Exercise Is Medicine® On Campus Premieres At PNW

Hammond IN

06 April, 2022

7:28 PM

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From Purdue University Northwest: April 6, 2022 Small changes can make a big difference. That's the message faculty and students leading the university's inaugural Exercise is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC) campaign want to emphasize to the PNW and Northwest Indiana communities through informative programming. The EIM-OC committee scheduled speaker sessions and hands-on activities during its first ever Exercise is Medicine® Month starting April 7. More than just finding ways to be physically active, programming will incorporate lectures on diet choices, physiological changes, stress management, and sleep all as additional building blocks of proactive health. "The EIM-OC recognition will help to encourage our entire campus community to engage in regular physical activity and exercise to improve health," says John Durocher, associate professor of Health Studies. "I am also excited about the many ways we will be able to better train our future healthcare professionals to recognize the health benefits of exercise, and to assess physical activity as a vital sign." EIM-OC also serves to draw attention to and connect students with existing physical activity options available at PNW, which can be found at fitness centers on both campuses through assessments, group classes, intramurals, and self-paced exercise. The EIM-OC committee includes Durocher, Jodi Allen, assistant professor of Nursing, and Tabitha Stills, fitness center manager. One graduate and undergraduate student will also serve as student representatives on the committee. This academic year Colleen Toorongian and Elijah Walker respectively serve in those roles. Members of the PNW Community are encouraged to meet Durocher on April 7 during poster presentations at the Hammond campus' Days of Discovery event in Alumni Hall between 12:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. The group's poster will deliver more information about EIM-OC programming and physical activity recommendations by the American College of Sports Medicine. Visit pnw.edu/eim to see the latest on programming information throughout April. Extensive Health Benefits of Being Physically Active April 13, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex Hassan Naji, Lecturer How to Recognize Physical Activity as a Vital Sign April 13, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building Jodi Allen, Assistant Professor of Nursing Healthy Eating for Physically Active Adults April 18, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building Ezra Mutai, assistant professor of Food and Nutrition Tips for Stress Management and Better Sleep April 27, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building John Durocher, assistant professor of Health Studies De-stressing for Finals with Meditation April 29, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Zoom Introduction to Resistance Training Upon request Hammond and Westville campus fitness centers Tabitha Stills, fitness center manager This press release was produced by Purdue University Northwest. The views expressed are the author's own.