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Group X offers fitness classes free to EIU students like hot yoga, ab workouts, stretching and more.

EIU students get fit with Group X

Cam'ron Hardy, Senior Reporter November 5, 2024

Ran by a group of Eastern students, a student fitness group known as Group X offers free classes to those wanting to improve their physical and mental health.   Group X has meetings in Groniger Arena...

Heidi Hawkins scoops oats into cups for participants in goat yoga to spread on their mats.

Goat Yoga: Instructors explain new exercise activity

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter August 25, 2019

Yoga enthusiasts and animal lovers flocked to the Lincoln Log Cabin to participate in Goat Yoga, one of the more recent exercise trends of the last few years, Saturday morning. Goat Yoga at the Lincoln...

Jessica Valenzuela, a senior Elementry Education student from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, climbs stairs back and forth on Wednesday evening at the Mellin Steps outside the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

FEATURE PHOTO: Climbing the steps

Raine Zhu, Photographer June 26, 2019

Jessica Valenzuela, a senior Elementry Education student from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, climbs stairs back and forth on Wednesday evening at the Mellin Steps outside the Doudna Fine...

Intramural sports free for students over summer

Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter June 11, 2019

The Campus Recreation Department offers a variety of intramural sports during the summer that any enrolled Eastern students can participate in for free. Faculty and staff holding Student Recreation...

Leslie Hearn, a communication disorders and sciences graduate student, walks on a treadmill Wednesday afternoon in the second floor of the Student Recreation Center.

FEATURE PHOTO: Healthy habits

Raine Zhu, Photographer May 29, 2019

Leslie Hearn, a communication disorders and sciences graduate student, walks on a treadmill Wednesday afternoon in the second floor of the Student Recreation Center. Hearn said she comes to the Rec...

Student Recreation Center provides fitness resources for students

Hannah Shillo, Staff Reporter August 30, 2018

There are many opportunities to stay active while living in Charleston, especially at the Student Recreation Center on campus, which is available for each student at Eastern. Paul Noble, the facility...

Take time to stay active

Staff Editorial March 19, 2018

Whether it is at the Student Recreation Center or off campus, students are finding ways to keep exercising despite their busy schedules. A recent article in The Daily Eastern News interviewed students...

Column: Successful aging is within our reach

Cindy Huff, Staff Reporter October 17, 2016

Successful aging can vary from person to person, however, there are still a few things that stay consistent throughout our lifespan. I define successful aging as being involved in all that life has to...

Column: Health, fitness can be attainable

Georgia Danos, Staff Reporter September 13, 2016

Many people today want to be healthy, but do they know what to do in order to get that point? It always seems difficult to dedicate time slots to working out, finding nutritious food and getting enough...

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