Health-a-palooza!
Monday, October 10th
5:15-6:15pm Stretch & Tone: Pump Your Pecs!
This group exercise class will introduce you to a number of different exercises to strengthen and tone your chest muscles. This sixty minute class will include exercises using dumbbells, body weight, and even stability balls. Incorporating all muscles of your chest, you will leave feeling stronger with pumped pecks.
Location: Recreation Center Exercise Suite 2
4-4:45pm Sexology Workshop
Learn about different Sexually Transmitted Infections, how to keep yourself safe and explore various contraception options. Free condoms included! Register for this event in advance as it will be capped at 20 participants. Register today by emailing Melissa.Griffin@nau.edu.
Location: Health Promotions Conference Room
12pm Video PSA Drunk Driving Contest Winner Announced!
Public Service Announcement contest: Drunk Driving
Location: PLAID and Health Promotions Office
6:30-8:30pm Free Personal Training Assessments and TRX Demo
Have you reached a fitness plateau? Are you ready to set new fitness goals? Do you need motivation to workout? Campus Recreation Services Personal Trainers are ready to answer your questions, discuss appropriate goal setting, and give you a free TRX workout. Visit the Fitness Programs office and receive free functional and physiological assessments!
Location: Fitness Programs- Rm #1504
TBD IM PINK Dodgeball Tournament
Pink 6v6 Dodgeball Tournament: Finish off the fall semester with a thud! Show off your skills with the "5 D's", and come out on top! This is a weeklong tournament, and the format will be dependent upon the number of entries.
100% of donated proceeds will be used to fund cancer research!!
- Teams are encouraged to wear pink or white uniforms.
- Winning teams will receive custom high quality champion shirts, which may also be purchased while supplies last.
- There will also be event sponsors and a raffle!
If you can dodge a wrench...
Location: Recreation Center- MAC Gym
Tuesday, October 11th
3-3:45pm Pillow Talk
Sleepless in Flagstaff? Come to our workshop about the importance of sleep and healthy sleep habits for college students. Register for this event in advance as it will be capped at 20 participants. Register today by emailing Melissa.Griffin@nau.edu.
Location: Health Promotions Large Conference Room
Familiarize yourself with all the Health and Learning Center departments and check out all of the health, fitness and wellness opportunities Northern Arizona University has to offer you! Play a game of wii Mario Cart, relax with a free chair massage, participate in blood pressure checks and glucose screenings and breast self-exams. You can even get started with personal fitness assessments by NAU’s very own certified personal trainers! Attend this Expo and be entered into various raffle drawings for gift certificates, fitness gear, and free massages!
Expo will be made up of the following:
- Health Promotions Wheel Trivia
- NAU Police Department Water Pong
- Chair Massages & Stress Management Tips
- Aerobic Winter Challenge Team Information & Packet Pick-up
- Blood Pressure Checks & Flu Shots
- HIV Screenings, Provided by North Country Health Care (Confidential and Free)
Location: Health and Learning Center Lobby
12-1 pm Aerobic Winter Challenge Team Leader Orientation
Aerobic Winter Challenge is a team-oriented incentive program to encourage regular physical activity during the winter months of November through February. EAW is currently recruiting volunteers to pull together a team of coworkers and/or family members (18 years and older) to motivate their team to stay active all winter long. If you are interested in being a team leader please attend this orientation to find out more.Register for this event in advance as it will be capped at 20 participants. Register today by emailing Ask-EAW@nau.edu.
Location: Health Promotions Conference Room
12:30-3:30pm Employee Flu Vaccine Clinic
Location: Health and Learning Center, Multipurpose Room 2 (2nd Floor)
3-5pm Mini Massage
Come experience a brief chair or table massage from one of the Health and Learning Center’s amazing Licensed Massage Therapist.
Location: Lobby of Health Promotions Office
ALL DAY Brief Alcohol Screenings
Ever wondered if you or your friend might have a problem with drinking? Drop in for a BRIEF survey and confidential consultation. It’s an easy, low commitment way to assess your use of alcohol. We are NOT judging, just giving information!
Location: Health Promotions Large Conference Room
3-5pm Take a Stand! Bystander Certification Training
Learn how to help a friend or intervene in a potentially dangerous situation. Practice your assertiveness skills through role- plays and receive certification for your resume! Register for this event in advance as it will be capped at 10 participants. Register today by emailing Melissa.Griffin@nau.edu.
Location: Health Promotions Office
6-8pm Challenge Course Mixer
The Challenge Course, what is that? A challenge course is a series of obstacles constructed of rope, cable, wood, or simple portable items such as stuffed toys, hula hoops, or tarps. The challenge course is designed to help individuals and groups get to know each other in a new way and work more effectively together by solving obstacles and problems in a non-traditional setting. This mixer will be an introduction to the types of activities experience on a course. Bring your friends and make new ones here. You are guaranteed to laugh, have a good time, and learn something about yourself and someone else during this two hour session.
Location: Recreation Center- NAU Outdoors
Friday, October 14h
7:30-8:30 p.m. Zumba® Party
Drop it like it's hot with all of the NAU Campus Recreation Services Zumba instructors! We are turning the MAC gym into a dance club with salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, samba, bachata, belly dance, and hip hop! This class combines fast and slow rhythms that get your heart pumping. It’s a mixture of body sculpting movements with easy-to-follow dance steps perfect for anyone with or without dance experience!! Location: Recreation Center- MAC Gym
Sunday, October 16th
9:00 a.m. NAU Outdoors Sedona Yoga & Meditation Day Trip
Join the NAU Outdoors staff and our Rec Center Yoga Instructor as we take a short day trip to the beautiful red rocks of Sedona. Included in the trip will several yoga sessions, guided meditation and several short day hikes. Cost $40.00, lunch will also be included. Register in advance as spots fill quickly. www.nau.edu/outdoors
Contact Us
Recreation Center
928-523-1733
928-523-0096 (fax)
PO Box 5773
Flagstaff AZ, 86011
Outdoor Recreation
928-523-3229
Trips and Classes
928-523-2732
PO Box 5773
Flagstaff AZ, 86011
outdoors@nau.edu
Intramural Sports
& Sport Clubs
PO Box 5773
Flagstaff AZ, 86011
928-523-3111
sportclubs@nau.edu
imsports@nau.edu
Wall Aquatic Center
928-523-4509
928-523-7984 (fax)
PO Box 5649
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
wallaquaticcenter@nau.edu
Intramural Sports
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday
9:00am – 12:00pm
Saturday - Sunday
Closed