Lack of spontaneity, productivity and creativity in the third week of the semester. That’s right folks, I'm practically a piece of old play-dough left on the table by some kid who has ‘peaced out’ for more fun during recess. Does…
Baby It’s Cold Outside!
Baby it’s Cold Outside! No this is not Rod Stewart guest blogging...although that would be mighty keen! It’s really starting to feel like winter though, I don’t know about you but I was caught unprepared, sloughing it out in the…
Are you resolved? Or is your backbone bending?!
Which describes you better? New Years Resolved or a Half-Hearted Hector!? (Comic thanks to http://www.modernanalyst.com/) What up fellow students? Welcome back to the grind! I hope you’ve slept well, celebrated much and enjoyed the holidays. It’s hard to believe 2011…
Hello Holidays!!!
That’s right…the holidays are coming! Exams or not, it’s inevitable, that come December 21st we will all be free! For a little while at least…but let’s not think about 2012 just yet. We’ve still got some celebrating before January 9th…
Guest Post: Get going! Physical activity ambassador finds ways to really move on campus
Hello lifeatuoft readers! I'm Kate, and I'm excited to be writing a post for lifeatuoft as a special guest blogger. As a Masters of Public Health student here at the University of Toronto and a part-time physical activity ambassador, it’s…
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Dear Blogosphere, Can you believe that I've been blogging for four months now? I must say, we've had some good times on the lifeatuoft blog this summer. But September is in the air and it's time for me to hang…
I like to move it, move it!
I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. Ya like to move it! For a quick distraction from exam studying, check out will.iam's music video "I like…
Gettin’ Frosh Fitter
Thirty seconds of lunges. High-five Dara. Thirty seconds of bent-over band rows. High-five Dara. Repeat. Repeat. Jog to next station. Thirty seconds of mountain climbers. High-five Dara. Thirty seconds in plank position. High-five Dara. Repeat. Repeat. Jog to next station.…
Workouch!
That hurt. My first encounter with Frosh Fit was a painful experience. As I type this, my biceps, thighs, abs, and calves are burning with the red-hot intensity of ten fiery suns. This may sound melodramatic, but I haven’t worked…
How to play squash on campus
This year, in my commitment to stay fit and get involved in physical activity on campus, I've tried activities I'd never imagined I could do. I've learned throws at Tae Kwon Do, gotten my groove on at Zumba, pumped iron…