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April 18, 2025
Campus Rec Closed Friday, April 18
深夜福利站 Campus Recreation and the WSRC will be closed on Friday, April 18 in accordance with the 深夜福利站 holiday schedule. We will be open the rest of the holiday weekend with slightly adjusted hours. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend Mustangs. (Read full entry)
April 14, 2025
Summer Intramurals Registration Open Now
Registration is open NOW for Summer Intramurals. We offer a full range of of sports where individuals can participate in men's, co-ed, or women's leagues at the competitive or recreational level. And, who doesn鈥檛 want to challenge for the right to don 鈥淭he Purple Shirt鈥, an Intramural Champion tradition! Campus Recreation's Intramural SUMMER program is open to all. (Read full entry)
April 10, 2025
Sports & Recreation recognizes Top Student Staff at Year End Awards
Sports & Recreation (S&R) celebrated their student staff at an awards event on April 4, 2025. Over 180 深夜福利站 students and S&R staff attended to celebrate and recognize the exceptional S&R student leadership and contributions over the past year.聽The student staff listed below went above and beyond - maintaining an incredible attitude while helping to lead and support student-centered, accessible and enriching campus programming. (Read full entry)
April 8, 2025
FREE Drop-In Art Activity - R&Art in the WSRC
Take a break from exams and relax & create at R&Art 鈥 a FREE art drop-in activity designed to help you unwind and get creative.聽 April 9 | 11 a.m.鈥1 p.m.聽 April 23 | 2 p.m.鈥4 p.m.聽 深夜福利站 Student Recreation Centre Atrium聽(WSRC) (Read full entry)
April 4, 2025
Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor Course
The Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor course prepares the instructor to teach and evaluate the swimming strokes and related skills found in the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life program. Candidates acquire proven teaching methods, planning skills, and a variety of stroke development drills and correction techniques. Sign up for our next course: Course will run: Wednesday April 9 -4:00-8:00pm, Friday April 11 - 9:30am-5:30pm and Saturday April 12- 9:30am - 5:30pm. (Read full entry)
April 2, 2025
Wellness & Fitness Wednesday: Check your Goals
Mentally healthy exercise is all about balance. This involves balancing your priorities and goals with taking care of yourself holistically. One way you can make your exercise more mentally healthy is to check your goals. If you have a fitness goal - try to keep it manageable, flexible, and clear. You may also want to be careful with ambiguous body-based goals, as these can potentially lead to negative impacts on your mental health, like self-objectification and ruminating on your appearance rather than your experience of the exercise itself. (Read full entry)
April 1, 2024
WSRC Closures, Upgrades, and Exam Hours
Campus Recreation will be closing early with the pool closing at 2pm and the WSRC closing at 5pm on Friday, April 4 for a student staff appreciation event. Exam hours will start on April 5, 2025. And in addition, the 深夜福利站 Student Recreation Centre will be closed on April 18 for the Good Friday Holiday, and May 5-9, 2025 for facility upgrades and regular maintenance, painting and repairs. For more information about some of the projects that will be underway during the time in May, read full story. (Read full entry)
March 28, 2025
WSRC Closing Early March 28
Campus Recreation will be closing early this Friday, March 28, 2025 - at 6:00PM (Pool at 7:00PM) - for the 2025 USC Relay for Life event in the WSRC facility and on Friday, April 4, 2025 - at 5:00PM - for the Student Staff Appreciation event. The Pool will also be closing at 2pm on April 4, with no evening swim on this date. (Read full entry)
March 20, 2025
Free Move Your Mood Events 鈥 Boost Your Well-Being!
