throughout the week to participants as they learn about eating healthy and staying active for 150 minutes per week. For more information on the initiative, visit the . 秋葵视频, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 125-degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education.