Wacky Wednesday

As some of you may have noticed, there is a new Rec Sports sponsored event on campus, that being Wacky Wednesday. This series of unusual events continues tomorrow from 11-1 in the TRAC Atrium with Wellness Trivia. Think you know your health and fitness facts? Know what foods to eat (and not eat), how much to exercise, and just what muscle groups you are working? Then tomorrow is for you. The winning male and female trivia contestants will each receive a certificate for a free fitness assessment at the TRAC. What exactly is a Fitness Assessment? I asked Assistant Director in charge of Fitness and Instructional Programming Amanda Jillson that very question.

"The Be F.I.T. program uses a variety of methods to test your current fitness level. Personal trainers perform multiple assessments including bike ergometry for cardiovascular endurance (predicted vO2 Max), body composition, blood pressure, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Once your results are calculated, you will receive a detailed educational report that will be explained to you by your personal trainer or assessor."

And the fitness assessment is a $30 value. Winning presents you with a great opportunity to sample the personal training program at the TRAC with no cost to you. And even if you don't want to pursue further, the assessment itself will provide you will a wealth of information. Not to mention, the off the wall things you can learn from the trivia contest, win or lose. So come on over to the TRAC and try Wacky Wednesday and look forward to more events every Wednesday from 11am-1pm all semester long.

Big Day at UIS

How much fun was that game Saturday? Sure, games are always more fun when you are playing a "rival," but having that many people there today created such an electric atmosphere, that I see no reason why we as a student body, faculty, staff, and community shouldn't aim to replicate this every single home game. I'm sure the players appreciate the larger crowd. If you caught Rob Jackson's article in the UIS Journal this past week, then you saw the research indicating how vital a crowd can be. UIS was defeated handily at McKendree earlier this year, but were able to overcome a halftime deficit to defeat arch-rival McKendree on Saturday. Can you say home court advantage?

Today was also the Coaches Against Cancer game for the guys, and the "Think Pink" game for the girls to promote breast cancer awareness. Both programs were very successful today raising money for the Coaches Against Cancer program and the UIS Relay for Life. Speaking of which, Relay is about 2 months away... do you have your team yet? Relay is an awesome event, is a ton of fun to participate in, and it generates money for a great cause: cancer research. If you haven't formed your team yet, what are you waiting for?

Thanks to all of those who donated today, and great job to the 1000+ people who packed the TRAC today. Let's keep it up and see if we can't help the Prairie Stars make it to Nationals for a third straight year.