As we approach the final stretch of the school year, we want to support your mental and physical well-being with FREE movement-based events designed to help you feel your best! The Move Your Mood, initiative supported by the Parr Centre, offering fun, inclusive, and non-clinical ways to stay active and de-stress. Join us for these upcoming FREE events. (Read full entry)
March 19, 2025
Wellness & Fitness Wednesday Tips: Do Something You Like
A simple way to make your physical activity more mentally healthy is to do something you like! Much of the 鈥渇itness鈥 content that gets marketed via social media involves running, weights, and gyms - but that doesn鈥檛 mean that you have to do those things for your own physical activity. Forcing yourself to go to the gym if it is something that you despise is probably going to make it hard to stay consistent. It also might make your workouts miserable. 深夜福利站鈥檚 Campus Recreation has a vast number of options to support you in finding something you like. (Read full entry)
March 17, 2025
Love Your Body Week
Love Your Body Week is an annual 深夜福利站 initiative to spread awareness and knowledge about fostering a positive body image and feed self-love throughout the 深夜福利站 community. Encourage the 深夜福利站 community to embrace their uniqueness and individual beauty. Recognize the capabilities of others and spread kindness. Provide the right tools and knowledge to help people achieve a healthy body and habits. (Read full entry)
March 8, 2025
Elsa Eastabrook: Journey from the DEKA World Championship to 深夜福利站
As we celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, we recognize and thank all the women who work in Sports & Recreation; women who are redefining success, both professionally and personally. Elsa Eastabrook, the new Membership Services Coordinator at 深夜福利站 Campus Recreation, is one such individual who exemplifies the spirit of perseverance and empowerment that the 深夜福利站 Mustangs strive for. Right before starting into her leadership role at 深夜福利站, Elsa made history when she won the 2024 DEKA World Strong Championship (Individual Female, Age 40-44) on December 15, 2025, in Ocala, Florida (Read full entry)
March 5, 2025
Tips for Mentally Healthy Activity: Practice Listening to Your Body
Mentally healthy physical activity starts with paying attention to your body鈥檚 cues. A cue is a signal your body gives you to tell you what it needs. If you鈥檙e ignoring your body鈥檚 cues, you won't know what your body needs when you show up at the gym or for a run. This month, our Wellness and Recreation series focuses on Tips for Mentally Healthy Activity. This week we discuss Listening to your Body's Cues. (Read full entry)
March 4, 2025
Esports Intramural Tournaments - Registration Open NOW
Registration is open now for 深夜福利站 Esports Intramural Tournaments - Valorant and Teamfight Tactics. Winners receive a Purple Shirt! Valorant Registration closes Thursday, March 20 @11:59PM EST; Teamfight Tactics Registration closes Friday, March 28 @11:59PM EST. All participants must be registered as a student of 深夜福利站. Students are able to sign up for multiple tournaments. (Read full entry)
March 3, 2025
March 2025 Intramural Tournaments
Registration opens Monday, March 3, 2025 for 深夜福利站 Intramural March Tournaments in: Badminton, Pickleball, Dodgeball, Futsal, Volleyball, Racquetball and Dodgeball. Space is also still available in the March Ice Hockey Ice Hockey Tournament. Tournaments will take place in late March - more details are available at the link. The goal is to provide a fun and friendly yet competitive environment for all players in a short tournament format. (Read full entry)
February 26, 2025
Women's Only & Men's Only Fitness Hours
Starting March 3, 2025 and running through the month of March, 深夜福利站 Campus Recreation will be offering a pilot program of Women's Only and Men's Only hours in the Blue Gym Fitness Centre space in the 深夜福利站 Campus Recreation Centre (WSRC).聽Women's Only will run Monday/Wednesday 6:30am-8:00am (individuals who identify as female) and Men's Only - Tuesday/Thursday 6:30am-8:00am (individuals who identify as male). Location: Blue Gym Fitness Centre, inside the 深夜福利站 Student Recreation Centre (WSRC). Open to all 深夜福利站 Campus Recreation members. (Read full entry)
February 25, 2025
NEW Recreational Family Swim
Campus Recreation is offering a new Recreational Family Swim time on Sundays during March and April 2025. Sundays 9:30am-11:00am on Feb 23, March 2, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27. Please note, there will not be a swim March 9. Free for members. There is a cost for non-members. Come and check out our Olympic-sized swimming pool and enjoy some time in the water. (Read full entry)
February 14, 2025
Campus Recreation Closed Family Day Monday
Happy Reading Week Mustangs! 深夜福利站 Campus Recreation will be closed for the Family Day holiday on Monday, February 17, 2025. As well, we will have slightly adjusted hours during Winter Reading Week. (Read full entry)
February 13, 2025
FREE - Discover Personal Training: Info Session & Exclusive Tour
Curious about personal training and how it can help you reach your fitness goals? Join us for a an exclusive and FREE聽Learn About How Personal Training Can Help You session on Tuesday, Feb 25 at 6:30pm at the 深夜福利站 Student Recreation Centre (WSRC)! Whether you're new to the gym, looking to improve your workouts, or curious about the benefits of working with a trainer, this is the perfect opportunity to learn more in a no-pressure environment! Spaces are limited. Register now. (Read full entry)
