I delve into the mental obstacles I overcome when lacing up.
I Should Have Done This Sooner (But At Least Stretches Help)
I'm running my 8k soon! I don’t feel ready for it, but I am looking forward to being on the other side of this challenge. My favourite thing about running isn’t the running itself, but the pride I feel when I…
Setting Fitness Goals in the New Year
It’s a new year, which means it’s the perfect time to make (and stick to) new fitness goals! This year, I want to run more frequently and to improve on my 5k time. I’m also working on developing healthier eating…
Productive Breaks
Our assignments and tests seem to be on a never-ending roller coaster ride. Just as quickly as the semester began, it is also coming to an end. We survived the post-summer blues, midterm season, and are currently going through that…
Eating Healthy
After living in my college’s residence for two years, I decided it was finally time to venture out and escape the little bubble I often found myself in on campus. Now that I am living off campus I have suddenly…
GO SPORTS, YEAH FOOTBALL
This week, I watched a Blues football game at Varsity Centre. Despite having grown up in the American South, where I attended a fair share of Super Bowl parties and football games with my marching band, I know next to…
How to Lose at Everything and Still Have Fun
This week, I played in the intramural clubs cup soccer tournament. This is one of my favourite annual events at U of T because you get to form a team with any club you’re part of! I played last year…
Adventures in Dragon Boating
Similar to our current weather, dragon boat is really hot at U of T right now. What is dragon boat, you ask? Sadly, it does not involve actual dragons… but it does involve actual boats. Dragon boat is a water…
Do You Hate Exercise? Read This
Hi, I’m Julia! I’m this year’s Move U blogger, and I’m so excited to share my experiences of getting active at U of T. I wasn’t always an active person. In middle and high school, I hated gym class; sports…
Dropping in on Drop-in Fitness
As I have mentioned in previous posts, one of my goals this year is to stay physically fit and take care of my health. Keeping that in mind I’ve been making effort to regularly workout and find fun ways to…