{"id":26205,"date":"2015-11-06T13:52:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T18:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=26205"},"modified":"2015-11-09T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T20:00:09","slug":"moveu-scary-skate-varisty-centre-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2015\/11\/06\/moveu-scary-skate-varisty-centre-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"MoveU Scary Skate & Varsity Centre Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"Halloween is over, so we\u2019re officially allowed to countdown to Christmas right?\r\n\r\n\"2729086\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nI LOVE holidays, especially Christmas. I can\u2019t wait to see the city all dressed up and to go gift shopping and skating in Nathan Phillips square.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween without costing themselves too<\/em> much productivity. I have two midterms and a test this week so I had a nice low-key Halloween with a couple of my roommates from first-year.\r\n\r\nAfter submitting my lab report on Friday \u2013HOORAY! - I went to my Olympic weightlifting class. I\u2019m really grateful it\u2019s a small class. I\u2019ve never had a coach who was able to give me instruction unique to me. I worked on the dreaded \u201csnatch\u201d (see below). It\u2019s basically throwing the barbell over your head and holding it there\u2026 My self-preservation instinct is still coming around to the idea. Coach Dan gave me some good drills though, which had me feeling much better about it at the end of the session than I was at the beginning.\r\n\r\n
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As terrifying as it is, I do want to master this wizardry. Source: olympic-weightlifting.tumblr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSpeaking of new experiences, I tried another new thing this past week: skating at the Varsity Centre! Did anyone make it out to the MoveU Scary Skate? I brought a can of food to donate, enjoyed some free hot chocolate and candy, and even got myself a pair of touchscreen MoveU mittens! This colour makes winter seem far more pleasant than it is\u2026 I\u2019m okay with that.\r\n\r\n\"12202255_10153744820466103_2033022796_n\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nI needed to rent skates (for a grand total of $0) so my friends and I stood in line for a while. I didn\u2019t mind, my hands were full with hot chocolate and goodies. I recommend showing up to these events at least 15-20 minutes early to maximize your skating time as they\u2019re more popular than you think! What university student doesn\u2019t love FREE things after all?\r\n\r\nHealthyU blogger Madelin was there too!\r\n\r\n\"CSmo4kOVEAACRUG\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nMy costume was a little lazy\u2026 I was a drawing\/comic book character\/pop art. At least, that\u2019s what Pinterest calls it. I usually do much better, but time got away from me this Halloween.\r\n\r\nAll in all it was a great event and I hope some of you were able to make it out. MoveU has lots more in store for you this year\u2014skating and otherwise\u2014so \u00a0be sure to follow them on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and\/or Twitter<\/a> if you aren\u2019t already.\r\n\r\nIf you missed the event, you can still enjoy free skating at the Varsity Centre during any of their drop-in hours<\/a>! You might even see me there, I like skating and regret that I only ever rarely do it, so I\u2019m thinking I\u2019ll start taking advantage of those hours.\r\n\r\n
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This is the arena!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI find most of my friends aren\u2019t particularly aware of the Varsity Centre and all that it has to offer, which is a shame if you ask me. The Varsity Centre is home to many varsity games<\/a> as I\u2019m sure you know (FREE to students!), but it also offers drop-in running<\/a> on the track (up to and including November 12th<\/sup>, then the dome goes up and the track is closed), drop-in hockey<\/a> and drop-in sports in the dome during the winter.\r\n\r\nThere are so many great, 100% free ways to stay active on campus, you\u2019re bound to find something that suits your interests. Personally, I want to do EVERYTHING. Unfortunately there\u2019s no Bachelor of Extra Curricular Activities offered at UofT \u2013or anywhere for that matter--soo my time is limited for now.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halloween is over, so we\u2019re officially allowed to countdown to Christmas right?\r\n\r\n\"2729086\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nI LOVE holidays, especially Christmas. I can\u2019t wait to see the city all dressed up and to go gift shopping and skating in Nathan Phillips square.\r\n\r\n
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