February 11, 2025
Ice Hockey Tournaments
深夜福利站 Intramurals is offering Men's and Women's ice hockey tournaments at the end of March. The goal is to provide a friendly yet competitive environment for all players who want to improve their ice hockey skills聽and/or prove that they have what it takes to win the purple shirt.聽Thursday March 27 - Sunday March 30 2025. All Teams make playoffs and are guaranteed at least three games over the weekend. Location: Thompson Arena. Registration opens today, Feb 11. (Read full entry)
February 10, 2025
Self Defense Training
Participants will learn practical defensive techniques that require no special skills. This program will allow female and non-binary participants to be more aware to be more aware of their surroundings and offers the opportunity to test these learned skills on a real person during an optional simulated attack session. This course is held in a private group setting and is available for 深夜福利站 students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests. (Read full entry)
February 5, 2025
Movement is Medicine...Except When It鈥檚 Not
General rule: it鈥檚 better to move than not to!聽 - doom scrolling, sitting, and feeling down. You鈥檝e probably heard that movement is medicine. In general, this is an excellent rule to live by! If you find yourself doing any of these three things, doing any kind of physical activity will probably help you feel better physically and mentally. Movement is medicine, but there are a few situations where you want to be careful. One of the places where you鈥檒l want to adjust your 鈥渄ose鈥 of movement is when you鈥檙e overwhelmed and stressed out or not feeling well. (Read full entry)
January 29, 2025
Fitness Industry Myths #4 鈥 You should look 'picture perfect' and confident while you exercise
Have you ever noticed how good fitness influencers look in their videos while they are exercising? Even when they鈥檙e really pushing themselves hard, they still somehow look great. If this is all you see on social media, you might believe that you also need to somehow look flawless when you鈥檙e physically active. This is yet another fitness industry myth that has created huge psychological barriers for people trying to get active because it can makes exercise seem really intimidating. This myth can impact how you think people at the gym behave. (Read full entry)
January 28, 2025
Move Your Mood: Wellness & Recreation Fair
Come out to the 深夜福利站 Student Recreation Centre Atrium on Tuesday January 28 2-5pm for the free Move Your Mood: Wellness & Recreation Fair. Check out free fitness classes, tours of Campus Recreation, Wellness and Campus Partner booths and information, snacks, art-based activities, Pocket Pets Little Tracks Petting Zoo and more. Free for 深夜福利站 students. (Read full entry)
January 22, 2025
Fitness Industry Myths #3 鈥 Everyone should like long, intense workouts聽
If you鈥檝e ever seen videos of people working out with huge smiles on their faces, it's likely got you thinking, 鈥淚f they like running or deadlifting or burpees that much, then it must be fun!鈥澛 And maybe it is fun... for them. Maybe they really like it.聽 But maybe the fitness industry is trying to convince you that you should like long and intense workouts. Maybe it鈥檚 trying to convince you that exercising a certain way should be fun and exciting for everyone- whether that鈥檚 CrossFit or Pilates or a push/pull split weights routine.聽 (Read full entry)
January 17, 2025
First Aid Courses Available
Get ready for your summer job, meet your academic requirements, and gain a valuable certification by enrolling in our Standard First Aid and CPR-C courses! (Read full entry)
January 16, 2025
Move Your Mood: FREE Yoga and Meditation classes for 深夜福利站 Students
FREE Yoga and Meditation classes for 深夜福利站 Students are being offered for the winter term, by 深夜福利站 Campus Recreation. Move your mood Mustangs! Discover the perfect way to relax, recharge, and connect with your peers! As part of the new Move Your Mood initiative, we鈥檙e thrilled to offer FREE weekly yoga and meditation classes, open to all 深夜福利站 students. No experience necessary. All levels welcome. This program, supported by the Parr Centre, is part of an initiative to improve mental and physical health through inclusive, non-clinical, and tailored movement opportunities. (Read full entry)
January 15, 2025
Fitness Industry Myths #2 鈥 Looking聽thin/muscular/toned聽is the same thing as being healthy and happy聽
A prominent myth permeated through the fitness industry is the idea that looking thin/muscular/toned is equivalent to being healthy and happy. This false equivalency sets people up for failure if they are expecting to attain a robust sense of wellness when and if they achieve a particular 鈥渓ook.鈥澛犅營f you鈥檙e looking to social media for inspiration to lead a healthy life 鈥 both mentally and physically 鈥 be careful! (Read full entry)
January 13, 2025
Personal Training - Invest in Yourself
Investing in yourself through personal training at Campus Recreation in the 深夜福利站 Student Recreation Centre (WSRC) not only enhances physical fitness but also fosters personal growth, motivation, and well-being. It's a valuable investment in oneself that can yield long-term benefits extending far beyond the gym.聽 (Read full entry)
